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ABS vs PLA Filament
If you didn’t already know it, Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and Polylactic acid (PLA) are two of the most popular filament materials used for fused deposition modeling 3D printing today. Using one rather than the other comes down to various attributes of the material and, in some cases, personal choice
Ferroelectric, Flexible Thin Films for Nonvolatile Memory Devices
Non-volatile memory devices can be developed with an ultra-thin oxide ferroelectric film deposited onto flexible polymer substrate.
Improved Plasma Process for 3D Objects
Plasmas have long been used in industry to clean surfaces or to process them such that materials like paints or glues adhere to them more effectively.
New 3-D Printing Method Creates Shape-Shifting Objects
A team of researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and two other institutions has developed a new 3-D printing method to create objects that can permanently transform into a range of different shapes in response to heat.
New Method for 3-D Printing Extraterrestrial Materials
When humans begin to colonize the moon and Mars, they will need to be able to make everything from small tools to large buildings using the limited surrounding resources.
Biological Applications of Nanoparticles
Nanotechnology is the study of the behavior and use of structures between 1 nanometer (nm) and 100 nm in size. To have a perspective about the sizes we are talking about, on the average a human hair is 90,000 nm thick and a sheet of regular paper is 100,000 nm thick.
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.