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New Self-Adapting Material can 'Shapeshift' in Response to Applied Force

Inspired by how human bone and colorful coral reefs adjust mineral deposits in response to their surrounding environments, Johns Hopkins researchers have created a self-adapting material that can change its stiffness in response to the applied force.

17 Apr 2020

Flatter Graphene Sheet can Help Electrons Move Faster

Bumps on a road slow down our pace, so do corrugations in graphene to travelling electrons. By flattening the corrugations out, we help electrons move effectively faster through a graphene sheet.

17 Apr 2020

S.S. White Technologies Highlights Flexible Shafts for Drain Cleaning

S.S. White Technologies, the worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of flexible shafts and related assemblies, highlights its flexible shafts for drain cleaning applications.

From S.S. White Technologies Inc. 17 Apr 2020

New Technique Fabricates Ultrathin MXene Film for EMI Shielding

A Korean research team has developed a technology to fabricate an ultrathin material for electromagnetic interference shielding.

16 Apr 2020

Substances Inside van der Waals Nanobubbles Have Unusual Properties

Skoltech scientists modeled the behavior of nanobubbles appearing in van der Waals heterostructures and the behavior of substances trapped inside the bubbles.

16 Apr 2020

Developing a New Type of Oxygen Reduction Catalyst to Replace Platinum

Noble metals (e.g., platinum) are often used as catalysts in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of fuel cell cathodes.

16 Apr 2020

New Comfortable Fabric can Heat and Cool the Skin

Imagine a single garment that could adapt to changing weather conditions, keeping its wearer cool in the heat of midday but warm when an evening storm blows in. In addition to wearing it outdoors, such clothing could also be worn indoors, drastically reducing the need for air conditioning or heat.

16 Apr 2020

Novel Boron Material Synthesized by Microwave-Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition

Yogesh Vohra, Ph.D., uses microwave-plasma chemical vapor deposition to create thin crystal films of never-before-seen materials.

16 Apr 2020

Green Replacement for Water Cooled Condensers

The CondenSyn Waterless Air Condenser from Asynt is a proven ‘green’ replacement for water cooled condensers and suitable for greater than 95% of all chemical reflux applications.

From Asynt 16 Apr 2020

IPLEX™ NX Working Channel Solution Features Six Internal Retrieval Tools to Expand the Videoscope’s Capabilities

With similar functionality as a standard videoscope insertion tube, the IPLEX NX working channel scope is a useful backup while offering the versatility to detect and remove foreign object debris (FOD).

From Evident Corporation - NDT 16 Apr 2020

New Carbon Fiber Operating Table System Fit for 21st Century Surgery

Leading composites company, WIT-Composites of Poland, have launched a new operating theatre tabletop made out of very strong, lightweight carbon-composite materials. It has fittings that enable quick mechanical connectio...

From WIT-Composites 15 Apr 2020

Study Examines Sound Propagation in Quantum Gas

Sound waves reveal the unique properties of an ultracold quantum gas, a model system for describing certain superconductors and forms of nuclear matter.

15 Apr 2020

New Method Estimates Cloud Optical Properties for Solar Applications

The output of solar energy systems is highly dependent on cloud cover. While weather forecasting can be used to predict the amount of sunlight reaching ground-based solar collectors, cloud cover is often characterized in simple terms, such as cloudy, partly cloudy or clear.

15 Apr 2020

Cellulose Acetate Manuka Honey Nanofibrous Mats as Potential Wound Dressing

As instances of antibiotic resistance increase in the medical field, scientists are reexamining natural materials for their potential use in medicine. Honey has been used for thousands of years, from the time of Pharaohs for their effectiveness in treating wounds and burns.

15 Apr 2020

New "Intelligent Microsystem" for Faster, More Sustainable Industrial Chemistry

The synthesis of plastic precursors, such as polymers, involves specialized catalysts. However, the traditional batch-based method of finding and screening the right ones for a given result consumes liters of solvent, generates large quantities of chemical waste, and is an expensive, time-consuming process involving multiple trials.

15 Apr 2020