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Spirulina-derived biodegradable plastics are compostable in your backyard
Derived entirely from powdered blue-green cyanobacteria cells called spirulina, the researchers applied both heat and pressure to transform spirulina powder into assorted shapes.
Adhesive additive eases a sticky recycling issue
Adhesive residue left on recyclable materials can now be dissolved with degradable polymers.
Berry Global rolls out new version of NorDiVent film
The film for powdered products now incorporates up to 50% recycled plastic content.
Benefits of electropolishing for the medical industry
From implantable devices to surgical instruments, electropolishing offers medical device manufacturers a reliable, high-quality, ultraclean surface finish that improves fit, finish and function — and yields better patient outcomes.
Corrosion and BlueStream announce subsea monopile corrosion protection
ICCP-SAM is designed to remotely install ICCP anodes on monopile foundations of all sizes, anywhere on the foundation and even in the roughest ocean conditions.
Octopus-inspired patch delivers drugs, heals wounds
To mimic the mechanism used by the blue-ringed octopus, the team designed a patch featuring hydrogel suction cups and microneedles composed of silk fibroin and F127 hydrogel.
Seaweed-based electronic skin can track human vital signs
To potentially pave the way for environmentally friendly wearables that measure vital signs, researchers created graphene capsules composed of a solid seaweed/graphene gel layer surrounding a liquid graphene ink core.
Pressure and steam combo creates shrimp with fewer allergens
The new approach, according to the researchers, involves reverse-pressure sterilization to manufacture a less-allergenic shrimp product.
Water disinfection in 60 seconds
A recyclable metallic powder quickly inactivates waterborne bacteria when exposed to sunlight.
IAEA approves Fukushima water release plan
Plans to release treated water stored at the damaged nuclear power plant into the ocean will have a negligible radiological impact on people and the environment.
Measuring thermal expansion in solids
To understand thermal stresses, one must examine thermal expansion. Heat added to a material increases the vibrations in the atoms, causing them to take up more physical space. Therefore, the material actually grows in size as it is heated.
Researchers seek to boost supply chains by recovering valuable materials from water
To obtain the materials needed to manufacture products such as batteries, magnets in electric motors, catalysts, nuclear reactors and other carbon-free energy technologies, the team is calling water an overlooked potential source of said materials.
A botanical fix for pharma pollutants in wastewater
A plant-based metal organic framework efficiently captures and degrades pharmaceutical molecules found in local municipal wastewater.
Video: A guide to planning asteroid mining missions
A new web-based tool simplifies the search for near-Earth asteroids that pose promising targets for resources essential in space manufacturing.
Water-soluble bag developed for dry construction materials
SolmixBag is a one-ply paper bag created to store and transport dry construction materials such as cement and dry mix mortar products.
Collaboration with nature yields fungus-based building material
The team used thread-like strands of fungi, dubbed mycelium, to create these biodegradable and renewable materials for the construction and manufacturing industries.
Carnegie Mellon prints seaweed-derived actuators
These seaweed actuators, according to their developers, can extend, bend, twist and can be combined to create structures for gripping and positioning.
Coating kills bacteria at hospitals
Researchers from the University of Nottingham in the U.K. used chlorhexidine, which is often used by dentists to treat mouth infections and for pre-surgical cleaning, to coat the polymer acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS).
Material changes color when medications get too warm
To develop their proof of concept, the team incorporated the color-changing materials into a vial lid featuring a QR code.
KRÜSS presents a new tensiometer and a QC solution for wettability testing
A new tensiometer for interfacial analysis and the world's first instrument for measuring 3D contact angle were recently introduced.