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03/11/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Researchers have recycled clothing waste into an “aerogel” supermaterial that can help stop wound bleeding

Cotton-based fabric waste has a multitude of uses that range from being recycled into polishing and wiper clothes to automotive insulation. Though, as researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered and demonstrated, this type of waste could be turned into cotton aerogels that have their own practical applications. The cotton aerogels, which […]

11/05/2017 / By Rita Winters

Cities that enjoy the benefits of “cool roofs” also conserve water — they reduce the amount needed for irrigation, according to new study

Wearing light-colored clothing in the summer helps cool the body down, while dark colors tend to warm it up. The same thing goes with roofs – the lighter it is, the less heat there will be. These cool roofs, installed by individual houses or whole communities, tend to lower the local air temperatures and helps […]

06/11/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Aerodynamic technology utilizes electric wind to reduce truck fuel consumption by 5%

By harnessing the power of electric wind, researchers from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have found a way to increase truck fuel efficiency. The researchers drew influence from vortex generators on airplane wings to come up with a similar structure to reduce drag on trucks. According to KTH researcher Julie Vernet, their […]

05/05/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Finally, an alternative to your energy-wasting dryer is on the horizon

Waiting for the dryer to work their magic on your clothes may just be the dullest step of doing laundry; not to mention, the most taxing on the environment. Now, though, scientists have developed what they are calling the ultrasonic dryer, a machine that can dry a big load of laundry almost twice as fast […]

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