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Scientists Create World's Thinnest Magnet
The one-atom, 2D magnet could have new applications in computing and electronics.
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'Plugging In' to Produce Bioplastics
Byproducts of corn stubble, grasses and mesquite agricultural production could be made into environmentally friendly plastics.
Jul 1st, 2021
Martin Diky's home completely wrapped in fire-resistant material to protect against the approaching Caldor Fire in Meyers, Calif., Sept. 1, 2021.
Aluminum Wrap Used to Protect Homes in Wildfires
The material can withstand intensive heat for short periods.
Sep 20th, 2021
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Smoke billows from a building in Milan, Italy, Aug. 29, 2021.
Flames Consume High-Rise
Aug 31st, 2021
An asphalt pavement test mixture sample designed by the Mizzou Asphalt Pavement and Innovation Lab is ready for further lab testing to determine its strength and durability.
Engineers Test Plastic Waste as Road Pavement Mixtures
Aug 27th, 2021
Professor of food science and human nutrition Yong-Su Jin led a team that developed a methodology for efficiently converting the hemicellulose in switchgrass into high-value bioproducts using an engineered yeast and the acetate and xylose from the plants’ cell walls.
Bioprocess Converts Plant Materials into Valuable Chemicals
Aug 18th, 2021
U.S. sprinter Javianne Oliver prepares to start in her heat of the women's 100-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 30, 2021, Tokyo.
The Tech Behind Olympics' Fast Track
Aug 2nd, 2021
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Oct 7th, 2021
Hydrodynamic field inside and outside the skeletal structure of the Euplectella aspergillum glass sponge reconstructed using CINECA super-computers.
Glass Sponges Could Help Design Ships, Planes, Skyscrapers
The organism's latticework could help human-made structures respond to air or water flow.
Jul 21st, 2021
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'Vegan Spider Silk' Provides Alternative to Single-Use Plastics
The plastic-like free-standing film can be made at industrial scale.
Jun 10th, 2021
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Breakthrough Could Solve the Structural Mystery of Glass
Glass behaves like a solid, but inside, it appears as disorderly as a liquid.
Jun 8th, 2021
Team from The University of Manchester and Nationwide Engineering laying the world's first engineered graphene concrete in a commercial setting.
World's First Engineered Graphene Concrete Install
Innovation pioneers score world first for sustainable construction with graphene concrete.
May 25th, 2021
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Silicone Adhesive Features High Thermal Conductivity, Electrical Insulation
Minimizes stress with no compromise on strength.
Apr 27th, 2021
The golden ratio, which has been a key tenet of modernist design, may have origins in Africa.
The African Roots of Swiss Design
A uniquely African aesthetic may have been deeply embedded in Western design all along.
Mar 23rd, 2021
Closeup of the stingray swimmer.
Silver Hydrogel Powers Stingray Robot
Previous attempts to combine metals and hydrogels have failed.
Mar 12th, 2021
The cellulose thread is a renewable and non-toxic electrically conductive material for electronic textiles that can be sewn in an ordinary household sewing machine. It has a record-high conductivity for cellulose yarn and can handle at least five washes without losing its conductivity.
Cellulose Yarn Opens Door to Smart Clothing
The possibilities for electronic textiles are not just fascinating, but practical.
Mar 11th, 2021
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Safe, Weldable Coating
Plates protected with Nox-Rust 5400 can be welded together without having to remove the protective coating.
Jan 18th, 2021
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Nanosilica Filled, Electrically Insulative Epoxy
Imparts dimensional stability and abrasion resistance.
Jan 11th, 2021
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Dec 13th, 2020