Acetone experiences Leidenfrost effect, no hotplate needed
A 2-mm diameter acetone droplet in the Leidenfrost state on a 70 C water bath.
Credit: Stoffel D. Janssens
In doing his due diligence, cleaning his...
Graphene-like materials printed with inkjet printer
Researchers team has developed inks made of graphene-like materials for inkjet printing. New black phosphorous inks are compatible with conventional inkjet printing techniques for...
Creating a color printer that uses a colorless, non-toxic ink inspired by nature
his image of a squirrel was printed in color by controlling the thickness of a colorless ink deposited on a thin film.
Credit: American Chemical...
High-speed camera captures dancing droplets for scientific ‘photo album’
Water droplet patterns were captured by a high-speed camera at Cornell University.
Credit: Cornell University
The splash from rain hitting a windowpane or printer ink hitting...
Growing organs a few ink drops at a time
This is a photograph of a 3-D hydrogel construct obtained through drop-on-drop multi-material bioprintinig.
Credit: Osaka University
Printed replacement human body parts might seem like science...
Completely new kind of polymer could lead to artificial muscles, self-repairing materials
Northwestern University researchers have developed a new hybrid polymer with removable supramolecular compartments, shown in this molecular model.
Credit: Mark E. Seniw, Northwestern University
Imagine a...
How to decrease the mass of aircrafts
This is an engine fan with carbon-fiber cover.
Credit: Aleksander Babkin
Members of the Department of Chemistry of Lomonosov Moscow State University have created unique polymer...
Metal-organic frameworks used as looms
The metal-organic framework is set up like a sandwich (a). The molecular textile layer is woven in an active layer that is embedded between...
New method for making invisible brushes that repel dirt
Drexel materials scientist Christopher Li, PhD, reports a new way for making polymer nanobrushes that equates to growing a lawn by rolling out sod...
Two-dimensional polymer breakthrough that could revolutionize energy storage
NUS PhD student Mr Liu Wei showing the two-dimensional graphene-like polymer (left), and a piece of carbon paper coated with the novel material (right).
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Hydrogen in your pocket? New plastic for carrying and storing hydrogen
Ketone (fluorenone) polymer can fix hydrogen via simple electrolytic hydrogenation in water at room temperature and release hydrogen when heated to 80 degrees C.
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