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Materials Science Aug 26, 2019

Russian scientists develop a smart sorbent for water purification

Scientists of the South Ural State University are engaged in the creation of a multifunctional carbon sorbent. The material will be able to absorb both several types of harmful substances produced in industrial production ...

Biotechnology Aug 23, 2019

Using CRISPR to program gels with new functions

The CRISPR genome-editing system is best-known for its potential to correct disease-causing mutations and add new genes into living cells. Now, a team from MIT and Harvard University has deployed CRISPR for a completely different ...

Materials Science Aug 22, 2019

Biomaterials smarten up with CRISPR

The CRISPR-Cas system has become the go-to tool for researchers who study genes in an ever-growing list of organisms, and is being used to develop new gene therapies that potentially can correct a defect at a single nucleotide ...

Nanophysics Aug 20, 2019

Researchers realize world's thinnest optical hologram with 2-D material monolayer

Missouri S&T researchers are demonstrating a new concept to reconstruct holographic images by using a single two-dimensional material monolayer with the thickness of less than one nanometer. Their work could lead to the creation ...

Materials Science Aug 16, 2019

When human expertise improves the work of machines

Machine learning algorithms can sometimes do a better job with a little help from human expertise, at least in the field of materials science.

Optics & Photonics Aug 16, 2019

Expanded ion beams light new way for next-generation electronic devices, energy storage, smart homes

A new type of lens is lighting the way for expanded uses of large ions and building blocks for new materials. The lens may also address one of the fundamental bottlenecks for generating bright ion beams.

Polymers Aug 9, 2019

New retroreflective material could be used in nighttime color-changing road signs

A thin film that reflects light in intriguing ways could be used to make road signs that shine brightly and change color at night, according to a study that will be published on Aug. 9 in Science Advances.

Materials Science Aug 7, 2019

A hybrid material that switches reversibly between two stable solid states

Solid matter typically contains a single, stable solid state for a specific set of conditions. Materials scientists envision that new materials with interchangeable solid states will be advantageous for diverse technical ...

Biotechnology Jul 25, 2019

Microbial manufacturing: Genetic engineering breakthrough for urban farming

Researchers at SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, and National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a technology that greatly accelerates the genetic engineering of microbes that can be used to manufacture ...

Environment Jul 19, 2019

New wave of smart cities has arrived—and they're nothing like science fiction

An abandoned mine shaft beneath the town of Mansfield, England is an unlikely place to shape the future of cities. But here, researchers from the nearby University of Nottingham are planning to launch a "deep farm" that could ...

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