As soft as jelly, as hard as glass
Researchers create a hydrogel as strong as shatterproof glass
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have invented a ‘super jelly’ so strong it can hold its shape even with ...
material science
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Sandy-dandy invention shows its strength
Superstrong sand structure could be used in aeronautics
Building sandcastles just got a whole new meaning, thanks to a manufacturing invention that has a sand-based polymer ...
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3D-printed houses in Australia: a viable option?
The technology to construct lower-cost, more sustainable, more efficient housing is here, now. So...
As state and federal governments scramble to find solutions for how to best manage the next few years of the pandemic...
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3D-printed cancer fighter
High-tech, drug-delivering stent offers hope for oesophageal cancer patients.
The world’s first 3D-printed, drug-delivering oesophageal stent has been developed by Australian researchers at the U...
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To create a sponge, just add acetic acid
Scientists find a strange kind of calcium carbonate.
Canadian scientists have chanced upon a soft and spongy type of calcium carbonate, a material that is usually found i...