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  • Metafabrics: Smart Fibers Can Shield Vehicles from Heat as Climate Changes
    Article - 7 Oct 2021
    New metafabrics could be used in personal thermal cooling, thermal insulation, and thermoregulation. As well as helping to cool human bodies, these could be used to shield cars from heat damage.
  • Disinfecting a Face Mask with the Sun
    Article - 16 Nov 2020
    Although regular face masks cannot be sanitized with sunlight, a newly developed cotton fabric capable of killing 99.9999% of bacteria and viruses with just 60 minutes of exposure to daylight could be...
  • Plastic Bags: Repurposing over Recycling?
    Article - 20 Dec 2021
    Scientists recently created textile fabrics made out of polyethylene – the polymer used in plastic grocery bags as well as many other everyday items – to reduce plastic pollution and make the fashion...
  • Highlights in the Field of Natural Polymers
    Article - 17 Jan 2017
    Several cutting-edge applied research projects feature natural polymers and their derivatives; such as biofuels, nanopharmaceuticals, environmentally-friendly structural materials, and food science.
  • Using Light Microscopy in Forensic Science Research
    Article - 6 Jan 2015
    Over the past few decades, light microscopy has become an important and widely used tool in forensic science research.
  • The Melt Flow Index – Obtaining Accurate and Relevant Results
    Article - 23 Nov 2011
    Melt Flow Index testing, crucial for assessing plastic resin flow properties, requires strict adherence to ASTM D1238 or ISO1133 standards for accuracy.
  • Using Polymer Plasticizers
    Article - 4 Feb 2002
    Plasticizers are unique types of additives. Without plasticizers, a majority of the injection molding compounds would have been completely unfit.
  • Fiber Analysis – Using SEM for the Quality Analysis of Fibers
    Article - 4 Aug 2017
    Fibers are generally imaged in a scanning electron microscope (SEM), which provides elemental analysis, high-resolution images and the possibility of automatically measuring thousands of fibers in...
  • Using NIR for Textile Sorting
    Article - 29 Jun 2022
    In recent years, the rise of fast-fashion has made textile waste a critical environmental issue. While processing and sorting textiles can be a time-consuming task, using NIR can drastically improve...
  • Determining the Gross Calorific Value in Coal
    Article - 6 Mar 2015
    The gross calorific value of coal is frequently used when determining the total calorific value for a specific amount of coal for fuel value purposes.

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