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Body armour made from silk is being developed – but this apparently cutting-edge idea is centuries old
FeyginFoto / Shutterstock Lloyd Strickland, Manchester Metropolitan University Separate teams of Chinese and American scientists are reported to…
Researchers Develop Vitamin B1-Enhanced Rice to Combat Deficiency
At a Glance A collaborative effort between the University of Geneva, ETH Zurich, and Taiwan’s National Chung Hsing…
Researchers Uncover First Natural Molecular Fractal in Cyanobacterium Enzyme
At a Glance An international team of researchers, led by groups from the Max Planck Institute in Marburg…
Can You Take Cinnamon Flavor from Styrofoam?
Purified styrene obtained from styrofoam cups was used to create cinnamon flavor using a chemical reaction known as…
A brief guide to clothes recycling – sustainability expert unpicks how your discarded garments get processsed
According to a textile sorter and processor based in the East Midlands, approximately 40% of sorted garments were…
Unique Window into Early Element-Forming Processes Found in Stars Beyond Our Galaxy
At a Glance The universe’s first generation of stars was crucial in transforming the cosmos. These stars, born…
Why Do So Many Radioactive Elements Decay Back Into Lead?
Lead is considered “magic” by modern scientists because it is stable and acts as the ultimate fate for…
‘Urban mines’: how to unlock our electronic junk’s potential
Could this heap of junk prevent us from having to open a new mine? Hellebardius, CC BY-NC-ND Fanny…
Potato plant radiation sensors could one day monitor radiation in areas surrounding power plants
Fields of genetically modified potato plants could detect radiation. AP Photo/John Miller Robert Sears, University of Tennessee and…
Thermoelectric technologies can help power a zero-carbon future
Chun-wan Timothy Lo, McMaster University Thermometers are an under-appreciated marvel of human ingenuity built upon an understanding of…