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Bio-ink could provide scaffolding for growing human tissue
Researchers from Rutgers University have created a bio-ink that could serve as a scaffold for growing human tissue.
Molecular glass — A revolutionary new material enabling future OLED displays and lighting
Molecular glass, or glassy small molecule organic light emitting diode (OLED) materials, is a new class of organic semiconductor materials poised to overcome several performance and manufacturing hurdles currently limiting adoption of OLED technology in larger sized OLED display and lighting products.
Corrosion fatigue led to a fatal pipeline rupture, NTSB says
Corrosion fatigue cracks along with external loading that caused bending stress, led to a pipeline rupture that released more than 108,000 gallons of liquid anhydrous ammonia.
New polymer filament for radiation shielding applications
Additive Composite and Add North 3D developed a boron carbide composite filament which is optimized for additive manufacturing of radiation shielding products.
Wood buildings are better for the environment than steel
Researchers from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies have found that using more wood-based products for urban growth could reduce the negative effects of climate change.
Color-changing bandage signals infection and delivers drugs
The smart material changes color when an infection or drug-resistant bacteria is detected and administers drugs accordingly.
Nuclear waste disposal materials prone to fast corrosion
Materials used to store such waste corrode far more quickly than previously thought and could pose environmental hazards once buried in repositories.
Engineers develop system for identifying incompatible chemicals to prevent fire, explosion
Engineers from the University of California, Riverside have developed an open-source computer program for preventing explosions, fires and injuries incurred by mixing incompatible chemicals together.
New photocatalyst harvests energy from the whole visible spectrum
A new molecule developed by Ohio State University scientists can harvest energy from the entire visible spectrum of light, capturing up to 50% more solar energy than current solar cells.
Sorbent extracts lithium from geothermal brines
A lithium-aluminum-layered double hydroxide chloride sorbent is being formulated to harness this lithium resource for use in battery manufacture.
A method for producing oxygen on the Moon
The Moon’s regolith is 40% to 45% oxygen by weight and can be extracted with a molten sat electrolysis process developed at the European Space Research and Technology Centre.
Cool information from Fujipoly
Fujipoly added an Engineering Resource section to its website, providing engineers access to useful whitepapers and webinars as well as to Sarcon thermal interface material performance datasheets.
Researchers report progress in tire recycling technology
Stockpiles of discarded automobile tires might soon shrink with the advent of a process designed to recover petroleum-based polymers from these materials for reuse.
A new resource for chemical catalysis: Depleted uranium
Researchers developed an organometallic catalyst which incorporates depleted uranium and effectively converts ethylene into ethane, which can be upgraded to yield industrially valuable petrochemicals.
An innovative new frac hit mitigation technology
By pressurizing depleted rock around the parent well, NoHIT™ discourages child fractures from communicating with the parent fractures, thereby protecting the parent, and it encourages those fractures to target new reservoirs.
New method to create aerospace products uses less energy than traditional methods
MIT engineers have created a new method to produce aerospace-grade composites without ovens or pressure vessels.
New method to produce cheaper biofuels from biomass waste
Researchers from Rutgers University have developed a new process that can produce cheaper biofuels from plant waste.
Watch: Engineers develop skin-like sensors
Engineers from the University of Toronto have created skin-like sensors that are stretchy, transparent and self-powering.
Low-temp photocatalyst may reduce the carbon footprint for syngas
The nanoparticle, which consists of tiny spheres of copper and single atoms of ruthenium, is at the heart of a new low-energy, low-temperature syngas process.
Liquid metals battle superbugs without drugs
Researchers have used liquid metals to develop new bacteria-destroying technology that could be the answer to the problem of antibiotic resistance.