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Scientists Create Thin Film for E-Skin Display
Researchers in Japan have created an ultrathin, ultraflexible film layer that will enhance e-skin display.
Researchers Develop Means to Create Protein-Mimicking Polymers
The synthetic versions could be more stable and long lasting, which was the impetus to develop the sequence-defined polymers.
Coating Offers 90-Month Fouling Control
The coating is designed for deep sea vessels and has been trialed in high-risk fouling routes between the Arabian Gulf and South East Asia.
Inflatable Habitat "BEAMed" Up to the ISS
Expandable habitats are designed to take up less room on a rocket, but provide greater volume for living and working in space once expanded.
Handheld Surgical "Pen" Prints Human Stem Cells
Using a hydrogel bio-ink to carry and support living human stem cells the pen delivers a cell survival rate in excess of 97%.
Fiber Laser Could Advance Remote Sensing of Greenhouse Gases
What is special about the laser is that it not only can change wavelengths, but it can be tuned over a very large wavelength range.
Amorphous Steel Alloy Is Incredibly Impact Resistant
Testing showed the alloy can withstand pressure and stress of up to 12.5 giga-Pascals without undergoing permanent deformation.
One of the World's Largest Timber Towers Proposed for London
The use of timber as a structural material in tall buildings is an area of emerging interest for its variety of potential benefits, the most obvious being that it is a renewable resource.
Portable Transformers Could Facilitate Renewable Installations
Transportable energy storage and power conversion systems would make it cost effective to rapidly install solar, wind and geothermal energy systems in even remote locations.
Model Accurately Gauges Spring Thaw and its Effect on Roads
A major problem with seasonal vehicle-weight restrictions is that conditions under the roadway are hard to predict.
"Laser Tweezers" Used to Assemble Micro Components
To assemble the microscopic components, the team utilized optical tweezers, the arms of which are made up of strongly focused light.
Ski Design Inspired by Turtle Scales
When the skis bend in a turn, the plates come together and the ski stiffens, allowing the skier to execute precise turns. As the skier comes out of the turn, the gap reopens, making the ski flexible.
Color-Changing Fabric Could Shield Soldiers from View
The fabric is created by spray coating a solution of PG3/toluene onto the surface of a conductive fabric as the working electrode.
Nanostructures Could Lead to Self-Cleaning Clothes
The technology is based on coating textile with copper and silver-based nanostructures.
3D-Printed Structure with Active Chemistry
American University team prints active chemistry.
Transparent Wood Material Developed for Buildings, Solar Cells
The KTH project introduces a way to use optically transparent wood on a large scale.
Laundered Gym Clothes Don't Leach Much Nanosilver
While silver nanoparticles and coatings leach from commercially available garments during laundering, the levels are insufficient to keep the nanoparticles from doing their intended job.
Metal Foams May Be Effective for Fire and Heat Protection
Researchers developed lightweight CMFs that may be effective in insulating against high heat.
EPA Proposes Phaseout of Some Hydrofluorocarbons
As part of the proposal, EPA intends to expand the agency’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program list of climate-friendly alternatives.
Researchers Develop Stronger Titanium Alloy
Using electron microscopes and atom probe imaging, researchers were able to peer deep inside the titanium alloy's nanostructure to better understand its composition.