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  • Swelling reduction in bentonite due to saline solutions via fractal modeling

    Swelling reduction in bentonite due to saline solutions via fractal modeling

  • Almajed, A., Dafalla, M. & Lemboye, K. The plastic behavior and compression of bentonite clay under heating effect. Case Stud. Therm. Eng. 59, 104543 (2024).

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  • What makes life tick? Scientists build fake cells that know the time

    What makes life tick? Scientists build fake cells that know the time

    In a breakthrough blending biology and engineering, scientists have built synthetic cells that mimic nature’s internal clockwork.

    Researchers at UC Merced engineered tiny artificial vesicles that pulsed with a steady, 24-hour rhythm in a…

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  • New VR gloves bring real-time touch into digital communication

    New VR gloves bring real-time touch into digital communication

    In a world where screens increasingly mediate human connection, touch is fading from daily interactions.

    But engineers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering aim to change that with a new haptic system that brings physical sensations into…

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  • Scientists take leaf out of nature’s book to reinvent plastic

    Scientists take leaf out of nature’s book to reinvent plastic

    The humble leaf could hold the blueprint for bioplastics that neither pollute nor crack under pressure.

    Inspired by nature, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a new biodegradable plastic that mimics the structure…

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  • Researchers uncover atomic flaw blocking lithium battery recycling

    Researchers uncover atomic flaw blocking lithium battery recycling

    Aluminum is quietly sabotaging lithium battery recycling at the atomic level.

    In a new study, researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have found that even trace amounts of aluminum can drastically reduce…

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