May 14, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The Bovay Civil Infrastructure Laboratory Complex at Cornell University has a new tenant: a roughly 6,000-pound industrial robot capable of 3D printing the kind of large-scale structures that could potentially transform the construction industry, making it more efficient and sustainable by eliminating the waste of...
Paving the way for computers with brain-like energy efficiency
May 14, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making it possible for machines to do things that were once considered uniquely human. With AI, computers can use logic to solve problems, make decisions, learn from experience and perform human-like tasks. However, they still cannot do this as effectively and...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: The future of desalination? A fast, efficient, selective membrane for purifying saltwater
Home > Press > The future of desalination? A fast, efficient, selective membrane for purifying saltwater Reducing the energy and thus financial cost, as well as improving the simplicity of water desalination, could help communities around the world with poor access to safe drinking water. CREDIT © 2022 Itoh...
Scientists create renewable biocement entirely out of waste material
May 13, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found a way to create biocement from waste, making the alternative to regular cement even greener and more sustainable. Biocement is a renewable form of cement that typically uses bacteria to form a hardening reaction that...