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Researchers are working to make new textiles and improve common fabrics by adding desirable scents, antimicrobial coatings ...

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Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries offer substantial theoretical energy density gains over Li-ion batteries (LIBs), a crucial factor for transportation electrification. In addition, sulfur is an ...

A two-dimensional polymer (2DP) single crystal (T-2DP) with submillimeter size was synthesized by single-crystal to single-crystal transformation based on photochemical [2 + 2]-cycloaddition. A ...

Letter Published: 12 June 1965 Electrolytically Activated Contractile Polymer R. P. HAMLEN, C. E. KENT & S. N. SHAFER Nature 206, 1149–1150 (1965) Cite this article ...

The MIT Press announces the acquisition of textbook publisher University Science Books from AIP Publishing , a subsidiary of the American Institute of Physics (AIP). University Science Books was ...

When Zoran Petrovic, PhD, came to Pitt State in 1994 as the first employee of a new center for research, he worked in an ...

Discover how engineers are shifting from ppm limits to mechanical integrity to protect food from lubricant contamination.

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During recent protests in Los Angeles, fires triggered “thermal runaway” in several Waymo robotaxis’ lithium-ion battery packs. The phenomenon sent temperatures past 1,000 degrees Celsius, vaporized m ...

MIT’s CRISPR sensor detects cancer and HIV for 50 cents and stays effective for two months without refrigeration.