A new process replaces the chemical tablets phosphine and methyl bromide, which are toxic and carcinogenic, used in traditional spraying methods. This new process avoids the usual loss of 18 percent of product damaged by ...
Biotechnology
Aug 14, 2015
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When the engineer Isaac Navarro Alcazar needed to make two-meter 3D dinosaur figures, he could not find the right tool to make the cuts. So he decided to make his own machine: an innovative, automated and efficient tool capable ...
Engineering
Jan 6, 2015
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Young researchers created a superconducting heat ink that functions as a solar heater. It heats water up to 68 degrees Celsius and is 40 percent cheaper than commercial inks.
Nanomaterials
Oct 29, 2015
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A group of specialists from the Center for Research in Advanced Materials (Cimav), have developed nanostructured coatings capable of withstanding temperatures exceeding 1000 degrees Celsius, which are used in aviation turbine ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 10, 2014
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Researchers at the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH) in Mexico used an antibacterial geopolymer called Antibac to repel pathogens. The material has a lot of potential in the construction industry.
Polymers
Apr 8, 2016
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Mexico could recover from a lag of 20 years in technology to protect oil pipelines from corrosion, thanks to a model developed at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), which creates mobile laboratories to reach ...
Engineering
Jan 9, 2015
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A development of three universities enables improved thermal and electronic properties on devices with nickel-titanium alloys.
Nanomaterials
Sep 23, 2014
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The Mexican Oil Institute (IMP) has developed biosurfactants that reduce oil viscosity and lower operating costs. The technology allows for operational flexibility in the transport of crude oil through ducts from the production ...
Materials Science
Apr 15, 2016
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One problem that prostheses present is that by lacking sensitivity, they can become damaged when exposed to objects emitting high temperatures and consequently burn the user. To avoid this, the Protesa group was given the ...
Engineering
Aug 11, 2015
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Mexico is the third largest consumer of disposable diapers globally, which led a Mexican scientist to design a technology capable of degrading the product materials by the mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus.
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2014
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