Chemistry
Vapor Polishing
Vapor polishing is a technique used to polish plastics in order to minimize surface roughness or improve clarity. It is largely utilized in manufacturing, particularly…
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Chemistry
Thermoplastic Polyurethane
Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) is a type of polyurethane plastic that has numerous qualities such as flexibility, transparency, and resistance to oil, grease, and abrasion. It…
Technology
Organic Electronics – a Field of Materials Science
Organic electronics is a material science subject that focuses on the design, synthesis, characterization, and use of organic molecules or polymers with desirable electrical properties…
Chemistry
Polyester – a category of polymers
Polyester is a type of polymer that has an ester functional group in each repeat unit of its main chain. It most frequently refers to…
Agriculture
Aquifer Test – in Hydrogeology
An aquifer test (or pumping test) is used in hydrogeology to evaluate an aquifer by “stimulating” it with steady pumping and measuring the aquifer’s “response”…
Psychology
Board Games help Young Children Improve their Math Skills
Board games can have a favorable impact on young children’s numeracy abilities. Board games need a wide range of mathematical concepts and skills, such as…
Neuroscience
Cells from Chronic Psychological Stress and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Have Been Found, According to New Research
According to research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, which was recently published in Cell, cells involved with the communication…
Technology
Automatic Transmission
Under normal driving conditions, an automated transmission (often abbreviated AT) is a multi-speed gearbox used in automobiles that does not require any input from the…
Philosophy
Open-source Governance
Open-source governance (also known as open governance and open politics) is a political philosophy that advocates applying the philosophies of the open-source and open-content movements…
Neuroscience
Spiral-Shaped Signals that Organize Brain Activity are Discovered by Scientists
Scientists from the University of Sydney and Fudan University have shown that human brain signals traverse the outer layer of neural tissue in ways that…
Environment
Seawater Greenhouse
A seawater greenhouse is a greenhouse structure that allows crops to grow and fresh water to be produced in arid places, which account for around…
Environment
An Experiment Demonstrates that an Oil Recovery Technology could Destroy an Oil Shale Deposit
The impact of infusing two chemical agents for better oil recovery into oil shale has been investigated by Skoltech researchers. As it turned out, neither…
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