Polyurethane with shape memory change from foil to foam when heated
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP have developed a foil that changes into polyurethane foam (PU foam) when heated—entirely without health risks. The foil allows ...
CNET3d
Your Bed's Materials Matter. I Got an Exclusive Look at How Mattress Foams Are Made
My fellow mattress experts and I visited the 3Z factory in Arizona and got a behind-the-scenes look at the secret ...
eLife5d
High-Resolution Genome-Wide Maps Reveal Widespread Presence of Torsional Insulation
Torsional stress in chromatin plays a fundamental role in cellular functions, influencing key processes such as transcription, replication, and chromatin organization. Transcription and other ...
Imperial College London6d
High Energy Density Physics
through low density Iron Oxide foam. The experiment will be performed on the National Ignition Facility due to it's capability of providing a sufficiently high hohlraum drive energy to ensure the ...
C&EN6d
Ambient-Pressure-Dried Flame-Retardant Biomass-Based Hybrid Aerogel with Stiffness and Thermal Insulation at High Temperature
Green Preparation and Recycling Laboratory of Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China ...