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Watch: Stretching the Limits with an Electrically Conductive Hydrogel
A metal carbide-hydrogel composite senses, stretches and heals like human skin for use in medicine and robotics.
A New Material for Splitting Water and Storing Solar Energy
Halide double perovskites are deemed promising photocatalytic materials since they absorb visible light better than titanium dioxide.
Blubber-Inspired Wetsuit Coating Allows Divers to Last in Frigid Water for Two to Three Hours
MIT researchers have developed a new wetsuit for rescue teams and Navy SEALs.
Environmentally-friendly Explosive Being Developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory and U.S. Army
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in Aberdeen, Maryland, have found a less toxic explosive material as a potential replacement for TNT (trinitrotoluene) in various munitions.
New York 'Ices Out' its Rats
New Yorkers have been waging a war on rats since the middle of the 18th century using as its weapon rodenticide. However, officials have added a new, more effective weapon to their arsenal: dry ice.
Chemists Find Greener, Cheaper Method for Producing Medication
Chemists from Princeton University and Merck & Co. Inc. have found a revolutionary way to produce an epilepsy drug with materials that are cheaper, work faster and are more environmentally friendly than the precious metals currently being used.
Plant Gene Shortcut Could be the Key to Producing Effective Biofuels
Researchers from the Center for Bioenergy Innovation (CBI) have found that an amino acid-producing enzyme has another use: producing biofuels.
Video: Recycled Plastic as Raw Material for New Volvos
At least 25 percent of the plastics used in every newly launched Volvo car will be made from recycled material after 2025.
Give 'em Credit: American Express Cards to be Made of Ocean Plastic
The financial services giant is collaborating with Parley, a group devoted to combating marine plastic pollution, to issue American Express Cards fabricated from plastic retrieved from oceans.
Shark Skin-inspired Surfaces Show Antibacterial Activity
An antibacterial material mimicking the diamond-like pattern of shark skin may take a bite out of the rising incidence of bacterial infections.
Watch the Making of 3D Graphene Foam
Rice University researchers created conductive 3D carbon blocks that can be shaped for applications.
Study Reveals Beliefs Held By General Public Concerning Ocean Pollution
Much of the general public assigns blame for the issue of ocean pollution on the government, retailers and industry, according to a study from the University of Plymouth.
Japan Passes Anti-Plastic Measure Without Including Penalties for Polluters
Following in the footsteps of other nations attempting to curb plastic pollution, Japan’s parliament unanimously approved a measure that would encourage businesses there to limit the use of microplastics in products such as cosmetics.
Fight Over Moon Dust from Neil Armstrong Goes to Court
A vial allegedly containing moon dust collected by astronaut Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 is now at the heart of a lawsuit filed by a woman claiming that the astronaut had gifted it to her when she was just 10-years old.
Video: Yellowcake Extracted from Seawater for the First Time
Acrylic fibers attract and hold onto dissolved uranium found naturally in the oceans.
A Study of Orange Peels Yields Useful Engineering Knowledge
Researchers from the University of Central Florida studied the complex layers of the orange peel to better understand how they work together to create microjets.
Concentrations of 29 Different Pharmaceuticals Found in York Rivers
Twenty-nine different pharmaceutical drugs — including antibiotics, antidepressants, antihistamines and medication for the treatment of diabetes and epilepsy, to name just a few — have been found in two rivers near York, in concentrations higher than some levels previously discovered throughout Europe and Asia.
A High-Tech Solution for Off-Tasting Wine
Scientists have just reported a new method for removing off-tasting wine substances that makes use of tiny magnetic particles.
ETFE-PV-Based Cells Provide a Lightweight, Flexible, Efficient and Possibly Disruptive Solar-Cell Alternative
Here’s a look at the potentially disruptive nature of ETFE on the PV Industry, beginning with recent PV history and trends in PV use today.
3M Introduces Elastic Blend Nonwoven Tape for Improved Conformability, Skin Breathability
The 3M™ Single Coated Medical Extended Wear Adhesive Nonwoven Tape on Liner is a pressure-sensitive adhesive that offers omnidirectional stretch for superior conformability and breathability.