Materials
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Another Canada-U.S. trade war is brewing
Trump boasts that "trade wars are good, and easy to win"...we will soon see if he's right as Canada vows to retaliate if tariffs are imposed.Read more → -
New rubbery material gets stronger the more stressed it becomes
Engineers from Iowa State University develop a new smart material using particles of undercooled metal that can changes stiffness when twisted or bent.Read more → -
Rutgers team invents “4D printing” method for shape-shifting hydrogels
The engineers used a lithography-based technique that involves printing layers of a special resin to build a 3D object.Read more → -
Researchers use nanotexturing to create bacteria-killing stainless steel surfaces
Georgia Tech researchers believe tiny spikes and other nano-protrusions created on the surface puncture bacterial membranes to kill the bugs.Read more → -
Tree bark extract produces materials for 3D printing
Tannins extracted from the bark of native conifers can be used to create adhesives and composite materials.Read more → -
Morphing liquid metal into physical shapes opens opportunities in soft robotics
Scientists have applied electrical charges created by a computer to manipulate liquid metal into letters and even a heart.Read more → -
Self driving Ubers could still be many years away, says research head
Large challenges still need to be resolved before autonomous cars are safe, reliable, Urtasun says.Read more → -
B.C. researchers develop spray-on solution to costly quake conundrum
UBC post-grad's spray-able concrete helps school buildings and other structures stand up to worst possible seismic effects.Read more → -
Scientists discover self-healing powers of pure gold
Below melting temperature annealing property could lead to robust MEMS.Read more → -
Virginia Tech engineers discover how to 3D print high-performance polymer
Aromatic polymer's molecular structure makes it difficult to produce in any format other than thin sheets, but the team found a way to 3D print the material.Read more →
