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New Hybrid Inks for Printed, Flexible Electronics Without Sintering
Research scientists at the INM–Leibniz Institute for New Materials have developed a new type of hybrid inks that allow electronic circuits to be applied to paper directly from a pen.
A Moldable Scaffold for Bone
A team, including researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is developing a new material that can be used to replace skull bone lost to injury, surgery or birth defect.
Researchers Discover a Surprising Property of Glass Surfaces
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new technique to study the surface of different types of glass.
Mathematical Model for Energy Storage Material Design
A mathematical model could help researchers design improved materials for storing electricity.
Why Car Factories Now Have High-Quality Electron Microscopes
Powerful electron microscopes are extremely valuable in science laboratories. However, they are used elsewhere as well. For example, SEAT, a Spanish automotive manufacturer, decided to show how this powerful tool is used in the automotive industry.
Jumping Droplets Whisk Away Hotspots in Electronics
Engineers have developed a technology to cool hotspots in high-performance electronics using the same physical phenomenon that cleans the wings of cicadas.
Renewable Plastic Precursor Could Grow Cellulosic Biofuel Industry
A team of chemical and biological engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has found a way to produce from biomass a valuable compound used in plastic production that they estimate could lower the cost of ethanol produced from plant material by more than two dollars per gallon.
Climate Change to Increase Severe Aircraft Turbulence
The study is the first ever to examine the future of severe turbulence, which causes planes to undergo random up-and-down motions that are stronger than gravity.
7-Eleven Slurps Up Texas Wind to Power Stores
The 96-month wind energy agreement starts June 1, 2018, and is expected to reduce 7-Eleven’s carbon footprint by 6.7%.
Seaweed: From Superfood to Superconductor
Seaweed, the edible algae with a long history in some Asian cuisines, and which has also become part of the Western foodie culture, could turn out to be an essential ingredient in another trend: the development of more sustainable ways to power our devices.
New Research Could Help Speed Up the 3-D Printing Process
A team of researchers from Binghamton University and MIT have identified some bottlenecks in 3-D printers that, if improved, could speed up the entire process.
Nitrogen, Phosphorus from Fertilizers and Pet Waste Polluting Urban Water
Research from the University of Minnesota points to lawn fertilizers and pet waste as the dominant sources of nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants in seven sub-watersheds of the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
UBC Invention Uses Bacteria to Purify Water
A University of British Columbia-developed system that uses bacteria to turn non-potable water into drinking water will be tested next week in West Vancouver prior to being installed in remote communities in Canada and beyond.
Materials May Lead to Self-healing Smartphones
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, report that they have developed a self-healing polymeric material with an eye toward electronics and soft robotics that can repair themselves.
A HERU for Home Energy Recovery
Bio-chars produced from residential waste in a low-temperature pyrolysis treatment system are ignited, providing combustion heat to warm water for domestic applications
Groundwater Management with Smart Hand Pumps
University of Oxford researchers are using low-cost mobile sensors fitted to existing hand pumps to provide water resource data.
‘Glass’ Battery is Fast-Charging and Noncombustible
A safe, low-cost, rechargeable battery with high energy density and long cycle life could substitute for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and consumer electronics.
Healing Mesh Gets on Your Nerves
A biodegradable mesh delivers vitamin B12 directly to injured peripheral nerves to speed healing and restore motor/sensory functions.
Stretching the Boundaries of Neural Implants
Implantable fibers have been an enormous boon to brain research, allowing scientists to stimulate specific targets in the brain and monitor electrical responses. But similar studies in the nerves of the spinal cord, which might ultimately lead to treatments to alleviate spinal cord injuries, have been more difficult to carry out. That's because the spine flexes and stretches as the body moves, and the relatively stiff, brittle fibers used today could damage the delicate spinal cord tissue.
Reinventing Metal 3D Printing with New Direct Writing
Metal 3D printing has enormous potential to revolutionize modern manufacturing. However, the most popular metal printing processes, which use lasers to fuse together fine metal powder, have their limitations.