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Researchers Unveils A Tougher Fiber That Combines The Elasticity Of Rubber With The Strength Of A Metal

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a fiber that combines the elasticity of rubber with the strength of a metal, resulting in a tougher material that could be incorporated into soft robotics, packaging materials or next-generation textiles. "A good way of explaining the material is to think of rubber bands

Engineers Develops New Coating Strategy For Metal That Self-Heals Within Seconds When Scratched, Scraped Or Cracked

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It's hard to believe that a tiny crack could take down a gigantic metal structure. But sometimes bridges collapse, pipelines rupture and fuselages detach from airplanes due to hard-to-detect corrosion in tiny cracks, scratches and dents. A Northwestern University team has developed a new coating strategy for metal that self-heals within

Researchers Develops Transparent Solar Panels, Turn Windows Into Green Energy Collectors

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Researchers from Michigan State University developed completely transparent solar panels, which can have numerous applications in architecture, and other fields like mobile electronics or the automotive industry. Researchers have tried to create such a device before as well, but the final results were never satisfying. The team focused on the see-through

Scientists Develop Flexible,Thin Bipolar Plate Material For Batteries

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The quest for lightweight, compact batteries in power supplies and in electric vehicle is unrelenting, but researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT in Oberhausen, have developed a flexible and thin bipolar plate material for batteries which do not require sealing, which makes them vulnerable to leakage,

Chemical Engineers Develop New Theory To Build Improved Nanomaterials

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Thanks in part to their distinct electronic, optical and chemical properties, nanomaterials are utilized in an array of diverse applications from chemical production to medicine and light-emitting devices. (more…)

Masses Of Superheavy Elements Measured Directly

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Four new elements joined the periodic table in 2016. These superheavy elements only exist for seconds at a time before they decay, making it hard for scientists to pin down their properties. Researchers have now directly measured the masses of two of these, nihonium and moscovium, confirming earlier indirect measurements. These

Old And Unwanted Clothes Can Be Turned Into Tough Panels Of Water And Fire Resistant Building Materials

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Used and unwanted clothes could be turned into water and fire resistant building material instead of being sent to landfill, researchers say. (more…)

SAHCOL Manufactures First Fuel Bowser From Locally Sourced Materials

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SKYWAY Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) team has built a Ground Support Equipment from scratch at the SAHCOL Engineering and Maintenance workshop to fuel Aviation Ground Support equipment in Lagos. The fuel bowser is the first in the history of aviation of ground handling in Nigeria to be created from scratch

Aerospace in Africa: Nigeria Joins Airbus’ Panel At Launch Of White Paper In Toulouse

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Airbus, today, released a White Paper on the role of aerospace technologies and their impact on socio-economic development in Africa. (more…)