FPM Heat Treating Increases Capacity with New Solar Vacuum Furnace

FPM Heat Treating, a provider of heat treat processes, has announced the acquisition of a vacuum furnace from Solar Manufacturing, aiming to enhance the firm’s growing capabilities to serve the manufacturing community, especially in the…

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New Biodegradable Plastic Outperforms Paper in Ocean Decomposition

WHOI Researchers Make Breakthrough Discovery Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have made a groundbreaking discovery: a new type of biodegradable plastic that breaks down in the ocean significantly faster than paper. This…

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3D-Printed Wooden Items Could Soon be a Reality

3D printing already plays a huge role in manufacturing, spanning almost every industry you could imagine. Moreover, various materials can be used to print a 3D part, like plastics and polymers, resins, metals, ceramics, composites,…

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Imec Showcases Cheap and Easy to Make Solid State Lithium Battery

Solid-state batteries are considered the biggest breakthrough in energy storage, particularly in electromobility. To begin with, they are way safer and resistant to the inconvenient fires of regular li-ion cells. Solid-state batteries charge more quickly…

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Smart Stitches Help Faster Healing When Moving

Nowadays, sutures are the standard treatment for large and deep wounds in the skin as they physically bring cells on either side of a wound back in contact to patch up the damage. Using sutures…

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A New Solar-powered Desalination System Without Extra Batteries Makes Waves

MIT engineers have successfully developed a new solar-powered desalination system that runs with the rhythms of the sun as a much more affordable way to produce clean water, compared to other solar-driven designs. The new…

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A New Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Requires No Insulin Shot

Carrying high blood sugar levels in a body can lead to a range of disorders such as heart disease, kidney failure, nerve damage, vision issues, or problems with the feet that eventually necessitate amputation. Type…

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Scientists Discover How to Permanently Stabilize PVC and Slash Microplastic Release

Microplastic Pollution: A Growing Concern The growing problem of microplastic pollution is becoming a major environmental concern. Scientists at Ohio State University have made a breakthrough in materials science by developing a novel method to…

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