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Self-healing concrete: 4X more durable; cracks fill before causing structural...
uses enzyme found in red blood cells… longer-lasting concrete would reduce CO2 emissions Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are using an enzyme found in red blood cells to create...
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Honeybees’ hairy abdomens show how to save energy, reduce wear on materials
Watching honeybees buzz among flowers, it’s easy to see how the expression “busy as a bee” arose. One of many movements a bee’s body makes is the repetitive curving and straightening of its abdomen....
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Incorporating nanomaterials into traditional cement improves water and...
“The role of nanoparticles in this application has not been understood before now, so this is a major breakthrough” Forces of nature have been outsmarting the materials we use to build our...
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Metallic ‘wood’ manufacture now 20K times more scalable; inverted crack...
Natural wood remains a ubiquitous building material because of its high strength-to-density ratio; trees are strong enough to grow hundreds of feet tall but remain light enough to float down a river...
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Novel heat-management material keeps computers running cool
UCLA engineers have demonstrated successful integration of a novel semiconductor material into high-power computer chips to reduce heat on processors and improve their performance. The advance greatly...
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Tiny but mighty precipitates toughen a structural alloy
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have found a way to simultaneously increase the strength and ductility of an alloy by...
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Editing light-emitting organic molecules via surface modification
Many researchers in the field of materials science constantly seek novel and versatile platforms that can be used to tailor materials to match their intended use. One example of this are covalent...
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Researchers discover inorganic material with lowest thermal conductivity ever...
A collaborative research team, led by the University of Liverpool, has discovered a new inorganic material with the lowest thermal conductivity ever reported. This discovery paves the way for the...
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New polymerization technique simultaneously cures and vascularizes; speeds up...
Researchers have developed a new polymerization technique to simultaneously cure and vascularize high-performance materials in a matter of minutes instead of days. The technique is inspired by...
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New reusable shock absorber shows promise in lab tests
University at Buffalo engineers are reporting a new energy dissipation device that they say could have far-reaching applications in transportation safety. The device utilizes low-cost metallic...
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