par Frédéric PELASCINI | 5 Oct 2019 | Actualités
An international team of researchers has found it can significantly boost an existing polymer’s ability to selectively remove carbon dioxide (CO2) out of gas mixtures by first submerging the material in liquid water. « Normally, improving the permeability of a...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 5 Oct 2019 | Actualités
Présenté pour la première fois à Bruxelles le 2 octobre 2019 lors de l’EFIB (European Forum For Industrial Biotechnology and the bioeconomy), le projet BioImpulse vise à développer de nouvelles résines adhésives sans substance préoccupante, dites Substance of Very...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 5 Oct 2019 | Actualités
Nacre, the iridescent material that mollusks make to line their shells and coat their pearls, is exceptionally tough. Inspired by nacre’s microscopic structure, researchers have now made a composite of graphene and an epoxy resin that is lightweight and much more...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 5 Oct 2019 | Actualités
A Florida State University research team has developed methods to manipulate polymers in a way that changes their fundamental structure, paving the way for potential applications in cargo delivery and release, recyclable materials, shape-shifting soft robots,...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 5 Oct 2019 | Actualités
The strength of 3-D-printed products could be improved through a new technique developed by scientists at UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The new process, which uses UV irradiation, could strengthen bonds of 3-D-printed materials to withstand 200 percent more...
