These qualities make micas useful for a wide range of things, including atomic force microscopy and cosmetics. In the latter case, mica flakes add shimmer and opacity.

Hydrogels are a useful class of materials, polymers that strongly attract water but don’t dissolve. They’re used to make contact lenses and the urine-absorbing filling in disposable diapers ...

By Michael Irving January 09, 2023 Cambridge's new solar-powered reactor that can convert both plastic waste and CO2 into useful products simultaneously Reisner Lab View 1 Images ...

"New material captures carbon dioxide and converts it into useful chemicals." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 11 October 2019. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 10 / 191011112231.htm>.

The library includes materials we’re already familiar with and use, alongside thousands of structures with unknown but potentially useful properties. DeepMind’s new AI trained on 20,000 known ...

"Plastic-eating bacteria turn waste into useful starting materials for other products." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 2 November 2023. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 11 / 231101134747.htm>.

As useful a material as glass is, being prone to cracking or shattering is a major downside. McGill University scientists have developed a new type of glass inspired by the mollusk shell that’s ...