16-05-04 To upcycle something is to take a used object and adapt it in an innovative way to a new function. Unlike recycling, which usually involves breaking down the material an object is made from, before it is made into something else (thereby using more...

16-04-29 Two-dimensional phosphane, a material known as phosphorene, has potential application as a material for semiconducting transistors in ever faster and more powerful computers. But theres a hitch. Many of the useful properties of this material, like i...

16-04-06 Material: Wool Blend 布料：羊毛混纺 Occasion: Casual 场合：休闲 Garment Care: Hand-wash and Machine washable 衣服护理：手洗，也可机洗 Fit: Runs small (59%) 合身度：偏小（基于59%的评论） Platform measures approximately 1 （鞋子）防水台高约1英寸 Frequ...

16-03-15 Terahertz radiation is a relatively unexplored slice of the electromagnetic spectrum, but it holds the promise of countless new imaging applications as well as wireless communication networks with extremely high bandwidth. The problem is that there...

16-03-07 Electrical signals transmitted at high frequencies lose none of their energy when passed through the 'wonder material' graphene, a study led by Plymouth University has shown. Discovered in 2004, graphene - which measures just an atom in thickness an...

16-02-26 Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have successfully developed an environmentally-friendly food packaging material that is free from chemical additives, by fortifying natural chitosan-based composite film with grapefruit see...

16-02-23 Stuffocation is the feeling of being overwhelmed and weighed down by material things, i.e. 'stuff'. In practice this can mean different things to different people, but classic examples include regularly having to rummage through masses of junk you n...

16-01-05 Human material from the Anatolian site Kumtepe was used in the study. The material was heavily degraded, but yielded enough DNA for the doctorate student Ayca Omrak to address questions concerning the demography connected to the spread of farming. S...

15-12-02 British scientists have created a material that replaces the screen glass for phones, tablets and smartwatches, but uses no power - meaning they could be charged weekly. 英国科学家发明了一种物质，它可以替代手机、平板电脑和智能手表的玻璃屏幕，因为该...

15-11-26 VY Canis Majoris is a stellar goliath, a red hypergiant, one of the largest known stars in the Milky Way. It is 30-40 times the mass of the Sun and 300 000 times more luminous. In its current state, the star would encompass the orbit of Jupiter, hav...