Chemicals & Energy

Scientists Use Artificial Intelligence to Discover New Materials

Scientists teamed up to use artificial intelligence to discover new alternatives to steel in record time. As a result, they discovered three new blends to form metallic glass and did this 200 times faster than it has ever been done before.

July 17, 2018

Meriame Berboucha, Forbes contributor

The Roiled Solar Power Market Shows How Trump's Tariffs Can Disrupt an Industry

A 30-percent U.S. tariff on imported solar panels put in place last winter should have caused prices here to jump.

July 9, 2018

Los Angeles Times

A 30-percent U.S. tariff on imported solar panels put in place last winter should have caused prices here to jump.

Where 3 Million Electric Vehicle Batteries Will Go When They Retire

July 5, 2018

Bloomberg

The first batches of batteries from electric and hybrid vehicles are hitting retirement age, yet they aren’t bound for landfills. Instead, they’ll spend their golden years chilling beer at 7-Elevens in Japan, powering car-charging stations in California and storing energy for homes and grids in Europe.

Four Reasons Supply Chain Leaders Are Investing in Order Management Automation

June 29, 2018

Esker

GE Bets Big on Future Demand for Natural Gas

June 28, 2018

Forbes

John Flannery’s breakup plan will trim General Electric down to three businesses, all of which are built around the manufacture and sale of equipment that shares the common theme of spinning around and making electricity.

Trump Tariffs Force Companies to Rework Supply Chains

June 26, 2018

Reuters

From global manufacturers such as Harley-Davidson Inc to small tech startups, companies are scrambling to rework supply chains built for an era of stable, open trade policy that is now under threat.

Coal in the Crossfire: Chinese Traders Wary of Being Burnt by Trade War

June 22, 2018

Reuters

At least three U.S. coal shipments on their way to China may end up casualties of the escalating trade dispute after Beijing said it would impose steep tariffs that may kick in before the ships reach their destinations.

Green Energy Storage: Siemens Pilots the Use of Ammonia

June 19, 2018

The Guardian

A chemical compound commonly used to boost crop yields could be the answer to helping the world increase its consumption of renewable energy.

Samsung Joins Global Pledge to Increase Renewable Energy Use

June 15, 2018

The Washington Post

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s biggest smartphone maker, joined on Thursday a growing list of companies that are promising to increase their use of solar and other renewable energy to help curb global warming.

With Robots in Control, Chemical Makers Fight for Their Formulas

June 14, 2018

Industryweek

Four decades ago as a young engineer working for Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., Patrick Thomas helped install one of the sector’s first digital computer systems: a mahogany-encased machine now on display in a science museum.

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