Membrane filters out antibiotic-resistant bacteria in wastewater
A TECHNIQUE has been developed combining a photocatalytic membrane and UV light to remove most an...
News - Research & Development
Picky porous electrodes take out toxins
RESEARCHERS at Rice University, US, are developing a novel water treatment technology to selectiv...
Novel smart drying technology
RESEARCHERS at Monash University in Australia, along with academic collaborators in China, France...
New technique for recycling multi-layer packaging
CRISP packets, chocolate wrappers, and blister packets for pills are all extremely difficult to r...
Circular hydraulic jump not caused by gravity
A FLUID mechanics phenomenon commonly seen when tap water hits a sink, and first observed by Leon...
New packaging: cheap and slippery
FANS of fast food know how tricky it is trying to squeeze out the last drops of ketchup from thos...
Lab-on-a-chip moves droplets via sound waves
A LAB-ON-A-CHIP that can allow droplets to ‘surf’ across oil using acoustic waves has been develo...
Spray coating solar cells improves efficiency
A NEW technique for manufacturing perovskite solar cells improves their efficiency and solves pre...
Metal-polymer hybrid used to create flexible electronics
A HYBRID conductive material has been developed for flexible electronic circuits by combining ela...
Nanoparticles for non-invasive scar detection
NANOPARTICLES which emit fluorescent signals in the presence of scar cells could be used for non-...
Colour-changing fibres indicate pressure in compression bandages
FIBRES that change colour when stretched have been integrated into compression bandages, which wi...
Turning wood waste into adhesives
A substance in trees that is usually discarded by paper manufacturers has been used to create adh...
Epilepsy drug created from greener catalytic process
A NEW method has been developed for drug production that avoids the use of expensive precious met...
New process for creating biodegradable polyesters
RESEARCHERS have developed a new polymerisation process involving a light-activated catalyst that...
Blubber breakthrough: MIT engineers increase wetsuit survivability
MIT chemical engineer Michael Strano has helped develop a treatment for wetsuits that protects di...
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