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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.
Laser System Can Detect Even the Smallest Methane Leak on a Gas Production Site
Researchers have developed a new laser-based system that can pinpoint exactly where tiny methane leaks are over a surface area of several square miles.
Fingerprint Drug Testing Study Reveals 1 in 10 People Have Traces of Class A Drugs on Their Fingerprints
Researchers from the University of Surrey who previously developed a fingerprint test to identify drug users have now developed a method for distinguishing between cocaine and heroin users and those merely exposed to the drugs via environmental factors.
Starbucks to Commit $10 Million to Develop Greener Coffee Cup
In a bid to create a coffee cup that is fully recyclable and compostable, coffee giant Starbucks is committing $10 million to the effort.
Affordable and Low-Tech Solutions to Improve Water Quality in Water Tanks Developed
Researchers from Michigan Tech’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department are focusing on developing new solutions to simplify the water purification process that are cheap, low tech, improve water quality and remove micropollutants while using renewable materials.
Antimicrobial Stainless Steel Coating Boosted with a Bit of Bleach
The N-halamine polymer-based coating loses some of its power after five cycles of washing but a wipe-down with a diluted bleach solution restores its antimicrobial activity.
New Robot Can Crawl Through Pipes and Detect Uranium Levels
These robots will be implemented at the U.S. Department of Energy’s former uranium enrichment plant in Piketon, Ohio and they will identify uranium deposits on pipe walls.
Cheaper 3D-printed Model Allows Medical Students to Practice Procedures
An inexpensive 3D-printed model of blood vessels has been found to be just as effective for medical students as the much more expensive models that are currently used.
Fast Charging of Electronics, Functional Fabrics by Candy Cane Supercapacitor
Combining conducting PEDOT polymer with PEO, an ion-storage polymer, formed a flexible candy cane-like architecture with a specific capacitance of 182 F/g.
ESA Looking at Ocean Plastic Pollution from Space
To better assess the severity of ocean plastic pollution, the European Space Agency (ESA) is taking a big-picture look at the issue…from space.
Chemical Cleanup with Heteropolymer Fiber Mats
Fiber mats composed of random heteropolymers and stabilized proteins effectively soak up and trap chemical pollution.
Finding the Optimal Metal Tubing for Medical and Critical Applications
Selecting the best alloy for a tubing application can be a daunting task considering the wide variety of stainless steel and metal alloys available.