HEADLINES ARCHIVE
DOE lab to seek materials solutions for fossil-fueled power plants
The primary areas of interest for the funding opportunity focus on material joint reliability and surface technologies.
Robot swarm could detect nuclear material
The developers hope to create a swarm of fully autonomous inspector bots using machine learning software to enable the swarm to independently navigate and communicate with each other while conducting inspections.
Automotive Lightweighting with Adhesive Bonding
The automotive industry is increasingly employing composites, ultrahigh-strength steels and low-density alloys such as aluminum and magnesium to lightweight vehicles. These new material combinations often require new bonding technologies.
Researchers develop magnetized artificial skin
Researchers have developed artificial magnetized skin with the potential for use as wearables and as a human computer interface.
Researchers develop buoyant metal inspired by spiders
Researchers have developed unsinkable metal structures inspired by ants and spiders.
Q&A with 'Nerd Girl Nation' creators on National STEM/STEAM Day
Web series Nerd Girl Nation features young women pursuing their passion and making their mark in a wide variety of STEAM fields.
Methylene chloride poses unreasonable risks, TSCA says
The EPA’s draft evaluation reveals that the substance poses serious central nervous system risks from acute exposures.
Researchers develop yarn-like fiber capable of capturing hormones from wastewater
Researchers from Finland’s Aalto University and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have created a yarn-like material that is capable of capturing pharmaceutical residues before they contaminate large bodies of water.
Circularise aims to bring transparency to plastics supply chain
A blockchain-based platform promises to provide plastics manufacturers a secure, decentralized source of information about the entire plastics value chain.
A route to the efficient synthesis of propylene glycol
New process involves reaction of propylene with hydrogen peroxide, producing a higher yield and with lower energy consumption.
Transforming single-use plastic into value-added products
Single-use polyethylene is converted into value-added high-quality liquid products by a catalytic upcycling process.
'Artificial leaf' sustainably produces syngas
Inspired by photosynthesis, researchers are using sunlight, rather than fossil fuels, to produce syngas.
Thermoplastic composites manufacturing process advances
A number of efforts demonstrate the aerospace industry’s desire to achieve wider deployment of thermoplastic composites by advancing materials and process technologies.
Watch: 3D printing shores up coral reefs
The potential contributions of 3D printing technology to the conservation of fragile reef structures and the biota dependent on them are being explored.
Effective antibiotic delivery with a nanomesh material
The nanomesh concentrates the desired dose in a single site and paves the way for lower dose regimens with reduced potential for side effects and complications.
An advanced gel-like thermal gap filler
The gap filler’s soft consistency gently conforms to uneven surfaces and components to efficiently transfer heat to a nearby heatsink.
Watch: Pipe corrosion seen as prime cause of refinery fire and explosions
Carbon steel with a higher percentage of nickel and copper corrodes at a faster rate than carbon steel with a lower percentage when used in a process with hydrofluoric acid.
Porous coordination polymer captures and converts CO2
The metal-organic framework is composed of zinc metal ions and propeller-like ligands that rotate to effect CO2 trapping.
Greenpeace challenges popular solutions for reducing plastic pollution
A recent report from Greenpeace concludes that some of the most popular solutions for curbing plastics pollution are, in fact, not solutions at all and actually contribute to the growing problem.
Breaking point: Researchers work to refine material failure prediction models
Given the same basic information about the shape, composition and loading of a metal part, could teams of researchers predict how the part would eventually fracture?