Innovation continues apace in textile design and development. Much of these advancements – building on the pioneering polymer work of Stephanie Kwolek, who invented Kevlar while at DuPont in the 1960s – are geared toward military applications, including l
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The big push in graphene research for electronics has been overcoming its lack of an inherent band gap. But silicon has another leg up on graphene when it comes to electronics applications: it can comparatively easily be p- and n-doped (positive and nega
Continue reading >>In the desert, spiders use their webs to capture moisture from the nightly fogs. This environmental water would be unavailable for drinking without the intelligent use of readily-available materials.
Continue reading >>The construction industry is historically one of the most wasteful parts of our society, with an astonishing amount of both pre-consumer and post-consumer waste.Brick and concrete can be reclaimed, but the smaller pieces often end up in landfills. TheRetu
Continue reading >>CEMEX and CEMEX USA have introduced a new construction material called Fortium ICF in the United States.Fortium ICF is specially designed to lessen time and material consumption in construction of vertical concrete wall systems like insulated concrete for
Continue reading >>The world’s largest conference on carbon nanomaterials, NT13, was held June 24–28 at Aalto University. Over 400 scientists and industry experts joined the event to share their knowledge on the fundamental science and applications of carbon nanotubes and g
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