Nature reports on materials engineers stealing the secrets of octopus skin to create substances that can change color and texture on demand:
… Read the rest “Wearing octopus camouflage”Very small sub-micrometre bumps or grooves,
Gizmodo had a piece on a new heat-insulating film that’s so efficient, you can hold open flames in your hands and not be burned:
… Read the rest “Hold fire in this house bubble wrap”Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have
Nature Communications has research from Cornell ornithologists and material engineers who created a new blacker-than-black dress that’s breathable and stretchable, because… Read the rest “Ultrablack dress made from bird-feather tech.”
Phys.org reports on Princeton Engineering researchers who have found a way to turn egg whites into an aerogel that can then be used to filter lethal microplastic pollution from the oceans… Read the rest “Using egg whites to scoop up microplastics.”
Popular Science takes us over a bridge built inside a Fribourg, Switzerland, laboratory entirely out of re-used concrete – a thrifty construction technique that could help cut … Read the rest “It’s possible to recycle concrete, and this Swiss bridge proves it.”
Scientific American looks at a weird new power source, using probably the most common building material in the modern world as a kind of rechargeable battery:
… Read the rest “A square meter of concrete can store the electricity of two AA batteries.”Experimental concrete batteries
XKCD’s Randall Munroe, writing now for The New York Times, explores a scientific mystery more baffling than quantum physics – what makes sand feel softer or harder:
… Read the rest “The mystery of sand.”If you
New Scientist reports on a new material that conducts electricity with no resistance whatsoever at room temperature – something electronics and electrical engineers have been… Read the rest “New superconductor has zero resistance at room temperature. With one catch….”
The New York Times covers a building material that could be a boon to the planet, a bacteria-enriched concrete that cleans the air and grows more of itself:
… Read the rest “Living concrete photosynthesizes, reproduces itself – thanks to gelatin..”Now, an interdisciplinary team
Fortune reports on a new company that aims to keep supply chains secure in the era of 3D printing by using unique patterns of diamond dust scattered on manufactured parts to act as a unique … Read the rest ““Diamond-based security” low-tech foil for high-tech counterfeiters”
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