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Breakthrough Technique for Building Optical Metamaterials
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a technique for creating entirely new classes of optical materials that could lead to "Star Trek"-esque technologies, such as light bending and cloaking devices.
Learning Opportunity: Hardness Testing for Metallurgical Applications
Buehler's complimentary hardness testing webinars will focus on metallurgical applications and case studies.
Fluidic Window with Tunable Shading Also Captures Solar Energy
The switchable, ultrathin suspended particle device was developed for large-area integration with smart facades.
Watch: Self-Healing Fungus Could Fix America’s Crumbling Infrastructure
A new self-healing fungi concrete, co-developed by researchers at Binghamton University of the State University of New York may be the key to fixing America’s crumbling infrastructure. The self-healing fungi concrete could help fix the cracks in aging concrete permanently.
Online Database Pinpoints Riches Hidden in Europes's Landfills, Scrapyards
The project, called ProSum, identifies where the billions of euros worth of aluminum, copper and gold might be mined annually.
Are Fallout Shelters Still Viable?
Aging fallout shelters leftover from the Cold War have not been maintained in the decades following their construction, which begs the question: Where do we go in the event of a nuclear attack or other such disaster?
Newly Developed Method Allows Researchers to Screen Millions of Human Antibodies
Researchers have developed a new method for screening a person’s set of antibodies for rapid therapeutic discovery.
Measuring Mechanical Properties of 2D Monolayer Materials Achieved
Researchers have succeeded in characterizing the mechanical properties of free-standing single-atom-thick membranes of graphene.
New Catalyst for Recycling Carbon Dioxide
Development of an efficient carbon dioxide reduction electrocatalyst offers enhanced scope for converting this greenhouse gas into value-added chemicals and fuels.
China Develops 'World's Largest' Air Purifier
In an effort to improve overall air quality for those living in the Chinese city of Xian, Chinese officials have recently unveiled what is thought to be the world’s largest air purifier.
Enhancing Light Absorption by Graphene
Improved light absorption would enable manufacturers to use graphene in light detectors, touchscreens, glucose testing meters and water filtration systems.
Skin Conformal Cardiac Electrodes Inspired by Grasshoppers
The soft, elastic electrode allows signals from the heart and brain to be recorded in high quality.
The Evolution of Your Carbon Monoxide Detector
The vast improvement in sensor development in the 20th century now makes carbon monoxide detectors relatively inexpensive and very reliable.
Chernobyl Getting Second Life as Solar Farm
Although uninhabitable due to toxic levels of radiation in both the air and the soil, Chernobyl, Ukraine — the site of the worst nuclear accident in human history — will play host to a future solar plant.
Iron-based Catalyst Improves Hydrogen Economics
A new strategy replaces expensive noble metal catalysts with an iron catalyst for hydrogen production.
Inexpensive Health Monitor Based on Graphene Emulsion
An electrically conductive liquid derived from an emulsion of graphene, water and oil has been used to design wearable health monitors for deployment in resource-limited areas.
A New Kind of Paper that Can be Reused Multiple Times
A new type of paper — developed by researchers from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing Tech University and Northwestern Polytechnical University (all in China) — that can be erased and printed on many times could have potential consequences for the environment.
7 Materials that Only Exist or are Made in Space
Here are several examples of materials that are not made or cannot be reproduced on earth. Many of these "space materials" have unique structures and properties.
Researchers Developing New Material to Prevent Wind Turbine Damage
Often exposed to extreme climate conditions that can erode efficiency, wind turbines are in the midst of getting a makeover thanks to researchers from Spain's Universitat Jaume I of Castellón
Want to Climb Like Spiderman? The Secret is in Gecko Toes
Some animals, such as geckos, can easily climb up walls and across ceilings. But currently, no material exists that allows everyday people to scale walls or traverse ceilings as effortlessly. Now, scientists say a dry adhesive could someday make it easier to defy gravity.