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Appealing to Love of the Ocean to Curb Plastic Pollution
One solution, according to researchers, is to caution consumers in much the same way as cigarette companies warn about the dangers linked to smoking: with powerful images appearing on commonly used products.
Transparent and Translucent Technical Ceramics: Thinking Outside the Bulb
A common misconception of technical ceramics is that their physical color is a basic opaque shade of white. This article explores a family of technical ceramics that is optically translucent to nearly transparent.
Watch: China Plans Combustion Engine Car Ban, Researchers See the Future of A/C and Refrigeration, and a Better Way to Extract Sugar from Wood
Watch: China Plans Combustion Engine Car Ban, Researchers See the Future of A/C and Refrigeration and a Better Way to Extract Sugar from Wood
Sawdust to Help Fight Future Food Shortages
As concerns for future food shortages grow, thanks to a combination of increased population and a decrease in the availability of farmable land, Luke's Research Scientist Risto Korpinen believes that one solution could be found in a material occupying space in sawmills -- sawdust.
Burning Used Toilet Paper to Create Electricity
Currently, impossible amounts of used toilet paper collect in municipal sewage filters and eventually go through a composting process.
A Better Bio-Ink for 3D Bio-Printing
The efficient, low-cost fabrication of tissues and organs comes a step closer with a new hydrogel.
The Affordable Audiophile
Q&A with GraphAudio, a company aiming to utilize graphene to bring great sound to the masses.
Reducing Leather Pollution
To remedy the amount of pollution that goes into the manufacturing of leather products such as handbags and jackets, a team of researchers have worked on an environmentally-friendlier solution to the process.
New Research Starts to Understand the Optical Properties of Glass
The researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have been looking at the properties of stable glasses over a few years.
Johns Hopkins Sets New Record for Medical Delivery Drones
Publishing their results in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology, researchers were able to use the drones to transport human blood samples across the desert all while maintaining a safe temperature for the delicate cargo.
PEM Fuel Cell Design Eschews Platinum
A non-precious-metal catalyst reduces the amount of platinum used by 80 percent.
Fuji Pigment Developing Perovskite Quantum Dots
The research could expand the use of the technology in numerous applications
One-Step Process Efficiently Extracts Sugars from Bio-Waste
The petroleum-based constituents used in a multitude of consumer products can be replaced with renewable carbon sources.
Nanoparticles from Tattoo Ink Travel Inside Body, According to Study
According to researchers, despite finding a variety of particles in the skin, the smaller nanoparticles were the only ones settling in the lymph nodes — potentially causing periodic lymph node enlargement.
New Nanomaterials Could Lead to Scratch-proof Paint
A materials engineering discovery could lead to flexible, almost unbreakable smart devices, as well as scratch-proof paint for cars.
Engineering a Safer Sunscreen
A new, non-penetrating sunscreen developed at the University of Arizona prevents oxybenzone from penetrating the skin.
UK Slammed By UN Over Air Pollution
According to a recent report from the UN, the UK is failing to address the issue of air pollution.
See E-Skin Clothing, 3D-Printed Biomaterials That Degrade on Demand, and IBM Watson at the U.S. Open
Shirts that turn your body into an interactive controller, 3D printed biomaterials that degrade on-demand, and IBM Watson tracks the U.S. Open. Welcome to September, this is your Engineering360 news brief.
3D Printed Biomaterials Degrade on Demand
The materials, fabricated by means of stereolithographic printing, could be useful in designing microfluidic devices.
New Drone Swarming Tech Gets FAA Approval
New drone swarming technology developed by researchers from CU Boulder will allow one operator to pilot up to 30 drones at one time.