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Could fungi repair cracks in concrete?
The goal of a study was to explore a new self-healing concept in which fungi are used as self-healing agent to promote calcium mineral precipitation to fill the ...
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Bacteria based self healing concrete
A paper reviews the types of bacteria used in concrete and the ways it can be applied as healing agent. It also gives a brief description of the properties of ...
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Fingerprint resistant coatings for stainless steel substrates
Fingerprints on stainless steel surfaces of household appliances such as refrigerators or ovens can be very unsightly. In a study, Turkish researchers have ...
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Inks made of graphene-like materials
An international research team has developed inks made of graphene-like materials that are compatible with conventional inkjet printing techniques for optoelectronics...
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Self-healing and photoluminescent nature resource-derived hydrogels
Researchers have demonstrated that carboxymethyl cellulose-based hydrogels can be engineered to exhibit the integrate capabilities of self-healing, photoluminescence...
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Automated painting of individual pieces
Reductions of 20 percent in paint use, 15 percent in energy consumption and 5 percent in production time – a new automated painting technology offers significant ...
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Resistance of alkali-activated binders against organic acid attacks
How resistant are mortars and concretes based on alkali-activated binders against organic acids? This was investigated by German researchers at the Institute ...
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Strong adhesive for wound healing
Researchers have been inspired by the mucus of a slug when developing a bio-adhesive. In contrast to conventional medical adhesives the novel adhesive has numerous...
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American Coatings Conference 2018: Call for papers
The American Coatings Association, in partnership with Vincentz Network, is calling for papers to be presented at the American Coatings Conference 2018. Experts from ...
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Bio-based coatings with self-healing effect
Inspired by the growing demand for more sustainable polymer systems, researchers have investigated thermo-reversible polymer networks composed of more than...
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Bioinspired silica-based superhydrophobic materials
A review is aimed at setting up a system for silica-based superhydrophobic materials, summarising previous works of this domain, and more importantly, providing...
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Dual functionality anti-reflection and biocidal coatings
A thin film combination of anti-reflection and biocidal properties would be of particular interest to reduce the transfer of infection and improve readability of ...
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Super-robust superhydrophobic concrete
Superhydrophobic materials are promising candidates to alleviate freeze-thaw damages and steel corrosion in reinforced concrete. Researchers have developed a ...
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Future research and development of superoleophobic surfaces
Superoleophobic surfaces, that are highly repellent to low-surface-tension oils and organic liquids, are poorly understood. To this end, researchers discuss ...