Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a simple 'recipe' for combining multiple materials with single functions into a single material with multiple functions: movement, recall of movement and sensing—similar ...
Materials Science
Jun 23, 2015
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The process of wrinkle formation is familiar to anyone who has ever sat in a bathtub a little too long. But exactly why layered materials sometimes form one kind of wrinkly pattern or another—or even other variations, such ...
Materials Science
Mar 9, 2015
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(Phys.org) —Researchers at Virginia Tech and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have used a computer-aided design tool to create genetic languages to guide the design of biological systems.
Biotechnology
Mar 13, 2014
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Michigan Technological University scientists have developed a process that could lead to stickier—and better—gene therapy drugs.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 10, 2016
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Medications often have unwanted side-effects. One reason is that they reach not only the unhealthy cells for which they are intended, but also reach and have an impact on healthy cells. Researchers at the Technical University ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 25, 2020
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Synthetic fuels, such as oxymethylene ether, could prepare Diesel vehicles to play a major role in the drive train mix of tomorrow. Scientists at the TU Darmstadt are carrying out research into the practical viability of ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 23, 2017
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A new analysis has found that tumble drying a load of laundry released microfibers into the air at a level comparable to the amount of microfibers released down the drain during machine washing of the same load—but fabric ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2022
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Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are advancing gas membrane materials to expand practical technology options for reducing industrial carbon ...
Materials Science
Jul 2, 2020
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Researchers have discovered that the common bacteria E. coli can be deployed as a sustainable way to convert post-consumer plastic into vanillin, a new study reveals.
Biochemistry
Jun 10, 2021
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Scientists in Japan have designed a synthetic molecule that gives new insight into how a destructive weed might be detecting its host crops.
Biotechnology
May 17, 2017
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