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Harvesting unused mechanical energy in the environment
A new concept in energy harvesting could capture energy that is currently mostly wasted due to its characteristic…
Electronics and multimaterial printer on Kickstarter
The 3D printer is an item that has been attracting makers for some years now. As time advances, along with…
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,…
Large-scale Polyethylene plant project in the US
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received an order for supply of systems to support a large-scale polyethylene…
Radioactive accessories – from watches to pens
Parker Pen designer Walter Bieger developed a series of “Dream Pens,” in 1958, three of which the company later…
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…
Spectrum of light captured through infrared
Ultra-high quality optical cavities for the elusive mid-infrared spectral region, has been built by researchers led…