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(The Center Square) – A team at Washington State University has secured $3.2 million in funding for a carbon-neutral, more sustainable, potentially higher-quality form of concrete.

Concrete is the major source of construction-related carbon emissions, but researchers are working to make it more environmentally friendly.

According to the Materials Letters publication, Russia and Belarus have created a new technology for alternative energy: an inexpensive and...

Researchers at the National Research University of Electronic Technology “MIET”, jointly with colleagues from Belarus, have created a simple and safe method to... 11.08.2022, Sputnik International

Graphene/NiCo2O4 nanosheets were prepared and integrated into supercapacitor applications as an electrode material to improve performance, demonstrating high capacity and electrochemical abilities.

Scientists from Shihezi University in China have reported the use of raw cotton stalk materials to construct novel lithium-ion anode materials for use in energy storage applications. Their research has appeared in the journal Materials Letters.

A biosensor centered on platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) tuned two-dimensional MXene was created for precise pyruvate measurement in human blood.

Researchers at Washington State University have developed a way to reuse single-use disposable masks – by making concrete more durable. 

A new study focuses on the production of high-performance keratin composites utilizing cellulose nanocrystals with mussel-inspired surface modifications.

With the pervasive single-use masks during the pandemic now presenting an environmental problem, researchers have demonstrated the idea of incorporating old masks into a cement mixture to create stronger, more durable concrete.