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Engineers develop ultrathin, ultralight 'nanocardboard'

Engineers have demonstrated a new material they call 'nanocardboard', an ultrathin equivalent of corrugated paper cardboard. A square centimeter of nanocardboard weighs less than a thousandth of a gram and can spring back into shape after being bent in half.

Nov 6th, 2018

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Graphene takes a step towards renewable fuel

Scientists are working to develop a method to convert water and carbon dioxide to the renewable energy of the future, using the energy from the sun and graphene applied to the surface of cubic silicon carbide.

Nov 6th, 2018

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Fire ant colonies could inspire molecular machines, swarming robots

Think of it as mathematics with a bite: Researchers have uncovered the statistical rules that govern how gigantic colonies of fire ants form bridges, ladders and floating rafts. The findings may help researchers understand other dynamic networks in nature, including cells in the human body.

Nov 6th, 2018

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