In a world overrun with plastic garbage, causing untold environmental woes, University of Houston assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, Maksud Rahman, has developed a way to ...

Academician Yu-Zhong Wang's team at Sichuan University proposed an innovative "LEGO" strategy, successfully upgrading and recycling waste polyethylene (PE) into high-performance materials with ...

The EU-funded DOMMINIO project (Digital method for improved Manufacturing of next-generation MultIfuNctIOnal airframe parts) began in January 2021 and will be completed in September 2024. Its goal is ...

Antibiotic contamination in water is a growing global concern, threatening ecosystems and human health. Now, researchers have developed a novel biochar-based nanocomposite that can efficiently remove ...

(Nanowerk News) Materials for aerospace applications face many challenges. The structure of an aircraft must be light yet strong. Structural components such as the wings or fuselage must resist damage ...

Engineers have unveiled an encodable multifunctional material that can dynamically tune its shape and mechanical properties in real time. Inspired by the remarkable adaptability observed in biological ...

A team of academic researchers led by Yu-Zhong Wang at Sichuan University has introduced a "Lego" strategy to address the challenges of recycling and upgrading waste polyethylene (PE). This approach ...

Meeting global energy demands while mitigating environmental harm remains a major challenge, as many current solutions rely on expensive and toxic noble metals. In a recent study, researchers from ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) In the quest for sustainable and multifunctional materials, wood has emerged as a prime candidate due to its unique combination of strength, durability, and renewability. However, ...

Shape-shifting materials with infinite possibilities Totimorphic structural materials can achieve any shape Date: October 21, 2021 Source: Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied ...