With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), a team mixed up a chemical recipe for sulfur-based plastic and used it to make everything from toys and lenses to a 45 record.
Yellow chemistry turns sulfur waste into plastics
Unusual magnetic behavior observed at a material interface
Findings could lead to a building block for future quantum computers, and a research tool for physics.
Shape-shifting gels get smarter
Gels are useful for shaving, brushing teeth, and fixing hair. Now, in the form of soft contact lenses, they can even improve eyesight.
Flimmer, the Flying, Swimming UAV
The flying-swimming Flimmer is under development at the Naval Research Laboratory as a combination UAV and UUV.
Utitec expands heat treating capabilities with Ipsen Titan furnace
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that it recently shipped a Titan vacuum furnace to Utitec’s facility in Watertown, Conn.