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Scientist Creates Powder Capable of Capturing CO2
In an effort to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from factories — thought to be at least partly responsible for climate change along with other greenhouse gas emissions — scientists from the University of Waterloo have developed a powder that can seize CO2 in power plants and factories.
Making the Most of Platinum Catalysts in Fuel Cells
A new durable catalyst consumes only about a quarter as much platinum as current technology.
Spray Gel Stymies Cancer Spread Following Surgery
The gel suppressed cancer metastasis after application to surgical sites in laboratory animal models.
Temperature Measurements in Cement Manufacture
Temperature monitoring in and around the kiln is essential to an efficient process and to produce cement of consistent quality.
Video: Converting CO2 to Useful Chemicals by Microbial Electrosynthesis
A bioreactor uses carbon dioxide-consuming chemolithoautotrophs to convert the gas into valuable chemicals.
Molecular Sieve Engineered for Hydrogen Storage
A manganese hydride molecular sieve for practical hydrogen storage could cost roughly five times less than 700 bar tanks.
Specialty Casting Film: Major Inroads in Tire Technology
During the past three decades, there has been a steady evolution of casting film products designed specifically to increase tire lifespan.
Help Gorillas by Recycling Your Old Mobile Phone
Recycling old phones for the extraction and reuse of conflict metals could ease pressure on wild populations of gorillas inhabiting metal mining regions.
Essential Oils May Be Used to Combat Persistent Forms of Lyme Bacteria
A laboratory study indicates that plant compounds may be more effective than current antibiotics at treating persistent Lyme bacteria and associated symptoms.
From Form to Function, SHEERFILL Drives the Evolution of Roofing Membranes
Many dramatic roofs are constructed using Saint Gobain’s SHEERFILL® Architectural Membrane, with well over 70 million square feet (7 million square meters) installed worldwide to date.
Researchers Using World War II Chemical Weapon Antidote to Treat Parkinson's Disease
What was once used as an antidote to a World War II chemical weapon is now proving to be an effective weapon against Parkinson’s disease, according to research from Purdue University.
Scientists Are Turning Old Clothing Into Building Materials
Finding another use for discarded items is the goal of many an environmentalist. Instead of being laid to waste in a landfill somewhere, these items might serve an entirely unintended function.
U.S. Materials Processing Center Offers Low Min./Quick Delivery of Ceramics
Accumet is the world’s first service provider to develop techniques for lapping and polishing substrate materials in unique ways to provide circuit manufacturers optimal surfaces on which to create their various single and multi-layer designs.
"Chemical Cocktails" Are the Hazardous Byproduct of Saltier Roadways
Recent research from the University of Maryland revealed rivers and streams in the United States are saltier and more alkaline than 50 years earlier due to road deicers, fertilizers and other salty compounds entering waterways in a phenomenon known as “freshwater salinization syndrome.”
Four Ways to Save Weight in Kiln Furniture
As energy costs increase and production demands accelerate, kiln operators are always searching for ways to reduce the weight of kiln furniture — the structures that hold ceramic ware while it is being fired in the kiln.
Video: A Stable, Inexpensive Catalyst for Electrochemical Water Splitting
Cheaper and more efficient materials demonstrated for producing hydrogen could replace current water-splitting catalysts.
Chinese Ink Paints a Promising Picture for Solar Steam Generation
The ink possesses the photothermal properties ideal for freshwater production via solar steam generation.
Researchers Discover That Steel Has 'Fingerprints'
Using magnetic signals, researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory have discovered unique fingerprints on steel — a find that would have possible implications for verifying weapons treaties and one that could eliminate the use of counterfeit bolts in the construction industry.
Purdue Professor: Reinforced Buildings Could Delay, But Not Stop Wildfire Damage
Following a weeks-long battle against raging wildfires that decimated communities and caused far too many fatalities, a Purdue University researcher weighs in on whether the answer to preventing future devastation is better building materials and planning. The natural hazards engineering expert’s answer, in short, is “no.”
Process Melts Gold at Room Temperature
The surface of gold objects melt at room temperature under intense electric fields — and re-solidify as the fields are switched off.