A researcher with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has begun work to develop plant-based plastics and rubbers, preparing for a future when petroleum—currently the feedstock for most plastics—isn't ...
Polymers
Jan 31, 2014
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Researchers at TU Wien have developed a novel method that is suitable for the mechanical tensile testing of micro and nanofibers. The special feature: Samples can be reversibly coupled to and uncoupled from the force sensor.
Nanophysics
May 24, 2022
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The application of light for information processing opens up a multitude of possibilities. However, to be able to adequately use photons in circuits and sensors, materials need to have particular optical and mechanical properties. ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 11, 2013
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Mexican specialists in mechatronics, industrial and mechanical design, and artificial intelligence have developed a robotic care bed called Camabot, equipped with an intelligent safety system for monitoring patients in hospitals, ...
Engineering
Sep 4, 2015
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A research group led by Prof. Luo Tianzhi from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, collaborating with Prof. Wang Zhengzhi's team from Wuhan University, explored the ...
Plants & Animals
May 17, 2021
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The disposal of plastics is a global problem. They are nearly indestructible in natural conditions but are discarded worldwide on a large scale. The world produces around 359 million metric tons of plastics each year. Nature ...
Environment
Aug 12, 2020
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A research team led by Shunsuke Yoshizawa, ICYS researcher, NIMS, Takashi Uchihashi, leader of the Surface Quantum Phase Materials Group, MANA, NIMS, Emi Minamitani, assistant professor, School of Engineering, University ...
Superconductivity
May 15, 2017
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There are a handful of naturally occurring materials, known as piezoelectric materials, that generate electricity if you bend, stretch or apply another mechanical force to them, and vice versa – if you apply a voltage across ...
Materials Science
Jul 2, 2014
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There are many different events which may lead to excessive and uncontrolled bleeding within the body. This can occur as a result of inflammation and ulcerations, abnormalities in the blood vessels or trauma-related injuries. ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 22, 2020
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The existing 3D-printed scaffolds commonly possess a thick feature size of hundreds of micrometers, which is too large for most cells (10–20 μm) to attach and proliferate for promoting tissue regeneration. Researchers ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 14, 2023
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