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Watch: New 3D-printed Cement Gets Stronger During a Natural Disaster
The new 3D-printed cement paste is designed to get stronger when put under pressure.
Lowering Fuel Cell Cost with Quinone Mediators and Cobalt
The new fuel cell design produces about 20% of what is possible in commercial hydrogen fuel cells but is about 100 times more effective than biofuel cells that use related organic shuttles.
Stiffness and Damping Combine in New Material
Stiff as metal but flexible enough to withstand strong vibrations, the material could be used in the manufacture of vehicles that afford almost vibration-free travel.
Watch How Rare-Earth Magnets are Recycled
Researchers are demonstrating how rare-earth permanent magnets can be harvested from used computer disk drives and repurposed in an axial gap motor.
Study: Studded Winter Tires May Take More Lives Than They Save
As the cold months approach, drivers in Sweden will soon swap out all-season or summer tires for winter ones. With an estimated 60% of those drivers opting for studded winter tires, researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have determined that these tires likely take more lives than they save.
Non-toxic Quantum Dots are Efficient Photocatalysts
Nanomaterials containing indium phosphide, zinc sulfide and sulfide ligands are environmentally benign compared with cadmium-containing materials.
Active Organic Material Supports Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution from Water
The new crystalline catalyst, based on a benzo-bis (benzothiophene sulfone) moiety, shows a much higher activity for photochemical hydrogen evolution than its amorphous or semicrystalline counterparts.
Simulated Martian Soil for Sale
Researchers can use the material to test food production techniques and other technologies for supporting expeditions and colonies.
"Paintable" Chemo Drug for Melanoma is Under Development
Topical delivery of chemotherapy may enable patients to side-step other painful and invasive procedures while targeting tumors in a more direct manner.
Are You an Expert with a Good Idea? DARPA Wants Your Help
DARPA hopes to accelerate revolutionary advances with online collaboration platform Polyplexus.
Mango-based Solution for Oil Sludge Cleanup has a Peel
Material derived from green mango peel extract and iron chloride breaks down toxins in oil sludge through chemical oxidation.
An Efficient Single-atom Gold-platinum Catalyst
The longer-lasting, higher-efficiency catalyst has major implications for the automobile industry.
Watch: Air-cooling Polymer Coating Applies Like Paint
A new, high-performance exterior polymer coating that can be applied like paint to act as a spontaneous air cooler. The innovation may represent an important tool in efforts to address the Earth’s changing climate.
New Bi-Functional Composite Could be New Treatment for Osteoarthritis
Researchers from the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, have developed an artificial bone that could be a new treatment method for osteoarthritis.
Watch: How Carbide Inserts Are Made
Carbide inserts are a critical metal machining commodity for a wide range of applications. See how carbide inserts are made in Sandvik Coromant's insert production facility at Gimo, Sweden.
Study: TV, Film Roles Underrepresent Women in STEM Careers
The Lyda Hill Foundation and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media at Mount Saint Mary’s University have teamed up to create a new study on the way movies and TV portray women in STEM careers.
Penn State to Develop Fast-Acting Foam to Treat Wounds
Penn State researchers are developing a foam that will quickly seal wounds inflicted on those in the battlefield or in isolated regions far from hospitals.
Researchers Preparing to Electrify the Great Barrier Reef
Hoping to repair damage to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia caused by coral bleaching and other factors, researchers are exploring whether or not electricity might accelerate its growth.
MIT Spinout Poised to Finally Clean Up Steel Production
Boston Metal, an MIT spinout company, is looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with steel production by replacing the ubiquitous blast furnace with an electrolytic cell.
A First: Hydrogen-embrittled Microfractures in Metal Captured in 3D
For the first time, researchers captured 3D images of microscopic cracks in a nickel alloy caused by hydrogen embrittlement.