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Opening Polymer-forming Technologies to Glass
A glass-polymer mixture known as a 'Glassomer' can be processed just like conventional polymers. Source: Markus Breig, KIT.Watch: Bacteria-Killing Graphene Spikes May Prevent Implant Infections
Vertical graphene kills bacteria by slicing them apart. Photo: Johan BodellMeet OmegA: A New Heavy-lift Rocket for National Security and Commercial Missions
OmegA’s heavy configuration can deliver 5,250 kg to 7,800 kg (11,600 lb to 17,200 lb) of payload directly to geostationary orbit. Source: Orbital ATKHarvesting Near-Earth Asteroids to Fuel Human Expansion into Space
Concept image of Deep Space Industries’ Harvestor series of asteroid mining spacecraft. Credit: Deep Space Industries
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Stretching the Limits with an Electrically Conductive Hydrogel
A metal carbide-hydrogel composite senses, stretches and heals like human skin for use in medicine and robotics.
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A New Material for Splitting Water and Storing Solar Energy
Halide double perovskites are deemed promising photocatalytic materials since they absorb visible light better than titanium dioxide.
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Blubber-inspired Wetsuit Coating Allow Divers to Last in Frigid Water for Two to Three Hours
MIT researchers have developed a new wetsuit for rescue teams and Navy SEALs.
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Environmentally-friendly Explosive Being Developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory and U.S. Army
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in Aberdeen, Maryland, have found a less toxic explosive material as a potential replacement for TNT (trinitrotoluene) in various munitions.
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New York 'Ices Out' its Rats
New Yorkers have been waging a war on rats since the middle of the 18th century using as its weapon rodenticide. However, officials have added a new, more effective weapon to their arsenal: dry ice.
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Chemists Find Greener, Cheaper Method for Producing Medication
Chemists from Princeton University and Merck & Co. Inc. have found a revolutionary way to produce an epilepsy drug with materials that are cheaper, work faster and are more environmentally friendly than the precious metals currently being used.
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Plant Gene Shortcut Could be the Key to Producing Effective Biofuels
Researchers from the Center for Bioenergy Innovation (CBI) have found that an amino acid-producing enzyme has another use: producing biofuels.
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Video: Recycled Plastic as Raw Material for New Volvos
At least 25 percent of the plastics used in every newly launched Volvo car will be made from recycled material after 2025.
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Acrylic Leads the Way in Coating Resins Market
According to MarketsandMarkets Research, the coating resins market (in terms of value) is estimated to rise from $29.03 billion in 2015 to $38.15 billion by 2020.
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Harvesting Near-Earth Asteroids to Fuel Human Expansion into Space
CHEMICALS AND GASESPrivate space companies Planetary Resources and Deep Space Industries aim to identify, extract and refine materials from near-Earth asteroids, creating a plentiful supply of affordable in-space resources to drive the expansion of human activity in space.
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Blubber-inspired Wetsuit Coating Allow Divers to Last in Frigid Water for Two to Three Hours
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New York 'Ices Out' its Rats
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Researchers Find Pesticide-free Way to Reduce Mosquito Populations
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Harvesting Near-Earth Asteroids to Fuel Human Expansion into Space
METALS AND ALLOYSPrivate space companies Planetary Resources and Deep Space Industries aim to identify, extract and refine materials from near-Earth asteroids, creating a plentiful supply of affordable in-space resources to drive the expansion of human activity in space.
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Watch as Ferry is Intentionally Submerged to Artificial Reef Below
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Fashion Brand and Fashion Tech Firm Collaborate on Sustainable Clothing Line
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Watch How Water is Harvested from Desert Air
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Opening Polymer-forming Technologies to Glass
POLYMERS AND COMPOSITESScientists have developed a new technique for industrial glass processing. By employing a simple structuring technology to treat quartz glass like a polymer, the method overcomes a longstanding challenge to maximize both quality and efficiency.
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Video: Recycled Plastic as Raw Material for New Volvos
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Give 'em Credit: American Express Cards to be Made of Ocean Plastic
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Watch as Ferry is Intentionally Submerged to Artificial Reef Below
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