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An efficient, low-cost approach to radiative cooling
A daytime passive radiative cooler based on silica-coated porous anodic aluminum oxide moderates temperatures even under direct sunlight.
Watch: Gel improves bioprinting of complex tissue shapes
New gel formulations bring the 3D bioprinting of replacement organs and tissues closer to reality.
Plastic eating catalyst could help relieve plastic waste stress
Current plastic waste recycling processes are not as economic as previously believed. The new catalyst aims to fix that.
MIT engineers create mask that kills COVID-19 with heat
This mask kills COVID-19 with heat.
Material separates CO2 from other industrial gas waste for recycling
The new material is energy efficient, cost effective and ecofriendly.
New 2-part thermal gap fillers
The two-component thermal gap fillers cure into a flexible gel that is highly thermally conductive while exhibiting extremely low stress on delicate board components.
Interactive tool for automotive design engineers
The website is geared to help automotive engineers better understand aluminum extrusions for lightweighting applications.
Researchers build robot that laser removes paint, coatings from aircraft
Robots to perform maintenance on aircraft.
Watch: A new ShAPE for efficient copper wire
A new extrusion process and the inclusion of this material yield copper wire that is 5% more conductive than annealed copper, the industry standard for motor applications.
Adhesive film can reportedly eliminate virus particles in just two minutes
Film manufacturer devises a solution for fighting COVID-19.
Firefighting foams act differently than single PFAS chemicals
The study shed light on how pollutants in firefighting foams are distributed in water and surface soil.
MacDermid Alpha releases MacuSpec VF-TH 300 V-pitting resistant pattern plating metallization
The single step pattern plating process provides simultaneous copper filling of blind microvias and plating of through holes while achieving controlled trace profiles in modified semi-additive processing applications.
Watch: First room-temperature superconductor developed
The thermal challenge to broader deployment of superconductors may have been overcome with the discovery of a material capable of superconductivity at room temperature.
What gas separation membranes and beverage bottles have in common
Efficient membranes might be based on furanic polymers developed to replace polyethylene terephthalate plastic used in beverage bottles.
Team turning pineapple into aerogel for insulating, oil absorbing applications
Team to turn fruit into insulating, oil absorbing solution.
Inventors using plasma to treat surfaces against the spread of COVID-19, common colds
Plasma to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
CF Industries makes major investment in this refinery technology
The $41-plus million investment will create additional production capacity at the world's largest plant.
Flame retardant tapes in ‘flyaway’ applications
When passenger safety is at stake, there is zero tolerance for defective or underperforming materials.
Testing technique cracks metal failure mechanisms
A new method for testing metals at the microscopic scale entails rapidly imposing repetitive loads while recording how ensuing damage evolves into cracks.
Fluorescence can "see" what you can't
Fluorescence targets selected compounds in liquids. Find out the basics of fluorescence here.