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From old jeans to new T-shirt
The technical hurdles to recycling clothing made of cotton have been too high in the past, but now a team of researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research...
Researchers develop a graphene oxide-based rapid test to detect infections
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM have joined forces with partners in industry and healthcare to develop a handy graphene oxide-based sensor platform to detect acute...
Disposed PPE could be turned into biofuel, study shows
Plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) can, and should, be transformed into renewable liquid fuels—according to a new study, published in the peer-reviewed Taylor & Francis journal Biofuels.
Analyzing pros and cons of two composite manufacturing methods
Airplane wings and wind turbine blades are typically created using bulk polymerization in composite manufacturing facilities. They are heated and cured in enormous autoclaves and heated molds as big as...
Simplified circuit design could revolutionize how wearables are manufactured
Researchers have demonstrated the use of a ground-breaking circuit design that could transform manufacturing processes for wearable technology.
For solar boom, scrap silicon for this promising mineral
Engineers have found that photovoltaic wafers in solar panels with all-perovskite structures outperform photovoltaic cells made from state-of-the-art crystalline silicon, as well as perovskite-silicon tandem cells, which are stacked pancake-style...
Semiconductor manufacturing techniques employed for new gamma-ray detector
NASA astrophysicists and engineers are adapting detectors used by earthbound supercolliders and creating them the same way electronics companies produce all modern consumer devices, including cell phones and laptops.
Hydrogel paves way for biomedical breakthrough
Published in Advanced Functional Materials, a University of Sydney team of biomedical engineers has developed a plasma technology to robustly attach hydrogels—a jelly-like substance which is structurally similar to soft...
U.S. Navy, Air Force hold unannounced exercise in Black Sea
The U.S. Navy and Air Force completed an unannounced joint training drill over the Black Sea, the U. S. 6th Fleet announced on Monday.
Safer, longer-lasting energy storage requires focus on interface of advanced materials
Scientists seeking ways to improve a battery's ability to hold a charge longer, using advanced materials that are safe, stable and efficient, have determined that the materials themselves are only...
The best can openers for convenient cooking
Open sesame. (Austin Kehmeier via Unsplash/)Whether you’re looking to upgrade your kitchen tools or want to try out some new gadgets just for fun, these can openers will be an efficient way...
Bath bomb sets for a luxurious soak
Sit back and relax. (Jared Rice via Unsplash /)It’s important to take time for yourself, and a healthy way to do that is with a nice long bath. A long soak is...
Never-before-seen bacterium found at Arnold Arboretum
Researchers have discovered new life — a never-before-seen bacterium — in a novel environment, one created by humans and spreading rapidly around the globe, at Harvard University’s Arnold Arboretum. The new species is...
Light shines on chemical production method
A team of researchers from Japan has demonstrated a light-based reaction that yields high numbers of the base chemical component required to produce bioactive compounds used in common industry products....
Blackjack: Can a quantum strategy help bring down the house?
Now researchers have shown that the weird, quantum effects of entanglement could theoretically give blackjack players even more of an edge, albeit a small one, when playing against the house.
Novel magnetic stirrer speaks to lab equipment
A small device, called 'Smart Stirrer', performed a function of a conventional laboratory stir bar, has an integrated microprocessor and various sensors capable of wireless and autonomous report the conversion...
Sous vide cookers for making gourmet meals with ease
Perfect cooks every time. (Amazon/)Sous vide is an innovative cooking process that got its start in the 1960s as a method of preserving food. Meals are vacuum-sealed in plastic and then submerged in...
Retro cassette players for people who like it old-school
Listen to the classics. (Jon Tyson via Unsplash/)There has always been something to say for the cassette tape. Even if you didn’t grow up in the age when a No. 2 pencil...
Novel approach improves graphene-based supercapacitors
Demand for integrated energy storage devices is growing rapidly as people rely more and more on portable and wireless electronics, and the global need grows for clean energy sources such...
Jerry O’Connell: ‘The Secret’ is coming out now for a reason
Jerry O'Connell said his new positive-thinking film, "The Secret: Dare to Dream," is coming out just when the world needs it.
A new test to investigate the origin of cosmic structure
Many cosmologists believe that the universe's structure is a result of quantum fluctuations that occurred during early expansion. Confirming this hypothesis, however, has proven highly challenging so far, as it...
Javier Baez walk-off single leads Cubs over Pirates in extras
Javier Baez smacked a single through the middle of the diamond to plate David Bote and lead the Chicago Cubs to a walk-off, extra-innings triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Scientists identify new catalysts for more efficient water splitting
A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have discovered the parameters that determine the efficiency of a class of low-cost catalysts called spinel oxides—a discovery...
Researchers develop technique for processing surfaces on an atomic scale
Nobody can shoot a bullet through a banana in such a way that the skin is perforated but the banana remains intact. However, on the level of individual atomic layers,...
New method to measure vibrational frequencies in molecular hydrogen ions
An international research collaboration headed by VU-scientist Jeroen Koelemeij developed a new method to measure vibrational frequencies in the molecular hydrogen ion at four hundred times higher precision than before....
Scientists find new deformation mechanism of bulk metallic glass composites
Bulk metallic glass composites (BMGCs) containing in-situ formed β-Ti dendrites are promising for many applications. However, it remains challenging to effectively tune their microstructures and mechanical properties for application.
New study sheds light on designing of heterogeneous catalysts for selective carbon dioxide photoreduction
The use of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) as heterogeneous catalysts for photocatalytic CO2 reduction has attracted significant attention owing to their well-defined structure, high surface area and structural modularity.
Calculating the benefits of exascale and quantum computers
A quintillion calculations a second. That's one with 18 zeros after it. It's the speed at which an exascale supercomputer will process information. The Department of Energy (DOE) is preparing...