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ACS Seeks to Improve Academic Laboratory Safety
Deliverables could include a central incident reporting system and safety education guidelines.
Researchers Probe How "Perfect" Materials Can Fail
Ambient temperature may be more of a factor than previously thought, turning atoms to a liquid-like state.
British 3D Printer Targets 2017 Release
Components could be built at the rate of one second or less per part.
Harvard Engineering School Nets $400mn Endowment
Growing school to occupy a campus next to Harvard Innovation Lab.
Researchers Develop Tough Hydrogel Structures with 3D Printing
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Duke University and Columbia University have created a way to make tough, but soft and wet, biocompatible materials, called “hydrogels” into complex and intricately patterned shapes.
Researchers Find Wastewater May Form Troublesome Antibiotics
Researchers from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte say that treatments to clean waste water may actually create new antibiotics, further adding to the problem of antibiotic resistance in the environment.
Tree Fibers Are Source for High-Capacity, Soft and Elastic Batteries
Using nanocellulose broken down from tree fibers, researchers in Sweden and the U.S. have produced a foam-like battery material that can withstand shock and stress.
Cool Roof Technology Could Help Cut Urban Heat Loads
Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney have developed a surface made of a combination of polyesters on a silver layer called a “coated polymer stack” that they say can remain cooler than ambient air.
Researchers Develop Lower-Cost Chemical Catalysts
Yale University researchers have developed palladium-based catalysts, which may provide a less expensive and more sustainable alternative for producing industrial chemicals.
Semiconductor Chip Made from Wood-Derived Material
Chinese and U.S. researchers from the Department of Agriculture and University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison has developed a semiconductor chip that is made almost entirely out of wood-derived material.
Researchers Develop Heat-Triggered Self-Destructing Electronic Devices
University of Illinois researchers have developed heat-triggered self-destructing electronic devices, which they say is a step toward reducing electronic waste and boosting sustainability in device manufacturing.
Researchers Use AI Concepts to Enable Robots to Adapt on Their Own
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed algorithms that enable robots to learn motor tasks through trial and error.
Defects Could Be Used to Improve Lithium-ion Battery Design
Twin boundaries—which are small, symmetrical defects in materials—may present an opportunity to improve lithium-ion batteries, according to researchers at the Michigan Technological University.
Printable Graphene Moves Closer to Commercial Viability with Antenna Success
Researchers from the University of Manchester, in collaboration with U.K.-based BGT Materials, have printed a radio frequency antenna using compressed graphene ink.
Seashell Strength Inspires Mechanical Stress Tests
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science and Rice University in Texas are learning how shells stand up to extraordinary pressures at the bottom of the sea.
Standard Supports Additive Manufacturing Lab Studies
A proposed new ASTM International standard—WK49230, Guide for Conducting Round Robin Studies for Additive Manufacturing—will focus on how to plan and conduct an interlaboratory study involving additive manufacturing processes or materials.
Sensor Tracks Pollution at the Nanoscale
Researchers have developed a way to track emissions using a sensor at the nanoscale.
Tata Steel Sets Up R&D Center in the UK
Tata Steel has reportedly signed an agreement with the University of Warwick in the UK to establish a research and development (R&D) center focused on low-carbon technology.
Separating Rare Earth Elements with UV Light
Researchers at the KU Leuven Department of Chemical Engineering have designed a process to separate two rare earth elements—europium and yttrium—with UV light instead of with traditional solvents.
Testing Method Could Raise Load Limits on Rural Bridges
A study suggests that weight limits on rural bridges in parts of the U.S. may be too low, limiting transportation options for farm equipment or grain loads.