A research group at Cornell University has developed a reusable fibrous membrane that removes triclosan and other micropollutants from water with high efficiency. The team reports that their ...

The antimicrobial triclosan is widely used in personal hygiene products, textiles and plastics, but when it enters the environment via wastewater, it poses a significant threat to aquatic organisms. A ...

Deemed the "Halo Braid," the braiding tool helps stylists by reducing the time needed to complete the popular style. The invention of a hair-braiding robot has won a startup competition at Harvard ...

A strike by Alberta teachers is now almost inevitable. They rejected the government’s offer by a thumping 89.5 per cent in voting held over the weekend and Monday. The walkout won’t happen until Oct.

A carbon fiber is prepared for mounting in a device to test its adhesion to a polymer matrix. ORNL researchers are using polymer nanofibers to increase the adhesion, and thus the performance, of ...

June 19, 2025: The Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility posted an update on the use of the Frontier exascale-class supercomputer’s role in materials simulations to make carbon fiber stronger and ...

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New carbon nanofiber technique boosts binding in fiber-reinforced composites, improving strength and lightness for aerospace and automotive materials. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the U.S.

ORNL researchers, from left, Sumit Gupta and Chris Bowland inspect carbon fiber materials as part of their effort to improve the performance of composite materials. Researchers at the U.S. Department ...