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Cathedral-Inspired Design Yields Lightweight Floor Slabs
Load-bearing concrete floor elements that are a mere two centimeters thick offer great stability without needing the reinforcements typically used in concrete construction.
Art of Paper-Cutting Inspires Self-Charging Paper Device
Despite advances in portable electronic devices, one thing remains constant: the need to plug them into a wall socket to recharge.
Non-Flammable Graphene Membrane Developed for Safe Mass Production
University of Arkansas researchers have discovered a simple and scalable method for turning graphene oxide into a non-flammable and paper-like graphene membrane that can be used in large-scale production.
CDC/WHO Ebola Guidelines Could Put Sewer Workers at Risk
Research from Drexel University and the University of Pittsburgh suggests that guidelines for safe disposal of liquid waste from patients being treated for the Ebola virus might not go far enough to protect water treatment workers from being exposed.
Graphene Helps Harvest Stem Cells for Nerve Regrowth
Inkjet-printed multi-layer graphene circuits affect the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into Schwann cells useful for damaged nerve repair.
Software-Enabled Buildings Can Be Delivered Instead of Built On Site
Blokable is a start-up company dedicated to the development of safe and software-enabled building that could be ordered and delivered rather than built on site.
New Starch Improves Plastic Biodegradability
A new starch-based film increases both biodegradability and water resistance for paper and other materials.
Graphene Coating That Changes Color When Deformed or Cracked
A team of researchers at Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research in Germany has developed a graphene coating that changes color when deformed or cracked.
New Radar Scanner Tests Wind Turbine Blades for Defects
Thanks to the innovative radar scanner from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF, defects in the material composition of the wind turbine blades can now be detected with far greater accuracy and visualized in a cross-sectional view, thereby saving costs in production and operation.
New Hybrid Inks for Printed, Flexible Electronics Without Sintering
Research scientists at the INM–Leibniz Institute for New Materials have developed a new type of hybrid inks that allow electronic circuits to be applied to paper directly from a pen.
A Moldable Scaffold for Bone
A team, including researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is developing a new material that can be used to replace skull bone lost to injury, surgery or birth defect.
Researchers Discover a Surprising Property of Glass Surfaces
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new technique to study the surface of different types of glass.
Deep Injection of Ethanol Plant CO2 Underway
The project demonstrates an integrated system for collecting CO2 from an ethanol production plant and for storage in a deep underground sandstone reservoir.
Fighter Jet Flies on 100 Percent Biofuel
A Saab Gripen D fighter has completed a series of test flights with 100 percent biofuel, demonstrating that the single-engine jet can be flown entirely with an alternative fuel.
Mathematical Model for Energy Storage Material Design
A mathematical model could help researchers design improved materials for storing electricity.
Fuzzy Fibers Foil Thermal Stress in Next-gen Rocket Engines
A new composite should aid the design of advanced rocket engine components that must withstand high-heat conditions.
Why Car Factories Now Have High-Quality Electron Microscopes
Powerful electron microscopes are extremely valuable in science laboratories. However, they are used elsewhere as well. For example, SEAT, a Spanish automotive manufacturer, decided to show how this powerful tool is used in the automotive industry.
Jumping Droplets Whisk Away Hotspots in Electronics
Engineers have developed a technology to cool hotspots in high-performance electronics using the same physical phenomenon that cleans the wings of cicadas.
Renewable Plastic Precursor Could Grow Cellulosic Biofuel Industry
A team of chemical and biological engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has found a way to produce from biomass a valuable compound used in plastic production that they estimate could lower the cost of ethanol produced from plant material by more than two dollars per gallon.
Wrapping Sponges in Graphene Nanoribbons Allows for Joule Heating to Help Clean up Oil Spills
A team of researchers with the University of Science and Technology of China has found a way to make sponges used to clean up oil spills in the ocean work better when soaking up heavy crude oil.