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Silk-based Composites for Fixation of Fractured Bones
A replacement for internal metallic fixation devices that provides adequate load bearing support to enable or facilitate healing is presented. The silk-based composite exhibited a flexural modulus and strength of 13.7 GPa and 437 MPa, respectively, and is seen as a viable bioresorbable fixation device.
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New Material Helps Create an Inexpensive Nuclear Radiation Device for Homeland Security
This new material could provide an inexpensive alternative to the nuclear radiation detectors that are currently used.
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LONGi Solar Brings Half-cut Mono PERC Solar Module to Record 360 W
LONGi Solar announced that its 120-cell half-cut monocrystalline PERC module has exceeded 360 W for a new world record.
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Giant Device Will Help Clean Up Plastic in the Ocean
A long-awaited system of tubes designed to help rid the ocean of plastic waste will make its debut this week as it is installed in the Pacific Ocean.
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Dehydration Method is a Cheap and Eco-Friendly Production Method for Conjugated Polymers
Chemists from the University of Waterloo have developed cheap, flexible and sustainable plastic semiconductors for the first time.
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Study: Record Concentration of Microplastics Found in Arctic
According to a new report, record levels of microplastics have been found in floating sea ice in the Arctic.
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Giving Amazon Our Car Keys
First we have granted them access to our homes, now we are giving them the keys to our cars. Like a houseguest that refuses to leave, Amazon is gaining a stronger foothold in our lives by making options for delivery even more convenient.
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This Russian Pipeline Will Be One of the World's Longest
The Power of Siberia pipeline could help Russia become one of China's main providers of natural gas as demand in the country increases.
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Graphene Membranes for Cleaner Water
Potable water is an essential resource and while a plethora of technologies exist that produce clean water, their economic feasibility is debatable. As nanotechnology has pushed the bounds in every other industry, its presence in the water filtration market is beginning to take hold.
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Artificial Leaf Mini-Factory Creates Chemicals with Sunlight
The newest development in the artificial leaf system boosts the product yield by 20 percent.
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Mapping the Potential of Carbon Capture and Sequestration for Ethanol Production
The near-term commercial prospects for capturing and storing the gas at U.S. ethanol biorefineries were analyzed by an international team of researchers.
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Better Infrared for the Battlefield
Researchers have created a tunable filter for infrared goggles, which could allow soldiers on the battlefield to detect a wide range of toxins and other chemicals.
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Watch: 3D Printers Used to Create Self Folding Plastic Material
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have used inexpensive 3D printers to create flat plastics that are self-folding.
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Florida Police Attempt to Use Dead Man's Finger to Unlock Smartphone
Hoping to gain access to the contents of a dead man’s locked smartphone, police officers in Largo, Florida, used the dead man’s finger in an attempt to unlock the phone.
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Watch: Exascale Computing System for Earth Simulation is Released
The release of the Energy Exascale Earth System Model will include model code and documentation, as well as output from an initial set of benchmark simulations.
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Army Called In to Help Clear Indonesian Rivers, Canals of Plastic Waste
As evidence of how the plastic pollution crisis, left unchecked, will persist in developing countries, authorities in Indonesia are calling on that nation’s army to help unclog rivers and canals of the gathering waste.
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A Bright Idea: Preventing Blindness with Glowing Contact Lenses
Worn during sleep, the devices reduce the metabolic demands of the retina by lowering its night-time oxygen demand.
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Preventing Jaywalking with Lasers, Facial Recognition Tech...and a Hose
In the Chinese city of Daye, jaywalking is a crime punishable by hose.
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How Grasslands React to CO2 Levels May Surprise You
Researchers planted 88 plots with two different types of grasses, exposed them to different levels of CO2 and watched for 20 years to see what happened. The results surprised them.
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This State Is Messing with Texas in Natural Gas Production
No less than 19 percent of total U.S. marketed natural gas production came from this state in 2017. It produced more natural gas than any other state except Texas.
