From 3D to 4D printing
Printing pieces capable of adapting the environment and interacting with it is the next challenge of 3D printing. The 4D printing arrives.
In addition to reducing emissions, carbon sequestration offers another path toward clean energy. Here are some of the key techniques.
Printing pieces capable of adapting the environment and interacting with it is the next challenge of 3D printing. The 4D printing arrives.
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Fiberglass in vessels, wind turbines and airplanes that are no longer in use, is now given a new opportunity through recycling. Learn more about this innovative method.
Self-healing ability is not a thing unique to starfish or comic characters any more. With these materials, even our smartphones will be able to do it very soon.
Science is being able to provide plants with non-native powers that are, in principle, supernatural to them: explosive-detecting spinach, species capable of withstanding extreme temperatures, vegetables sensitive to metal presence… Welcome to plant nanobionics.
News about newfound uses for graphene are increasing exponentially. It seems that there is no field in which this miraculous material cannot offer some kind of improvement. Let’s dive into some of those applications that salute it as one of the materials of the future.
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