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Virtually unlimited solar cell experiments
Osaka University researchers employed machine learning to design new polymers for use in photovoltaic devices. After virtually screening over 200,000 candidate materials, they synthesized one of the most promising and found ...
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Paper without the microplastics: An economical and ecofriendly coating
Michigan State University's Muhammad Rabnawaz has created a new coating for paper packaging that's both economical and ecofriendly.
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Feb 26, 2021
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Collaboration leads to 2-D polymer discovery
Army researchers reached a breakthrough in the nascent science of two-dimensional polymers thanks to a collaborative program that enlists the help of lead scientists and engineers across academia known as joint faculty appointments.
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Feb 25, 2021
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Fabricating the future with a new environment friendly method of polymerization
Many materials in the modern world—from the plastics that dominate it to the electronic chips that drive it—are constructed of polymers. Given their ubiquity and the evolving requirements of our world, finding better ...
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Feb 24, 2021
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Polymer film protects from electromagnetic radiation, signal interference
As electronic devices saturate all corners of public and personal life, engineers are scrambling to find lightweight, mechanically stable, flexible, and easily manufactured materials that can shield humans from excessive ...
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Feb 22, 2021
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Polymers can protect buildings from large fault ruptures
Surface rupturing during earthquakes is a significant risk to any structure that is built across a fault zone that may be active, in addition to any risk from ground shaking. Surface rupture can affect large areas of land, ...
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Feb 16, 2021
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Researchers demonstrate self-sterilizing polymers work against SARS-CoV-2
Researchers from North Carolina State University, Boston University and Kraton Corporation have demonstrated a family of self-sterilizing polymers that are effective at inactivating coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2—the ...
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Feb 15, 2021
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Producing more sustainable hydrogen with composite polymer dots
Hydrogen for energy use can be extracted in an environmentally friendly way from water and sunlight, using photocatalytic composite polymer nanoparticles developed by researchers at Uppsala University. In laboratory tests, ...
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Feb 12, 2021
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Elastomers develop stronger bonds of attachment
Elastomers are the soft, elastic materials, like gels and rubbers, that are found in automobile and airplane parts, in sports equipment, and are used to protect precision machinery and buildings against vibrations. Scientists ...
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Feb 12, 2021
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Industrial compound gets ecofriendly reaction
Nagoya University scientists have developed a chemical reaction that produces high yields of a compound used in a wide variety of industries, without needing high temperatures or toxic catalysts. The approach was described ...
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Feb 09, 2021
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Mixed and matched: Integrating metal-organic frameworks into polymers for carbon dioxide separation
One of humanity's biggest challenges right now is reducing our emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Research groups worldwide are trying to find ways to efficiently separate carbon dioxide (CO2) from the mixture ...
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Feb 08, 2021
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Biologically inspired, high-performance polyurethane developed for stretchable electronics
A research group led by Prof. Zhu Jin at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) developed a polyurethane with excellent properties of stretchability, ...
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Feb 05, 2021
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Crystalline polymers for the rapid detection and efficient degradation of ozone
Ozone is a problematic air pollutant that causes serious health problems. A newly developed material not only quickly and selectively indicates the presence of ozone, but also simultaneously renders the gas harmless. As reported ...
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Feb 05, 2021
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Stanford research could lead to injectable gels that release medicines over time
Gels are formed by mixing polymers into fluids to create gooey substances useful for everything from holding hair in place to enabling contact lenses to float over the eye.
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Feb 04, 2021
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New process can extend lifetime of metals
Stronger, lighter, cheaper materials are the name of the game in advanced manufacturing. Keeping costs down on materials that are equally, if not more, effective than previous ones is how businesses get ahead—and, theoretically, ...
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Feb 03, 2021
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Researchers develop portable device that creates 3-D images of skin in 10 minutes
A team from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a portable device that produces high-resolution 3-D images of human skin within 10 minutes. The team says the portable skin mapping device ...
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Feb 02, 2021
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Discovery could lead to self-propelled robots
Army-funded researchers discovered how to make materials capable of self-propulsion, allowing materials to move without motors or hands.
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Feb 01, 2021
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Surround sound from lightweight roll-to-roll printed loudspeaker paper
If the Institute for Print and Media Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology has its way, many loudspeakers of the future will not only be as thin as paper, but will also sound impressive. This is a reality in the ...
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Jan 29, 2021
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Cleaner, stronger, harder: New tech improves sustainable concrete
Recycled concrete aggregates made with everything from coffee cups to building rubble offer huge environmental benefits, from reducing landfill and CO2 emissions, to saving natural resources and boosting the circular economy.
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Jan 28, 2021
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Sustainable optical fibers developed from methylcellulose
Researchers from Tampere University and Aalto University have developed optical fibers from methylcellulose, a commonly used cellulose derivative. The finding opens new avenues to short-distance optical fibers using sustainable ...
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Jan 28, 2021
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