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Researchers at Wageningen University & Research have developed a new type of plastic that, according to materials theory, ...

Yong Chen, Karl Lark-Horovitz Professor of physics and astronomy and professor of electrical and computer engineering, director of the Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute, and director of ...

A team of University of Waterloo researchers has created smart, advanced materials that will be the building blocks for a future generation of soft medical microrobots. These tiny robots have the ...

The UK’s PLP Architects is focused on creating a greener future by collaborating with nature, developing a fungus-based modular block that is renewable and biodegradable, and has the potential to ...

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