Materials and Chemicals

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  • Study: Recycled concrete can outperform traditional concrete

    This study could be a step towards the widespread use of recycled concrete in the building industry.

  • Watch this cooling influence on automotive infotainment systems

    Thermal interface materials from Fujipoly are designed for broad-ranging automotive applications, including thermal management of vehicle infotainment systems.

  • Study: Microplastics move through the ground, even after they get stuck

    Researchers discovered just how microplastics are moving through natural environments, which was not understood before now.

  • How sunlight can transform chemical manufacturing into a zero-waste industry

    Utilizing carbon nitride, a metal-free, non-toxic solid, made of abundant elements of carbon and nitrogen, researchers leveraged solar light for the synthesis of organic molecules containing fluorine, which are the building blocks of many agro-chemical and pharmaceutical applications.

  • Materials recycled to engineer green vacuum cleaner

    The Electrolux project addresses key recycling challenges and advances circularity in household appliances.

  • Watch how atmospheric water can be tapped for crop irrigation

    A novel approach to irrigation developed at the University of Texas Austin could bolster the sustainability of agricultural systems confronted with water supply deficits.

  • Hypersaline water freshens up with new desalination nanocoating

    Membranes bearing a hexagonal boron nitride nanocoating improve the efficiency of a solar-powered desalination process.

  • New Yorker Electronics now supplying advanced aluminum casting alloys from Amfas International

    Amfas state-of-the-art casting alloys for high strength and high thermal conduction are designed for electronics applications.

  • Testing graphene as a corrosion control coating

    A new testing protocol shortens the time needed to examine the efficacy of graphene as a rust inhibitor on metal surfaces.

  • Study: Plastic alternatives can be just as toxic as plastic

    The new study found that chemicals in plastic and plastic alternatives can be toxic to humans.

  • Team extends the lifetime of deteriorating concrete structures with new method

    Team fortifies deteriorating structures with new method.

  • Scientists turn to the chameleon to develop color-changing films

    Scientists to mimic the chameleon for anti-counterfeiting, encryption applications.

  • 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.

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