Tesla is trying to improve efficiency wherever it can, and it is now apparently working on seat design as the electric automaker files for a patent on a new “more efficient” seat with ...

Astec Inc., an Astec Industries company, has been awarded patent number 8,863,404 for its V-Pack Stack Temperature Control System. Astec’s V-Pack Stack Temperature Control System extends the range of ...

The Baker’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has been extensively engineered to produce a vast variety of chemicals that are not naturally produced by yeast, including the important monomer for ...

Gentherm has patented a temperature control system that uses an occupant’s heart rate variability to adjust heating and cooling through an HVAC system. The system also considers environmental factors ...

This content was paid for by an advertiser and created by Crain's Custom Content. When walking into any plastics processing plant, you’ll see a device called a temperature control unit, or TCU. A TCU ...

A temperature controller is an instrument that controls temperatures, often without extensive operator involvement. In a temperature controller system, the controller accepts a temperature sensor as ...

Systems integrators and end users alike face the task of improving energy efficiency to control costs, while retaining high levels of system performance and reliability. Their challenge is to ...

There’s good reason that the image of a caveman learning to control fire is such an iconic and abiding cultural touchstone—being able to control the temperature of our surroundings represents our ...

Sleep Number has filed a patent for a system that controls the temperature of a bed. The system includes a bed with thermal modules on each side and a computer system that receives data about the bed, ...

Dual-zone climate control is a system that allows the vehicle’s front-seat passengers to set their own preferred temperature for their “zone,” or their area of the front cabin. It’s a smarter, more ...