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Technical, economic and environmental potentials of 3D printing with concrete
Scientists present a vision on 3D printing with concrete, considering technical, economic and environmental aspects.
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Strong desire to find fully transparent coatings for exterior wood
Sustainability is one important requirements while working with natural materials like wood. What this implies for wood coatings and what other trends are currently...
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Challenges for robotic in situ fabrication in architecture and construction
In a recent article, researchers discuss challenges and opportunities for robotic in situ fabrication in architecture, construction, and beyond.
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Rheological requirements for printable concretes
Recently, scientists investigated the rheological requirements for printable concrete in terms of yield stress, viscosity, elastic modulus, critical strain, ...
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Corrosion protection performance of mild steel coated with hybrid sol-gel silane coating
In a new study, scientists investigated the influence of silane hydrolysis time and concentration on the corrosion protection performance of an environmentally ...
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Concrete material science: Past, present, and future innovations
A new paper calls for the exploration of radical changes in three key aspects of concrete use: reinforcement, binder content, and implementation methods. ...
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Exploiting CH/π interactions in robust supramolecular adhesives
Lately, scientists have developed supramolecular adhesives (SAs) with polyacrylamide functionalized with multiple naphthalene rings as π donor and an alkyl ...
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Synthesis of polybenzoxazine-based polymer and nitrogen-doped carbon nanospheres
Recently, scientists have proposed a simple surfactant-free synthesis of polybenzoxazine-based polymers and nitrogen-doped carbon nanospheres.
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Chitosan-based coatings for corrosion protection of copper-based alloys
In a recently published study scientists propose a promising more sustainable approach for cultural heritage applications.
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Resistance of fly ash geopolymer binders
Recently scientists investigated the effect of slag content and activator dosage on the resistance of fly ash geopolymer binders to sulfuric acid attack.
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Developments in VCI coatings for metal
A new article reviews recent developments in the volatile corrosion inhibitor (VCI) coatings for metal.
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Porosity measurements in suspension plasma sprayed YSZ coatings
Scientists lately carried out porosity measurements in suspension plasma sprayed YSZ coatings using NMR cryoporometry and X-ray microscopy.
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Effect of artificial weathering on the performance of coating systems
The effects of ultraviolet light irradiation and water spray and temperature cycling on the color stability of waterborne coating systems on spruce used for wooden ...
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Montmorillonite nanoclay-based self-healing coatings on AA 2024-T4
In a new study scientists investigated the self-healing ability of montmorillonite nanoclay-based coatings on AA 2024-T4.