Turning plastic bottle waste into ultralight supermaterial
Scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have demonstrated a new way through which it is possible to convert plastic bottle waste into aerogels....
Startup shows how crop residue can generate useful products
Crop residue burning has begun in the Northern states, posing a threat to air quality in the region. While several measures are being tried...
Arizona company creates economically viable graphene concrete
Urbix Resources, an advanced graphite company based in Mesa, Arizona, has produced the first economically viable graphene-enhanced lightweight concrete, an achievement that represents an...
New method of producing optical materials reduces cost, improves performance
Scientists at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base have developed a new method that uses hot isostatic pressing (HIP) to drive the diffusion of transition metal ions...
Another step towards the hand prosthesis of the future
Throughout the years, different solutions have been emerged to reestablish information to individuals with limb amputation. In any case, this data is still a...
New 3D printed electric boat
Professor Namhun Kim in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at UNIST has recently developed a new 3D printed electric boat called...
Using biosensors to deliver personalized doses of antibiotics
A group of eight EPFL understudies has concocted a convenient biosensor that can gauge the measure of vancomycin in a patient's bloodstream, empowering specialists...
Genetically encoded oxygen sensor tracks changes in oxygen levels with very high sensitivity
In light of a protein from E. coli, researchers at Tokyo Tech have built up a fluorescent protein sensor ready to give ongoing data...
Engineered sand to purify stormwater
Stormwater runoff is often worsened by human activities and can contain nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants from fertilizers, pet and yard waste. Because stormwater flows...
New molecular wires for single-molecule electronic devices
Single molecule electronic devices are those in which individual molecules are utilized as active electronic components constitute a promising approach for the ultimate miniaturization...
Blurring the lines between virtual and reality
An EPFL student Hugo Hueber from computer science faculty has developed a virtual reality game that can be used in any environment, allowing for the same level...
Metamolds: Molding a mold
Scientists at the Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell’Informazione (ISTI-CNR) and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) have now developed a new...