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The materials that will be game-changers in solar technology, medical applications, defense technologies and nanotechnology.
Sawdust super sponge soaks up oil spills
The sawmill waste that's sometimes tossed onto home garage floors to soak up oil spilled by amateur mechanics,…
Where are your winter boots on the snowflake scale?
A team of researchers from the iDAPT labs at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network are…
Scientists ‘bred’ nature to make silicon-carbon bonds
Scientists at Caltech 'bred' a bacterial protein to make man-made silicon-carbon bonds—a finding that has…
Environmentally-friendly wearable electronics developed
Wearable, textiles-based electronics present new possibilities for flexible circuits, healthcare and environment…
The secret of graphene is in science friction
Being the subject of widespread research mainly because of its individual combination of strength, electrical…
Richardson Electronics and United Silicon Carbide sign agreement
Richardson Electronics has announced a distribution agreement with United Silicon Carbide, a manufacturer for SiC…
‘Back to the Future’ inspired solar-powered clothing
A UCF scientist has developed filaments that harvest and store the sun's energy - and can be woven into textiles,…
Enzyme tweaking leads to biodegradable plastics
MIT chemists have determined the structure of a bacterial enzyme that can produce biodegradable plastics, an…
Magnetic material improves de-icing
Icy conditions can be deadly, whether you're flying into bad weather or too close to power transmission lines…
It seems that all the autumn leaves are falling…and you might want to pick…
Autumn leaves contain a range of interesting substances such as pigments, carbohydrates, proteins and compounds…