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Edges and Corners Increase Catalytic Converter Efficiency
Researchers from Germany and Sweden have demonstrated a pathway to improving the exhaust gas cleaning efficiency of catalytic converters: give them an edge.
Sustainability of Recycled Concrete Aggregate
Researchers examined methods to improve the sustainability of recycled concrete aggregate from construction and demolition waste.
A Slippery Solution for Water Harvesting
Both pitcher plants and rice leaves inspired the design of a slippery rough surface that outperforms state-of-the-art liquid-repellent surfaces in water harvesting applications.
Watch: Wearable Medical Electronics, Cyber Defense Tool, Protecting Coral Reefs
In today's news highlights, wearable medical electronics, cyber defense tools and protecting coral reefs.
'Designer Flypaper' Targets Disease
A new process for creating ultrathin, self-assembling sheets of synthetic materials with selective binding properties has the power to detect or inactivate pathogens.
Chinese Government Previews Mega Bridge
Nine years in the making, the world's longest sea bridge, connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China, made its debut this week thanks to a preview offered by the Chinese government.
Heat Exchangers: Your Questions Answered
Four of the most common questions about Hexoloy silicon carbide (SiC) and its use for fabricating shell-and-tube heat exchangers.
Tin Selenide Nanostructures Show Promise for Thermoelectric Energy Conversion
Tin selenide nanostructures and thin films may be useful for miniaturized, low-cost thermoelectric and cooling devices.
A Breakthrough for Metallic Glass
Researchers have transcended the limitation of critical casting thickness through an innovative additive manufacturing technique.
Dendrite Mitigating Silicone Anode in Lithium Batteries Found to Improve Safety and Extend Life
Arizona State University (ASU) and Rice University researchers have developed a way to stop dendrites from forming in high energy density lithium metal batteries.
Protecting Coral Reefs with Floating Film
An ultra-thin surface film shows promise as a tool to protect the Great Barrier Reef from the impacts of coral bleaching.
Artificial Meteor Showers Will Soon be for Sale
Consumers will soon be able to purchase an artificial meteor shower thanks to a private Japanese-based space company.
Pothole Detection Using Embedded Self-powered Wireless Sensors
Reporting potholes on roadways to the proper authorities may no longer be the responsibility of drivers if a joint project involving University at Buffalo computer scientists and researchers from China's Chang'an University comes to pass.
Movable Silicon ‘Lenses’ Bring Us One Step Closer to a Neutron Microscope
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Canada’s University of Waterloo researchers teamed up to a create a new neutron interferometry method for nondestructively examining internal material structures from 1nm to 10 microns.
The Boring Company to Sell Life-Sized, Lego-Like Bricks
In a scheme meant to help fund its ongoing underground tunneling projects, The Boring Company will soon be selling life-sized, ‘Lego-like blocks,’ according to a recent announcement from Elon Musk.
Watch How Light Boosts Chemical Production by Yeast
Optogenetic technology increased isobutanol production by a genetically modified strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae increased fivefold.
Harvesting Near-Earth Asteroids to Fuel Human Expansion into Space
Private space companies Planetary Resources and Deep Space Industries aim to identify, extract and refine materials from near-Earth asteroids, creating a plentiful supply of affordable in-space resources to drive the expansion of human activity in space.
Newly Developed Metal Alloy for Bone Implants has the Same Elasticity as Human Bones
A newly developed alloy processing technique produces solid and durable implants that are perfect for the human body.
Polymer Mat "Baits, Hooks and Destroys" Water Pollutants
A polymer mat has the ability to fish biologically harmful contaminants from water through a strategy known as “bait, hook and destroy.”
Study Finds That Floating Island of Plastic Debris in the Pacific Larger Than Previously Feared
According to a report published this week, an island of plastic waste floating in the Pacific has become so big it now rivals the size of France, Spain and Germany combined.