Materials

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Sciences & Technology

From grapevine waste to a sustainable building material

Grapevine prunings are an abundant source of agricultural crop waste that are now being turned into recycled building materials

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Sciences & Technology

Skydiving for science

A group of scientists investigating nanoparticles wanted to conduct an experiment in low gravity, so they decided to do it while free falling. See what happens next.

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Sciences & Technology

Designing the materials of the future

Researchers in the Polymers Lab are creating revolutionary new materials with healthcare and environmental solutions in mind

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