Tag: Materials

Nanocellulose: a high performance bio textile

by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management

7 Incredible Uses for Nanocellulose
gizmodo.com

The world’s hottest new super­ma­te­r­i­al isn’t as fancy as you might think; in fact, it’s pro­duced by feed­ing wood pulp to algae. The result, nanocel­lu­lose, is amaz­ing­ly light, super-strong, and con­ducts elec­tric­i­ty. That ver­sa­til­i­…

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Stainless steel appliances are not stainless

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Systems Science

Should Appliance Makers Pay To Replace Stainless Steel Appliances That Rust?
Chris Morran, consumerist.com

(MrStinkhead)One of the more widely held beliefs about stainless steel appliances is that they will never rust. Alas, this isn’t necessarily true, as the alloy’s corrosion-resistance depends on its level of chromium and nickel. As the demand for…

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Researchers use silk and magnesium to create biodegradable circuits

by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

Researchers use silk and magnesium to create biodegradable circuits
By Louis Goddard, theverge.com

A team of researchers at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Illi­nois at Urbana-Champaign and Tufts Uni­ver­si­ty has devel­oped a process for build­ing fully-functional cir­cuit boards that dis­solve in water, open­ing the way for new types of med­ical implant…

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