Boron-enriched polymer films cut thermal neutron shielding thickness by 99 percent
Flexible polyvinyl alcohol films containing up to 50 weight percent boric acid reduced the thermal neutron half value layer from ...
Tag: composites
High-entropy ceramic particles give molybdenum a dramatic wear resistance boost
Molybdenum is one of the toughest metals in the engineering toolbox. It melts at extraordinarily high temperatures, conducts heat well, ...
Dual-framework ZIF-7/ZIF-67 composites beat surface area rules for CO2 capture
Carbon capture has long been treated as a numbers game: the more square meters of surface a material packs into ...
Physics-Constrained AI Breaks Long-Standing Trade-Offs in Composite Thermal Materials
High-power electronic devices generate heat at rates that push conventional cooling strategies to their limits, and composite phase-change materials have ...
Tiny Carbide Crystals Reshape Titanium Aluminide Alloys From the Inside Out
In-situ Ti2AlC precipitates refine TiAl alloy grains from 230 to 69 micrometers and push tensile strength to 516 MPa, a ...
Sharp Juncus Acutus fibers turn recycled polystyrene waste into low-carbon building insulation
Building insulation is one of the quiet giants of global carbon emissions, and a new study from Morocco suggests a ...
Mushroom, collagen and berry pigment fuse into plastic-strength smart film
A natural small-molecule strategy welds mismatched biopolymers into strong, multifunctional films that shield UV, fight bacteria and signal food freshness.
Tiny Nanoparticle Doses Turn Recycled Plastic and Sand Into Stronger Composites
A Kazakh-Belarusian research team has shown that hundredths of a percent of nanoscale carbon and silica additives can reorganize the ...
New GPU Software Maps 3D Strain Inside Materials at Voxel-Scale Resolution
A new open-source, GPU-native digital volume correlation solver removes the memory bottleneck that has kept fine-mesh 3D strain mapping out ...
Moon Dust Meets Recycled Space-Grade Plastic in New Lunar 3D Printing Study
Concordia University researchers have shown that recycled space-grade PEKK thermoplastic blended with simulated lunar soil can be 3D printed into ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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