Time-consuming testing and computer simulations are bottlenecks in the design of new materials. A thesis from the University ...

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The proliferation and evolution of wood construction helped shape the architectural and cultural identity of the nation. For centuries, wood-framed houses have defined the American idea of home – so ...

Wheat straw could be used as a sustainable alternative to regulate temperatures in homes and commercial buildings, a new study says. The insulation in our homes and buildings has come at a hidden cost ...

In other words, the new material, a carbide ceramic, is capable of surviving temperatures exceeding the current thermal ...

The amount of mold in some cannabis samples from illegal Chinese operations maxed out the laboratory's equipment while others contained lead, pesticides and banned chemicals.

This paper investigates mold materials for polypropylene (PP) injection molding, including CuBe alloy (high thermal conductivity), AISI P20 mold steel (the conventional material for injection molds), ...

Mold thrives where moisture lingers. Spores can flourish after floods, heavy rains, or the unseen drip of a leaky pipe, turning bathrooms, bedrooms, and air-conditioning units into fungal incubators.

We present the physics of sequential dewetting phenomenon and continuous fabrication of a polymeric microstencil using dewetting phenomenon with roll-to-roll imprinting equipment. To realize dewetting ...

Jason Scott knows that he and his band, the High Heat, aren’t part of the mainstream. And they’re just fine with that. “We’re outside the norm of radio country,” Scott says.