HEADLINES ARCHIVE
3D-printing System Can Print More Than One Material at a Time
The new technology is a one-step process that can print new structures that are made of two different materials.
EU Considers Ban on Single-use Plastic Products
The future of certain single-use plastic products is uncertain as the European Commission considers a ban on such products, which are estimated to account for 70 percent of all waste in the waters and beaches in the European Union.
Plastic and Its Impact on the Medical Industry
Despite earning itself a bad reputation, environmentally speaking, plastic has proven itself a life-saving material as far as the healthcare industry is concerned.
Volvo to Ban Single-use Plastics in its Facilities
In support of the Environmental Clean Seas campaign, the company will outlaw single-use plastics such as food containers, cutlery, plates and cups by the end of 2019 in its facilities around the world.
Snakes Help Engineers Better Understand Friction
Through evolution, snakes have adapted to move efficiently and survive in their various habitats immediately. “These environments can be brutal on even our most advanced machinery, so applying what we know about snake texturing could help our technology adapt as well,” reasoned Hisham Abel-Aal, an associate teaching professor from Drexel University’s College of Engineering.
Fuel Cells that Drive Industrial Mobility
Fleets of forklifts, pallet jacks and other material handling trucks hit shop floors with an economical and viable power source that helps operators maximize uptime and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Vending Machine that Dispenses Stories Instead of Snacks
When craving a snack, we can usually just hit up a nearby vending machine. But what is a person to do when they are craving a short story?
German Engineering Company to Encourage Employees to Bike to Work
With an eye toward cutting emissions, international engineering and electronics company Bosch is encouraging all 100,000 workers at its German headquarters to consider biking it to work instead of contributing to the number of those traveling short distances via car each day.
Study Determines that Some Water-filter Pitchers Work Better than Others
Without naming the brands used in their testing, scientists from Ohio State University discovered that some of the water-filter pitchers created to remove harmful contaminants from drinking water don’t necessarily accomplish what they were designed for.
Nonprofit Hopes to Send Wikipedia Archives to the Moon
The nonprofit, which hopes to leave these traces of humanity throughout space, is focused on launching the material to the moon in collaboration with Astrobotic.
Researchers Create Color-changing Fabric
A team of University of Central Florida (UCF) researchers has created fabric capable of changing color.
Customizable Diagnostic Device Can Detect Many Viruses and Diseases for Rural Medical Care
The new system is called Ampli Blocks and was developed by MIT’s Little Devices Lab. The research team hopes to further develop the system to detect human papillomavirus, malaria, Lyme disease, cancer and more.
Study Finds That Even at Low Concentrations, Silver Can Thwart Wastewater Treatment
Silver nanoparticles, commonly added to a number of consumer products for their reported antibacterial properties, may be hampering wastewater treatment efforts, according to research from Oregon State University.
Researchers Develop Implantable Sensor that Dissolves After Use
Overcoming both performance and biocompatibility issues, the research team has found a solution that would make a second surgery to remove an implantable sensor wholly unnecessary.
New Development in LCDs Allows Screens to Be Viewed in Perfect Color from Any Angle
A team of researchers from Russia, France and Germany, at MIPT’s Laboratory of Functional Organic and Hybrid Materials, have tackled viewing problems associated with LCD screens.
Trust and Equality are Important to People Interacting with Robots and AI According to New Study
Equal access and social responsibility should be priorities for policymakers in the ongoing development of AI and robotics.
What Makes Ice So Slippery?
Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and MPI-P have a theory behind what makes ice so slippery.
Constructing Emergency Shelters with Used Plastic Bottles
Typically, after disaster strikes, supplies such as food, medicine and bottled water are sent to the affected location. With untold numbers of plastic bottled water sent to such sites, how the plastic bottles are disposed of after use become, understandably, a minor consideration.
Researchers Closer to a Cocaine Breathalyzer
Researchers from the University at Buffalo have developed a low-cost chip that brings them one step closer to developing a breathalyzer that works much like an alcohol breathalyzer but instead of alcohol, the device would be capable of detecting cocaine.
A Superconductor Theory from the 1980s Reveals New Information on a New Superconductor
Rice University physicists have used an old theory that finally figured out why an iron-based high-temperature superconductor acts contradictory, to solve a different kind of superconductor mystery.