Tag: Plastic Star
Recycling Previously Unrecyclable Polyvinyl Chloride
by University of Michigan
Recycling Previously Unrecyclable Polyvinyl Chloride: PVC, or polyvinyl chloride, is one of the most produced plastics in the United States and the...
New Way to Print Microchip Patterns on Curvy Surfaces
by National Institute of Standards and Technology
New Way to Print Microchip Patterns on Curvy Surfaces: NIST scientist Gary Zabow had never intended to use candy...
The Future of Welding and Lightweight Vehicles
The Future of Welding and Lightweight Vehicles: Making vehicle structures out of a combination of metals and plastics could make them dramatically lighter, stronger,...
3D Printing Method to Fabricate Metal–Plastic Composites
Novel 3D Printing Method to Fabricate Complex Metal–Plastic Composite Structures: Three-dimensional (3D) metal–plastic composite structures have widespread potential applicability in smart electronics, micro/nanosensing, internet-of-things...
Biodegradable Paper Sensor Detects Spoiled Food
Biodegradable Paper Sensor Detects Spoiled Food: Smart paper packaging with built-in sensors could offer real-time warnings of spoiled food or temperature conditions likely to...
A Crystal Shape Conundrum is Finally Solve
Rice theorists’ method can predict shapes of crystals that lack symmetry
A Crystal Shape Conundrum is Finally Solve: A crystal’s shape is determined by its...
Novel Nanomaterial Catalyst Swaps Heat for Light
Novel Nanomaterial Catalyst Swaps Heat for Light: Researchers at Rice University have engineered a key light-activated nanomaterial for the hydrogen economy. Using only inexpensive...
Zinc Batteries are Great, Improvements to Compete with Lithium
by Tsinghua University Press
Zinc Batteries are Great, Improvements to Compete with Lithium: Zinc batteries potentially offer a much lower fire risk than their market-leading...
Probing Adhesion of ‘Tricky’ Materials at the Microscale
Probing Adhesion of ‘Tricky’ Materials at the Microscale: Scientists have been exploring and exploiting adhesion for centuries. Our knowledge of how to join surfaces...
How “2D” Materials Expand
Adam Zewe | MIT News Office
A new technique that accurately measures how atom-thin materials expand when heated could help engineers develop faster, more powerful electronic devices.
How...
