Tag: sustainable materials

Researchers at South China University of Technology developed a polyurethane elastomer with high strength and room-temperature self-healing capabilities using a ...

Researchers developed a sustainable method to process cattle hide into a soft, breathable e-skin platform using a novel inter-fiber spacer-aided ...

Researchers at the University of Córdoba have built a rechargeable zinc-air battery that uses vitamin B12 anchored to carbon nanotubes ...

A new study demonstrates that combining waste wood dust and glass fiber in epoxy composites can reduce costs and carbon ...

University of Waterloo researchers developed a durable plant-based coating from cellulose acetate reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals to replace conventional plastic ...

Researchers developed sustainable AZ91D magnesium hybrid composites reinforced with fish bone and seashell ashes, improving structural integrity and machining efficiency.

A multi-technique characterization demonstrates that Ethiopian Enset pseudo-stem waste yields cellulosic fibers with mechanical strength and thermal stability comparable to ...

Two weeks of Fomes fomentarius colonization left 3D-printed PLA largely intact while hemp-filled PLA lost up to 10.8 percent of ...

Researchers report the first successful genetic transformation of the biomaterial-producing fungus Fomes fomentarius, including working fluorescent protein markers and an ...

Researchers laminated bacterial cellulose–collagen onto woven fabric with an epoxidized soybean oil–citric acid adhesive, producing a flexible, hydrophobic bio-inspired leather ...

A new review details how agricultural and forestry waste can be converted into high-value nanocellulose, while warning that energy demand, ...

An explainable Kolmogorov-Arnold Network optimised by the Marine Predators Algorithm predicted six mechanical and durability properties of PET- and rice-husk-ash-blended ...

Surface-treated Bhimal and pineapple leaf fibers with marble dust raised an epoxy composite's impact strength by 305 percent and its ...

Researchers have developed a robotic fabrication method that sprays living bacteria, cementation solution and sand onto surfaces to grow biocemented ...

A comparative synthesis of 29 retained sources finds that sustainable low-cost housing materials show context-dependent benefits rather than a universal ...

Brazilian researchers show that mild hydrogen peroxide bleaching at 40 degrees Celsius preserves the nanofiber structure of kombucha-derived bacterial cellulose ...

Researchers built a parametric workflow that scans tree forks, matches their fork-angle statistics to digitally optimized structures, and fabricated three ...

A new review details how cellulose and paper substrates have become active, tunable platforms for electrochemical, gas, optical, and wearable ...

Researchers report a hydrophobic sodium alginate and coconut coir fiber aerogel that achieved 288.10 percent oil absorption capacity at an ...

A new study finds coconut shell-derived carbon electrodes achieve far higher capacitance and conductivity than kluwak shell-derived counterparts for electrical ...