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Scientists find path to safely reusing concrete
The team concluded that concrete elements, even after decades of use, can be safely refurbished and reused, assuming their condition is assessed and that appropriate measures are applied.
Lightweight revolution heats up with the power of plasma
These approaches can improve the ability to manage mixed-metal assemblies and enhance overall material compatibility.
What it takes to design safe autonomous vehicle systems
Successfully designing autonomous driving systems that can communicate with the world around them requires safety programs that were unheard of ten years ago.
New slippery coating keeps coffee, milk and soup from sticking
The team devised a quick fix for highly water-repellent superhydrophobic surfaces, which causes water droplets to roll off, by experimenting with the heat flow of the material rather than focusing exclusively on its chemistry and texture.
New sensor offers real-time pH tracking to wound healing
The sensor has been built to detect the chemical properties of the wound environment that change in accordance with the different stages of the healing process.
New role for physics in district heating
The world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator now supplies heating to homes and businesses in the small French town of Ferney-Voltaire.
Infection-fighting spray delivers antibiotics precisely
The team believes the spray-mist device might, pending FDA approval, be used in challenging wound care settings.
FPT at CONEXPO: Solutions from plug and play to tailor made
The company will present its complete range of engines for construction machinery, designed to deliver high performance, reliability and versatility even in the most demanding off-road applications.
Southco introduces new folding T-handle compression latch
Despite its compact design, the N5 is NEMA4/IP65 sealing compliant, and provides strong compressive force to protect valuable interior components.
Chitosan-nickel biomaterial gets stronger when wet, offering plastic alternative
To develop this material, the team incorporated nickel into the structure of chitosan, a chitinous polymer derived from discarded shrimp shells.
Encapsulating wearable sensors using two-part epoxy
Master Bond’s pre-mixed non-cytotoxic EP21LSCL-2Med epoxy, and Nordson EFD’s precision dispensing equipment, ensure reliable, bubble-free wearable sensor encapsulation that protects components and supports scalable medical device manufacturing.
Aluminum whiskey bottles may offer a greener alternative to glass
Stirling Distillery and scientists from Heriot Watt are working to determine how whiskey behaves when stored in aluminum rather than traditional glass bottles.
Beer-brewing technique offers a new way to grow meat
The team examined how bacterial cellulose produced from yeast leftover from brewing beer can be used to grow cultivated meat.
Hidden explosives revealed through terahertz spectral imaging, AI
The team developed its chemical imaging system that uses plasmonic nanoantenna arrays for terahertz generation and detection, which enable the system to achieve a large dynamic range and a broad bandwidth.
Human knee–inspired robotic joints correct 99% misalignment, lend triple grip strength
These optimized rolling contact joints could potentially be used in assorted applications ranging from assistive devices and exoskeletons to human-like robots and biomechanical studies of animals.
Nutanix expands capabilities to help customers build and operate distributed sovereign clouds
The cloud platform now provides orchestrated lifecycle management of multiple dark-site environments, along with on-premises deployment options for governance and control planes.
Study: Insect farming byproduct boosts soils while reducing crop losses
The team looked specifically at black soldier fly frass as a soil amendment in soybean and switchgrass fields with the trials reportedly revealing that the frass worked as well as chicken litter, even when applied in lower amounts.
New spray stops life-threatening battlefield bleeding in under a second
Designed for applications where emergency medical treatment must be administered to patients at risk of bleeding out, the new spray reportedly reacts with blood and turns it into a soft, rubbery gel in under a second, physically sealing the wound and accelerating the natural clotting process.
Armed drone achieves perfect accuracy in Chinese military tests
The drone fired 20 single shots, striking the target — which was a human-sized silhouette featuring a 20 inch by 20 inch chest board — every time.
Team makes food packaging from fish skin biofilm
The team used the skin of an Amazonian fish called tambatinga — which is the result of crossbreeding the female tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) and the male pirapitinga (Piaractus brachypomus) — as the raw material.