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Reversible Coordination Polymers Are Created
Light and heat are used to create coordination polymers.
Research Team Develops Synthetic Opal Material
Color-changing material is made with common polymers.
3D-Printed Membranes Could Advance the Technology
University researchers say they could create almost any type of pattern quickly and inexpensively.
Designing More Durable Concrete
Today’s concrete is a random assemblage of crushed rocks and stones bound together by a cement paste.
Household Water Recycling System to Be Tested in Germany
At the core of the i.WET system is the separation of less and more heavily contaminated wastewater in the household.
Appalachian Coal Ash a Rich Source of Rare Earth Elements
The question of what to do with the nation's aging retention ponds and future coal ash waste has been a contentious issue.
"Liquid Wire" Inspired by Spider Webs
Researchers have created composite fibers in the laboratory that extend like a solid and compress like a liquid, just like the spider's capture silk.
A Better Catalyst for Converting Gas into Polymer Precursors
The oxybromination of methane can already be carried out today using reaction accelerators. However, they typically generate large quantities of unwanted products.
Robotically Fabricated Pavilion Takes Shape in London
The Elytra Filament Pavilion is a canopy of tightly woven carbon fiber cells created using a novel robotic production process.
Removing the Risk from Robot-Human Interactions
Robots with soft actuators are typically tethered by pneumatic hoses, restricting their radius of motion.
New Thermal Coating Protects Flight Decks
Specialist teams from across the Aircraft Carrier Alliance have developed a thermal coating from aluminum and titanium that can withstand temperatures of up to 1,500°C.
Fukushima Is "Wake-Up Call" to Improve Monitoring of Spent Fuel Pools: NAS
The committee recommended improvements including hardened and redundant physical surveillance systems such as cameras and radiation, pool temperature and water-level monitors.
Aerosols Can Cool Climate, But Won't Solve Global Warming
Injecting aerosol particles into the stratosphere proved extremely efficient as a climate-cooling method.
Laser Surface Preparation Yields Superior Joining of Composites, Aluminum
The team found that using a laser to remove layers of material from surfaces prior to bonding improves the performance of the joints and provides a path toward automation for high-volume use.
Shipborne Coal a Threat to Marine Life
Coal dust enters the marine environment at loading and storage facilities, when it is blown or washed into the sea, during transport and, less commonly, in shipping disasters.
"Diamond-Like" Coating Could Extend Wind Turbine Drivetrain Life
Due to the strenuous environment inherent in wind turbine drivetrains, key components are prone to failure, meaning turbines require regular maintenance that drives up the price of wind energy.
Graphene Boosts Strength, Elasticity of Rubber
Adding 0.1% graphene made the rubber 50% stronger.
Ford Tests CO2-Based Foams
Use of captured carbon in place of petroleum as a plastic foam feedstock potentially helps reduce CO2 in two ways.
Japanese Researchers Closer to Determining Fukushima Re-criticality Risk
Stainless steel tubes filled with boron carbide are used to control energy output in boiling water reactors, including at Fukushima Daiichi, as boron absorbs neutrons resulting from splitting atoms.
Genetic Potential of Oil-Eating Bacteria from BP Spill Decoded
Scientists catalogued the genes of numerous bacteria from the BP oil spill to figure out how microbes gobble up the complex mix found in oil.