Other innovators are using rice crop byproducts to make eco-friendly packaging material that utilizes agricultural waste while eliminating plastic components. There's also significant hope in a ...

But he couldn’t predict how swiftly this vision would materialize—or just how transformative its applications would prove to be. Diffusion generation process for a stable crystalline material having a ...

The material contains 100 trillion chemical bonds per square centimeter (around 650 trillion per square inch), which is the highest density of mechanical bonds ever achieved, the researchers ...

Antimicrobial packaging could help extend the shelf life of food, prevent illnesses, and reduce food waste. While there has been commercial interest in plastic food packaging containing ...

I'm watching a black disc of wonder material hovering over a bubbling bath of liquid nitrogen. "This is superconducting magnetic levitation," says magnet scientist Greg Brittles. "The closest you ...

Deep in Greenland’s frozen wilderness, a radioactive secret sleeps beneath the ice — and it could be a headache for Donald Trump if the U.S. president-elect follows through on his threat to take ...

Chemical structure of Kevlar. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons “When one applies a light force to the polymer, it is extremely flexible, but if more force is applied the material becomes more ...

New chainmail-like material could be the future of armor First 2D mechanically interlocked polymer exhibits exceptional flexibility and strength Date: January 16, 2025 Source: Northwestern ...

Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, is a chemical used to make certain types of plastics, such as polycarbonates. Polycarbonate plastic is used in all sorts of everyday items, including eyeglasses, food ...

A documented survey (using this form) is required at least once every month radioactive materials are used. The Survey Report is due at Environment, Health & Safety on the first day of the month to ...

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) announced plans to boost production capacity for its MR series of high refractive-index lens material. MR is a thiourethane-based high refractive-index lens material ...