Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed seaweed-based inks and materials for developing colorful 2D and 3D shapes and models.
Polymers
Oct 7, 2021
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Electrical engineers at Duke University have discovered that changing the physical shape of a class of materials commonly used in electronics and near- and mid-infrared photonics—chalcogenide glasses— can extend their ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 5, 2021
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103
Research into the human gut and the microbes key to its work—the gut microbiome—has boomed over the last decade or so because scientists have learned that the overall system has a much larger impact on our bodies than ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 7, 2021
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261
Compost—organic material that is added to soil to help plants grow—is widely used by gardeners because it improves soil health and reduces the amount of organic waste in landfills. Although several studies have looked ...
Agriculture
Aug 26, 2021
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8
Picture an anthill. What do you see? A small mound of sand and crumbly dirt poking up through the lawn? A tiny hole disappearing into the ground? A few ants scrambling around busily. Not very impressive, right?
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2021
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Imperial College London researchers have created 3D building blocks that can heal themselves in response to damage.
Materials Science
Aug 20, 2021
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Stress and strain, applied in just the right manner, can sometimes produce amazing results.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 12, 2021
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315
Researchers have developed an innovative technique for creating nanomaterials. These are materials only atoms wide. They draw on nanoscience to allow scientists to control their construction and behavior. The new electron ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 12, 2021
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Plastics sustainability has come a long way in recent years thanks in large part to scientific advances. But even as plastics become more and more environmentally friendly, the world continues to be polluted as many industries ...
Polymers
Aug 3, 2021
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355
Nanomaterials have been used in a variety of emerging applications, such as in targeted pharmaceuticals or to bolster other materials and products such as sensors and energy harvesting and storage devices. A team in the McKelvey ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 21, 2021
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