What does it take to produce industry-leading fuels and lubricants that support your car’s engine day in and day out? Testing, testing, testing. Indeed, as these products are created, they go through a battery of...
Behind any bold innovation are the passionate researchers and engineers who patiently work to turn ideas into the solutions that change our world.
We recently spent some time with such people at FuelCell Energy.
They’re small and granular, but don’t let their size fool you. They’re zeolites, which, when used as catalysts, help turn raw, heavy petroleum into gasoline, jet fuel and an array of other products that...
Fundamental science principles don’t change depending on the time zone, so researchers from the United States and Singapore will soon collaborate to pave the way for advancements in energy efficiency. Last week...
Nazeer Bhore, manager of breakthrough research at ExxonMobil, explains why it’s dangerous to have tunnel vision if you’re not driving through a tunnel. I know it may sound counterintuitive, but when you’re...
It sounds like the stuff of movies and sci-fi novels, but in a small pilot lab in Clinton, New Jersey, an elite group of ExxonMobil engineers is developing gasoline of the future. Creating fuel for cars that...
True innovation takes time and is shaped by ubiquitous discoveries that ensure a constant stream of research that leads to transformative solutions. It is a considerable endeavor that requires diversity of...
New technology is answering questions about our energy future. For example: How do you ensure the integrity of pipelines transporting crude from the field for processing? You build a more enhanced pipeline using...
People know ExxonMobil as a leading oil and natural gas company. But as ExxonMobil’s new Chairman and CEO Darren Woods likes to point out, at a more fundamental level we have always been a science and technology...
Developing energy requires a big toolbox. It relies on detailed geological surveys to find the oil and gas, high-performance drilling platforms to access the reservoirs and, finally, the ability to transport the...
Comedian Robin Williams once said that words and ideas can change the world. Today, more than ever, ideas are the currency of our so-called “innovation economy.” And a lot of those ideas are coming out...
Most people use their daily commute to forget about work. They turn on the radio and try to tune out the traffic and the world, at least for a little while. For scientist Barb Whittaker, though, the commute from...
The world is standing on the cusp of the connected vehicle revolution. While self-driving cars may not yet be ubiquitous, a host of recent developments suggest that in coming years we will look at human-driven cars...
In 2009, ExxonMobil engineers drilling into deep offshore oil deposits in the Gulf of Mexico unexpectedly encountered a particularly hard and abrasive rock formation.
Potent ideas and game-changing innovations don’t necessarily hatch on their own. Often they must be nurtured, cultivated, and cared for. Like in an incubator.
Innovating energy technology takes time, resources, rigorous science and access to the best minds hatching the best ideas. In their early stages, these innovations are fragile.
