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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xMEMS’ Solid State “Fan on a Chip” Will Cool Chips in Ultraportable Devices

Smartphones and tablets have become perhaps more powerful than we need them to be, with even cheaper devices finishing daily tasks quickly and efficiently. Still, with the advent of AI in ultraportable devices, there is…

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Infineon Produces the World’s Most Advanced 300 mm GaN Wafer

Gallium Nitride (GaN) has started gaining significant ground in the power semiconductor industry. Today, GaN semiconductors are used in everything from device chargers to power supplies for AI systems, solar inverters, and electric vehicles. Hardly…

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