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MOF Sensors Have Sulfur Dioxide in the Pocket
A porous material with pockets embedded into its structure is a promising material for sensing noxious gases.
Innovative UV Detection Solution for Overhead Wire Faults on Electrical Railways Overhead Lines
Detection of ultraviolet radiation on railways power lines is vital to the reliable & safe performance of railways. This UV radiation is called corona. Corona detection can reveal hidden electrical and mechanical faults and save unexpected downtime as well as hazardous situations. Ofil’s innovative system meets the challenge of doing it accurately and does it in real-time.
Using Sweat to Help Investigate Crime Scenes
Considering that our skin is covered in sweat glands (on average, 650 sweat glands per square inch of skin), it’s safe to say that we leave a trail of our sweat wherever we go and on whatever we touch. As such, researchers from the University at Albany believe that this “data” can be used to help with crime scene investigations.
New Device is a Successful, Eco-Friendly Method to Create Hydrogen Fuel
A new device provides stable artificial photosynthesis and doubles the efficiency of harnessing sunlight to break apart fresh and salt water.
Ancient Solar Stills Get an Upgrade with Carbon Paper for Clean Water Production
Black, carbon-dipped, triangular paper is used to absorb and vaporize water at incredible rates in solar stills.
MRI Method Diagnoses Battery Defects
The method quickly determines what ails lithium-ion batteries — from determining how much charge remains to detecting internal defects — without opening them up.
Hawaii Approves Bill Banning Over-the-Counter Sunscreens That Threaten Coral Reefs
If signed, the ban will go into effect on January 1, 2021.
Researchers Develop Plastic-Eating Enzyme to Reduce Plastic Waste
The new research has developed an improved enzyme that has the ability to break down plastic bottles made out of polyethylene (PET).
Team from Japan Invents "Wood Alcohol"
A team of researchers from Japan’s Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute has developed a method for producing alcohol from wood.
Skull-drilling Robot Developed by PhD Student to Cut Operation Times
As part of surgeries for treating illnesses such as cancer and infection, surgeons often spend long hours fixed to the same spot drilling a patient’s skull.
New Method Uses 3D Printing Models to Find Potential Leaks in TAVR Patients
3D printing technology and computer modeling have been successfully utilized to study and predict paravalvular leaks (PVL) in patients who are receiving a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
Suspected Serial Killer Captured with Help from Technology
The arrest this week of a man wanted in connection with the murders and rapes of several victims in the 1970s and 1980s was, in large part, thanks to technology.
Digital Microfluidic System Determines Immunity Levels in Vulnerable Populations
The lab-on-a-chip diagnostic platform gauges the level of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases among vulnerable populations.
Watch: 3D Printed Dentures Filled with Antibacterial Drugs Help Fight Fungal Infections in Denture Wearers
To fight fungal infections, researchers from the University at Buffalo have used 3D printers to build dentures filled with microscopic capsules that release antifungal medication.
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.
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.
Artificial Leaf Mini-Factory Creates Chemicals with Sunlight
The newest development in the artificial leaf system boosts the product yield by 20 percent.
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.
Wind Power Strategy Could Harvest Maximum Potential Energy from Wind Farms
This new method could increase wind power potential by 6-7 percent.
A Cornucopia of Coatings for Optical Components
Deposit thin layers of metallic or dielectric material on a lens, mirror or other optical device, and what’s left is a thin-film optical coating. Such coatings are applied to control transmission or reflection properties through the mechanism of optical interference.