In this episode, we explore how porous plastic sheets are being used to cool buildings by radiating heat into space and how this could reduce global energy consumption by 10% and CO2 emission by 7%.
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What is the most flexible 3D printing material? Here we discuss the options, from consumer TPU and TPE filaments to industrial-grade elastomers used in SLA and SLS.
By determining how readily electron pairs flow through this material, scientists have taken a big step toward understanding its remarkable properties.
Nozzle shape, print parameters tune liquid crystal elastomer morphing
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An international team of researchers co-led by Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Penn State Evan Pugh University Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, developed porous plastic sheets that can lower building temperatures through radiative cooling.
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Cornell scientists have developed a novel technique to transform symmetrical semiconductor particles into intricately twisted, spiral structures – or “chiral” materials – producing films with extraordinary light-bending properties.
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Scientists at ITMO University have developed multiple-use sensor substrates coated with gold nanoparticles for use in gauging the precise ratio of chlorogenic acid in natural and manufactured raw material.
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The new material, known as PAM (for polycatenated architected materials) could have uses in areas ranging from helmets and other protective gear to biomedical devices and robotics.
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Combining insights from two ancient art forms, Princeton engineers used a single sheet of material to create 3D structures with adjustable flexibility that could guide sound and light to perform complex tasks.
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This article aims to examine the differences between PA 11 and PA 12. Despite their chemical similarity, these two polymers tend to produce different outcomes and end parts.
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KUMIHIMO is a co-creation project focused on sourcing innovative ideas that utilize Murata's hardware. Xenoma's award-winning entry in this initiative was a smart apparel piece termed a "wearable phono-electrocardiograph."
Researchers at Stanford Engineering have developed an ultrathin material that conducts electricity better than copper and could enable more energy-efficient nanoelectronics.
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In additive manufacturing, the selection of materials is crucial for achieving specific mechanical properties such as tensile strength and heat resistance. Replique's Material Hub offers a comprehensive database to aid engineers in making cost-effective and technically sound material choices.
Metamaterials are artificial substances that allow wave phenomena such as light and other electromagnetic waves and sound (sound waves) to be controlled as desired by behaving in ways not found in substances in the natural world. "Meta" is a Greek word that means "transcending."
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Researchers from ITMO and Almazov National Medical Research Centre have created a new metal-organic framework-based material that can be used to make fast-acting, durable sensors for detecting water and toxic molecules.
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