Researchers invent the world’s first zero emissions cement
have filed a patent and been awarded new research funding for their invention of the world’s first ever zero-emissions cement.
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Joseph Shavit
- Apr 25
Researchers designed the perfect piece of chocolate
Mouthfeel, and even the sound that food makes when we bite it, helps determine whether we enjoy the eating experience.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 30
New material can harvest water all day long -- just like a cactus
Tiny structures inspired by the shape of cactus spines allow a newly created material to gather drinkable water from the air day and night.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 5
Diamond nanothreads could revolutionize our world
As hard as diamond and as flexible as plastic, highly sought-after diamond nanothreads would be poised to revolutionize our world.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 26, 2021
South Korea plans to build world’s first floating city by 2025
A floating city has been proposed for the seas off Busan in South Korea to pioneer a new mode of living amid climate-related sea-level rises
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 23, 2021
Bosnian man builds rotating house so that his wife has diversified view
Seeking to please his wife who had wished for a more diversified view from their family house, an innovator has built a rotating house.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 21, 2021
New eco-friendly Israeli home, built from hemp
In the artist village of Ein Hod, Israel, Yoki and Danielle constructed an environmentally friendly house made from hemp.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 10, 2021
Smart window material blocks heat transmission without blocking views
An international research team has invented a 'smart' window material that controls heat transmission without blocking views.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 10, 2021
Engineers turn ordinary clothing into biosensors
Huanan Zhang has developed a process that turns clothing fabric into biosensors which measure a muscle's electrical activity as it is worn.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 15, 2021
Like Batman's cape! New protective chain mail fabric can stiffen on demand
Researchers have developed a new type of ‘chain mail’ fabric that is flexible like cloth but can stiffen on demand. Much like Batman's cape.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 8, 2021
Researchers made a breakthrough in quantum information superconductors
Researchers have been working to develop materials that can enable quantum information–based technologies such as quantum computing
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 5, 2021
New Camouflage Sheet Technology Make Soldiers Nearly Undetectable
Thermal visual concealment could change the future of the battlefield.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 5, 2021
Growing 'metallic wood' to new heights
Natural wood remains a ubiquitous building material because of its high strength-to-density ratio; trees are strong enough to grow tall