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Zero thermal expansion materials rejuvenate aging batteries
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Zero thermal expansion materials rejuvenate aging batteries

The negative and positive thermal expansion behavior of battery cathode materials upon heating. Credit: NIMTE A team of scientists have developed zero thermal...

Technicians in Gaza make artificial limbs out of recycled materials | Gaza
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Technicians in Gaza make artificial limbs out of recycled materials | Gaza

NewsFeed Thousands of people in Gaza require artificial limbs after being maimed in Israeli attacks. Technicians are making prosthetic arms and legs from...

3D-printed open-source robot offers accessible solution for materials synthesis
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3D-printed open-source robot offers accessible solution for materials synthesis

The open-source robotic system FLUID (Flowing Liquid Utilizing Interactive Device). Credit: Keisuke Takahashi A team of researchers led by Professor Keisuke Takahashi at...

Recycling wind turbine blade materials to make improved plastics
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Recycling wind turbine blade materials to make improved plastics

Left: wind turbine blade waste; Middle: treated and dried wind turbine blade glass-fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP); Right: injection-molded plastic containing 70% recycled GFRP....

With affordable materials, researchers pull carbon directly from the air using changes in humidity
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With affordable materials, researchers pull carbon directly from the air using changes in humidity

Materials used to test the technology. Credit: Dravid Lab / Northwestern University. Researchers at Northwestern University have expanded the potential of carbon capture...

New method turns CO₂ into strong, fire-resistant building materials
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New method turns CO₂ into strong, fire-resistant building materials

Credit: Life Of Pix from Pexels A new method inspired by coral reefs can capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and transform it...

Leaked Google Pixel 9a promo materials reveal almost everything – and a launch could be just hours away
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Leaked Google Pixel 9a promo materials reveal almost everything – and a launch could be just hours away

A German promotional video for the Google Pixel 9a has leaked Numerous promo images have also been shared by a leaker Between them...

Open-source software that models soft materials expands engineering solutions
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Open-source software that models soft materials expands engineering solutions

“Many things that are interesting in science and engineering are shape optimization problems,” said Tim Atherton. Here, a chiral liquid crystal membrane simulated...

New highly performing Ni-rich cathode active materials for all-solid-state batteries
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New highly performing Ni-rich cathode active materials for all-solid-state batteries

Schematic illustration of strategies to overcome each factor of capacity fading in ASSBs. Credit: Nature Energy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41560-025-01726-8 To support the further...