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Chemically altered lignin combined with polyacrylonitrile strengthens carbon fiber while making it even lighter in weight. Recycled Plastics Boost Properties of Carbon Fiber: The second...

By Rachel Crowell The animals could inspire the creation of strong, but lightweight new materials Sea urchin skeletons may owe some of their strength to a common...

By Michelle Revels Manufacturing Metal-Organic Framework-Based Composites for Efficiency: Dr. Qingsheng Wang, associate professor and George Armistead ‘23 Faculty Fellow in the Artie McFerrin Department...

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Material that can Learn Like the Brain: EPFL researchers have discovered that Vanadium Dioxide (VO2), a compound used in electronics,...

Fresh evidence that water can change from one form of liquid into another, denser liquid, has been uncovered by researchers. The research was carried out...

Rechargeable Grid Storage Batteries: Over the past few years, scientists have been hard at work trying to develop rechargeable zinc-manganese dioxide batteries into a...

by University of Turku Plastic that is Degradable and Highly Recyclable: A research group headed by senior researcher Jianwei Li at the MediCity Research Laboratory has...

by National Institute of Standards and Technology Potential Bioindicators for Monitoring Plastic Pollution: With an estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste escaping to our...

Geoff Giordano | How to Avoid Costly Mistakes in Injection Molding: Keeping moldability front of mind from the outset of an injection molding project can save...

Compost to computer Using Bio-Based Materials: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — What do corncobs and tomato peels have to do with electronics? They both can...