Dirty Diapers Can Replace Construction Materials in Building Affordable Housing, Study Says

Medicine & Technology May 24, 2023

As a solution to waste pollution, a team of researchers developed a type of concrete and mortar made of dirty diapers that can be used in constructing affordable housing. Read the article to learn more.

Generating Metal Oxides Using Epitaxial Strain Allows the Creation of Quantum Materials With Atomic Precision

May 23, 2023

Researchers have proven that stretching stubborn metals at the atomic level can lead to the creation of high-quality metal oxides. Read the article to find out more.

Hydrogel Materials Shrinks to Three-Dimensional Electronic Nanostructure Using Ultrafast Laser Patterning

Jan 19, 2023

A novel nanotechnology can shrink hydrogel materials into 3D electronic nanostructure using ultrafast lasers. Read on to know more about this news!

Fiber Actuator Developed Using Nanoscale Materials to Stimulate Muscle Structure, Function

Jun 06, 2022

Researchers devised a fiber actuator that can mimic muscle structure and function. Learn more including the use of materials with aligned nanoscale structure.

Molecules in Egg Carton Research Shows How Water Surfaces Produce Helpful Materials Like LED for Mobile Phones

Oct 18, 2021

Researchers have just used lasers to examine further how water surface may function as a template for the molecules' regular arrangement, not to mention what physiochemical mechanisms are triggering this.

Glass Bottles Much Worse for the Environment Than Plastic, Researchers Warn

Nov 20, 2020

A study recently warned manufacturing of glass bottles is very energy- and resource-intensive. Such a process is making the products four times worse for the environment than plastic bottles.

How Sun-Powered Chemistry Can Transform Carbon Dioxide Into Essential Products

Nov 12, 2020

Sunlight has recently been employed to convert waste carbon dioxide into needed chemicals essential to human health and comfort.

Research on Electrolysis Leads to a More Environmentally Friendly Way of Producing Cement

Oct 31, 2019

In a perfect world, using this technique would result to zero carbon dioxide emissions from the cement industry.

New Process Produces Virgin Quality Plastics from Plastic Waste

Oct 23, 2019

The new technique allows for a circular use of plastic materials that could potentially solve our evident plastic accumulation problem.

Insects Instigate Greener, Cheaper Membranes for Desalination

Jul 02, 2019

This case is the first-ever demonstration of MD membranes derived from intrinsically wetting materials

New Project Facilitates Identification of Material Data to Speed Material Discovery and Development

Jun 15, 2019

Researchers have modified the GT scheme to solve some advanced problems such as identifying highly distorted structures, distinguishing structures with substantial similarity and classifying complex crystal structures in materials big data

How the Electron Spins in Layered Materials Can Interact

Jun 14, 2019

Technologically, this phenomenon is essential since the electrical resistance of the two possible configurations is drastically different, which is known as the giant magnetoresistance effect