Scientists Encode ‘Wizard of Oz’ in a Vanishingly Small Plastic
by Esther Robards-Forbes, University of Texas at Austin
Imagine scientists encode small plastic being able to hide an extremely complex encryption password or detailed financial information...
Designer Materials to Keep Plastic Out of Landfills
– By Alison Hatt
Scientists have designed a new material system to overcome one of the biggest challenges in recycling consumer products: mixed-plastic recycling. Their achievement will...
A Simple, Cheap Material for Carbon Capture, Perhaps from Tailpipes
by Robert Sanders, University of California - Berkeley
Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine—the main component of Formica—chemists have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way...
AI Tackles the Challenge of Materials Structure Prediction
by University of Cambridge
Researchers have designed a machine learning method that can predict the structure of new materials with five times the efficiency of the...
Making Hydropower Plants More Sustainable
Natel Energy, founded by sibling MIT alumni, is deploying hydropower systems with fish-safe turbines and other features that mimic natural river conditions.
Zach Winn | MIT News...
Storing Medical Information Below the Skin’s Surface
Specialized invisible dye, delivered along with a vaccine, could enable “on-patient” storage of vaccination history to save lives in regions where paper or digital...
Smart Clothes Go Green: The Next Revolution in Textile Electronics
What if you could monitor your heartbeat or detect the intensity of physical exercise by measuring your sweat using nothing but your t-shirt? While...
Hidden Distortions Trigger Promising Thermoelectric Property
UPTON, NY—In a world of materials that normally expand upon heating, one that shrinks along one 3D axis while expanding along another stands out....
Army Developed Multi-Filament Polymer for 3D Printing in the Field
The Army Research Lab at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland developed a new type of multi-polymer filament for desktop 3-D printers, saving money and facilitating fast...
New plant-derived composite is tough as bone and hard as aluminum
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
The material could pave the way for sustainable plastics.
The strongest part of a tree lies not in its trunk or its...
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