Materials and Chemicals

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  • Device quickly detects VOCs

    Embedded gas sensors detect VOCs.

  • Carbon sequestration may be safer in old oil fields

    Underground carbon sequestration has been used in the oil and gas industry to mitigate climate change, but it is not without risks, including triggering earthquakes.

  • Scientists use new soil analysis method to tie suspects to crime scenes

    Chemical analysis could eliminate or implicate the presence of suspects at crime scenes.

  • SOLESPHERE fine silica gel from AGC Chemicals for 3D printing resins

    AGC offers SOLESPHERE™ fine silica with different particle sizes and porosities for 3D printing resins.

  • Artificial “chameleon skin” detects seafood spoilage with color change

    A hydrogel chemosensor based on the material changes color in response to amine vapors released by microbes as fish spoils.

  • Understanding carbonate mineral chemical variations may improve oil recovery

    Why don’t carbonate reservoirs produce oil as predicted?

  • Radiative cooling system funnels freshwater from air

    The water harvester features a self-cooling surface and a special radiation shield.

  • Under the volcano: A source of key metals and geothermal energy

    Metal-rich brines circulating in volcanic systems offer a largely untapped resource.

  • A microbial route to lignin-based chemicals and biofuels

    A microbial enzyme degrades monomer bonds in lignin, converting the biorefinery waste product into useful chemicals.

  • CO2 chamber turns biodegradable plastic into foam

    The chamber can turn biodegradable plastic cutlery into a foam that can be used as insulation or floatation devices.

  • Video: Online platform promotes refrigerant recycling

    The platform represents Europe’s first fluorinated gas marketplace to promote the circular use of refrigerants extracted from HVACR equipment.

  • Heat-resistant wire formed with new Al alloy

    The wire features an optimal combination of strength, thermal stability and electrical conductivity.

  • Researchers set out to create recyclable reinforced concrete

    The new concrete would get the construction industry one step closer to a circular economy.

  • New wound dressing features "healing" sensors

    Smart dressing monitors wounds for infection.

  • McMaster University technology detects infections in just minutes

    Handheld test detects infection in just minutes without the lab.

  • MIT nanomaterial proves stronger than steel, Kevlar

    The material outperformed Kevlar, steel, aluminum and other impact-resistant materials.

  • Researchers develop night vision glasses for law enforcement, military

    Film could change regular glasses into night vision glasses.

  • Personal chemical detectors designed for the US Army

    Teledyne FLIR awarded a contract to create chemical detecting wearables for the U.S. Army.

  • New technologies and materials for an evolving aerospace industry

    Learn design considerations and challenges, including some specific materials that can help increase efficiency.

  • Watch: A sweet remedy softens rigid brain implants

    Implants with a soft consistency comparable to that of the brain itself were fabricated.

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