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    Thermal camouflage sheet makes soldiers nearly undetectable
    Joseph Shavit
    • 18 hours ago

    Thermal camouflage sheet makes soldiers nearly undetectable

    Camouflage technology that consists of a sheet made from thermal visual concealment (TVC) material, makes soldiers nearly undetectable.
    Startup uses microorganisms to create 'green' zero-carbon cement
    Joseph Shavit
    • 1 day ago

    Startup uses microorganisms to create 'green' zero-carbon cement

    Production of the building materials starts with microalgae and provides them what they need to do what they do naturally: biomineralization
    The hidden secret of the Stradivari violin finally revealed
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 17

    The hidden secret of the Stradivari violin finally revealed

    Research has confirmed that violin maker Antonio Stradivari treated his instruments with chemicals that produced their unique sound.
    Researchers invent the world’s first zero emissions cement
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 4

    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.
    Israeli thermal camouflage sheet makes soldiers nearly undetectable
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 29

    Israeli thermal camouflage sheet makes soldiers nearly undetectable

    The Kit 300 camouflage technology consists of a sheet made from thermal visual concealment material that makes soldiers nearly undetectable.
    Scientists create Graphyne for the first time -- next generation wonder material
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 23

    Scientists create Graphyne for the first time -- next generation wonder material

    For over a decade, scientists have attempted to synthesize a new form of carbon called graphyne with limited success. That is until now.
    Unique quantum material could enable ultra-powerful, compact computers
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 22

    Unique quantum material could enable ultra-powerful, compact computers

    To shrink devices while improving their performance researchers are searching for unique materials that combine both quantum properties.
    The secret of the Stradivari violin finally revealed
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 20

    The secret of the Stradivari violin finally revealed

    Research confirmed that violin maker Antonio Stradivari and others treated their instruments with chemicals that produced their unique sound
    'Zero-Index' metamaterials are upending what we know about quantum mechanics
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 28

    'Zero-Index' metamaterials are upending what we know about quantum mechanics

    Since the beginning of quantum physics, how light moves and interacts with matter around it has mostly been described and understood in math
    Nanotechnology turns bricks into batteries
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 26

    Nanotechnology turns bricks into batteries

    Red bricks — some of the world’s cheapest and most familiar building materials — can be converted into energy storage units.
    Researchers designed the perfect piece of chocolate
    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.
    Scientists develop heat storage material that is stable, efficient and eco-friendly
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 31

    Scientists develop heat storage material that is stable, efficient and eco-friendly

    [Mar 31, 2022: Tom Leonhardt, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg] Felix Marske holds a sample of the new material. (CREDIT: Uni...
    New material can harvest water all day long -- just like a cactus
    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.
    Diamond nanothreads could revolutionize our world
    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.
    Researchers develop first fully 3D-printed, flexible OLED display
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 10

    Researchers develop first fully 3D-printed, flexible OLED display

    The fully 3D-printed flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display prototype is about 1.5 inches on each side and has 64 pixels.
    Self-repairing electronics are on the way
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 4

    Self-repairing electronics are on the way

    Self-repairing robots and devices abound in sci-fi movies. What if the cracked screen of your mobile phone healing itself overnight?
    Giving e-waste plastics a new lease of life
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 31, 2021

    Giving e-waste plastics a new lease of life

    Plastics found in electronic waste (e-waste) are rarely recycled due to their complex composition and hazardous additives.
    Transforming materials with light could lead to ultrafast light-based computers and more
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 9, 2021

    Transforming materials with light could lead to ultrafast light-based computers and more

    Imagine windows that can easily transform into mirrors, or super high-speed computers that run not on electrons but light.
    A new plastic made from DNA, biodegradable and easy to recycle
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 30, 2021

    A new plastic made from DNA, biodegradable and easy to recycle

    At a time when pollution represents a growing threat to the future of the planet, it is essential to improve our recycling processes.
    ‘Super jelly’ can survive being run over by a car
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 26, 2021

    ‘Super jelly’ can survive being run over by a car

    Researchers have developed a jelly-like material that can withstand the weight of an elephant, and completely recover its original shape.
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