Tag: Materials Science
UArizona Chemists Develop Flame Retardant Sulfur Plastics from Fossil Fuel Waste
UArizona Chemists Develop Flame Retardant Sulfur Plastics from Fossil Fuel Waste
The new material is flame retardant, unlike almost all other plastics on...
The secret of the Stradivari violin confirmed
New research co-authored by a Texas A&M University scientist has confirmed that renowned violin maker Antonio Stradivari and others treated their instruments with chemicals...
New salts raise the bar for lithium ion battery technology
At the Monash University School of Chemistry, scientists under the leadership of Professor Doug MacFarlane and Dr. Mega Kar working with local company Calix...
New technology will allow important metals to be made more efficiently
By adding combinations of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms to stubborn, hard-to-evaporate metals like tungsten and platinum, University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers were...
Meringue-like material could make aircraft as quiet as a hairdryer
Scientists have developed a material to make jet engines as quiet as a hairdryer. The material is incredibly light, meringue-like material cuts aircraft noise...
‘Vegan spider silk’ provides sustainable alternative to single-use plastics
Researchers have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable material that could replace single-use plastics in many consumer products. The material is home compostable and can...
Shampoo bottle that empties completely, every last drop
Engineers at The Ohio State University have invented a coating to help soap pour out of plastic bottles more easily. Here, a drop of...
Clearing the way for real-world applications of superhydrophobic surfaces
Water droplets rolling on a superhydrophobic surface. The repellency of a superhydrophobic surface immersed in water causes a depression in the water, and the...
Scientists discover new phenomenon in the field of gas-solid interactions
Three-dimensional network structure of the highly porous and flexible material DUT-49 (DUT= Dresden University of Technology) which displays the NGA-effect.
Credit: Image courtesy of Technische...
