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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / April 3, 2024

Biofilm-resistant glass, new way to detect radiation, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 3, 2024.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / March 27, 2024

Tiny crystals give solar panels a glow-up, glass thermal insulation, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 27, 2024.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / January 17, 2024

Rid nanotubes of impurities, get more out of Moore’s Law, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 17, 2024.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / September 14, 2022

Ceramics improve MRIs, 3D printing on Mars, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 14, 2022.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / August 14, 2019

LEDs made from 3D perovskites, permeable concrete cools city sidewalks, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 14, 2019.

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Video: Engineering students compete in concrete toboggan race

By Faye Oney / February 28, 2018

Did you miss the Olympics this year? Today’s video features an annual concrete toboggan race, in which engineering students from across Canada (and sometimes beyond) compete to build a 350-lb. toboggan with concrete runners.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / July 8, 2014

Other materials stories that may be of interest for July 9, 2014.

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Decaf drinking water made possible by nano titania, magnetite, and graphene oxide modules

By Eileen De Guire / March 21, 2014

Photocatalytic titania nanoparticles and composite magnetic nanoparticles loaded onto graphene oxide create photocatalytic “modules” for wastewater treatment.

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