Recycled plastic bags make sustainable fabrics
A new material made from polyethylene yarn could be an eco-friendly alternative to conventional textiles
Read article: Recycled plastic bags make sustainable fabrics
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A new material made from polyethylene yarn could be an eco-friendly alternative to conventional textiles
Read article: Recycled plastic bags make sustainable fabrics
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Small gate voltage switches carbon sheet's nonlinear behaviour on and off
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Result sets a "speed limit" for transporting atoms while preserving their quantum state
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Entropy measurements reveal an unexpected phase transition analogous to the Pomeranchuk effect in helium-3
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Discovery could be important for computer memory and storage applications
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New atomic electron tomography measurements could transform our understanding of non-crystalline materials
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