PEEK HPV Delivers Enhanced Equipment Performance in Oil and Gas Operations
The oil and gas industry demands materials that can operate reliably in environments consistently exposed to heat, pressure, abrasion, and chemicals. Bearing-grade PEEK HPV...
Renewable rice robots offer appetising role for the future
Scientists at the University of Bristol have created soft robots from rice paper which biodegrades safely within 32 days.
The team has discovered that the...
Defects in 2D material could serve as quantum bits
Carbon-doped hexagonal boron nitride shows promise as quantum tech platform
Scientists across the world are working to make quantum technologies viable at scale ⎯ an...
New fuel cell could enable electric aviation
These devices could pack three times as much energy per pound as today’s best EV batteries, offering a lightweight option for powering trucks, planes,...
New Cooling Tech Could Curb Data Centers’ Rising Energy Demands
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new cooling technology that could significantly improve the energy efficiency of data centers...
Researchers develop living material from fungi
Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Empa researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own...
Ultra-thin tin sulfide sheets for next-generation electronics
A team of researchers from Tohoku University, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), and Cambridge University have demonstrated a new way to...
Window-sized device taps the air for safe drinking water
MIT engineers developed an atmospheric water harvester that produces fresh water anywhere — even Death Valley, California.
Today, 2.2 billion people in the world lack...
How to Enhance Polymer Properties Through Crosslinking
Do you know what makes crosslinked polymers an edge above linear polymers?
Linear polymers have long chains held by weaker van der Waals force or...
Plastic-like materials that dissolve in the sea
Supramolecular materials that fully degrade when soaked in saltwater have the potential to help address the microplastics pollution crisis.
Microplastics—small fragments of plastics less than...