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Seeking to strengthen paper straws
Unlike the current spate of biodegradable paper straw offerings that either get too soggy when in contact with liquids or that fail to decompose quickly, the Sogang University paper straw is reportedly able to maintain its physical integrity.
Reducing workplace slips, trips and falls with a smart insole
Working alongside NUS startup FlexoSense, NUS researchers have developed a smart insole for tracking workplace STF risks in real time.
10 unique solutions to sticky adhesive problems
Here are 12 examples of chemistry and mechanical engineering converging to solve difficult assembly and sealing challenges.
Silicone adhesive tape — A powerful product for demanding applications
Silicone is well known as a material for challenging uses and environments.
How prime-assisted systems address the operational challenges unique to industrial facilities
The context of today’s industrial plant and facility operations dictates promoting worker safety, improving operational efficiency and reliability, and incorporating green practices — all of which translates to reducing costs.
Chinese tokamak achieves Super I-mode
A new mode of improved plasma confinement has been demonstrated at the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak.
Saltwater flow battery for large-scale storage
The membrane-free design offers big gains at the levelized cost of storage level.
New material impenetrable to gas, liquids
To develop the elastic material, the team used liquid metal to accomplish what previous materials could not: be impenetrable to both gases and liquids.
Ulbrich expands Braid Wire Accelerator with new materials, capabilities and delivery regions
The e-commerce solution rapidly delivers round and flat wire materials for critical manufacturing needs.
Mechanical fasteners vs adhesives in the MRO industry
While mechanical fasteners will never be replaced completely, there are use cases where other options may perform better.
New tech predicts shelf life of produce, minimizes food waste
This technology could potentially enable farmers and distributors to make shelf-life predictions that optimize the use of fruits and vegetables — like avocados for instance — thereby reducing food waste.
SDP/SI solves integration challenges with frameless brushless DC motors
Brushless DC (BLDC) motors are now commonly used in multiple applications.
A data hub for battery innovation
The Battery Data Genome project focuses on the formation of an extensive database network to enable energy storage breakthroughs using artificial intelligence.
A magnetic means of capturing waterborne PFAS
A magnetic approach to the rapid and effective removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from contaminated water is being pioneered by University of Queensland researchers.
LAPP launches SKINTOP MINI small-diameter cable glands at ATX West 2023
This cable gland features a low-profile design, making it ideal for use wherever there is limited assembly space.
Watch these insect-inspired robots jump
The researchers were able to mimic so-called snap buckling in beetles wherein a rapid release of elastic energy occurs when a coiled muscle within a click beetle’s thorax is triggered, enabling the beetle to propel itself great distances in the air.
Robot with lizard-like design may be destined for Mars
The four-legged, lizard-inspired robot could one day be used to find signs of past or present extra-terrestrial life on Mars, unveil forms of ancient microbial life, or to discover resources that exist outside of Earth.
New robot takes inspiration from jellyfish-like zooplankton
Capable of operating in unknown and extreme marine environments, the RobotSalps, like the semi-transparent, tubular-shaped salps that inspired them, can link to each other, forming so-called colonies.
Geckos' van der Waals adhesion is replicated
Geckos are perhaps best known for their stick-to-anything feet - and that technology has been duplicated for human applications.
Adhesives innovations driven by VOC and sustainability trends
Industry has been focused on developing and marketing eco-friendly adhesives made from renewable biomass material.