Although present in much of the clothing we wear on a daily basis, elastane is incredibly difficult to recycle. Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) have uncovered a novel method to overcome these challenges, bringing the textile industry one step closer to its sustainability goals.
AZoOptics features a new interview with Rebecca Spiecker of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, discussing the development of a new X-ray technique that allows better imaging and analysis of living organisms.
Researchers at Binghamton University are exploring how Environmental Transmission Electron Microscopy (ETEM) can be leveraged to understand corrosion at an atomic level. Their findings could affect ongoing efforts both in the fields of corrosion resistance and clean energy production.
New and exciting research emerging from Drexel University could increase the longevity of concrete structures by giving them the ability to heal themselves using bacteria.