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Materials Science
This house is partly made of recycled diapers
After being washed, dried, sanitized and shredded, used diapers were mixed with other materials to make a strong concrete.
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After being washed, dried, sanitized and shredded, used diapers were mixed with other materials to make a strong concrete.
New approaches to air conditioning aim to keep people cool with fewer greenhouse-gas emissions as our world warms.
The unusual, fruit-inspired structure of this material provides quick filtration that could satisfy people's daily water needs.
Miniature machines made of gallium and magnetic particles can switch from solid to liquid and back.
By searching ancient texts and ruins, scientists found a concrete recipe that could make buildings stronger — and help address climate change.
Piezoelectric materials turn mechanical energy into electrical energy — and vice versa.
Some algae glow blue when they experience forces. Held in transparent plastic, they now make devices light up in response to gentle pushes and tugs.
Better understanding of ice could lead to new deicing materials or even, someday, weather control.
The new device, which looks like a pair of plastic pinchers, is the first to be able to pick up individual droplets of liquid.
Tangled polymer chains help hydrogels hold their shape despite being full of water.