Aug 16, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A Cornell research team has developed a new way to design complex microscale machines, one that draws inspiration from the operation of proteins and hummingbird beaks. The group’s paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ("Bifurcation instructed design of multistate machines"). The...
Researchers turn potato chip bags into energy-saving cooling films
Aug 16, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Aluminium-plastic composite (APL) films are very often used for food packaging, but they pose a challenge when it comes to plastic recycling. Researchers led by Bayreuth-based physical chemist Prof. Dr. Markus Retsch have now developed an upcycling process that gives such films an innovative second...