Thermal Storage Heats Up

At a time when decarbonization efforts are kicking into overdrive, thermal energy storage systems are getting glowing hot reviews. One kind, sensible heat storage, looks particularly promising for its ability to decarbonize difficult industrial processes. A peek inside thermal energy advances.

The Future of Cooking

As mechanical engineers and industrial designers contemplate how humans will prepare food in the future, they must weigh complex, and often contradictory, design requirements.

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