Jul 22 2011

Titanium Straw Out-Muscles All Others

Tag: Cooling,Drinks,Food,Gadgets,Green Tech,Materials,Plastic,Reuse,Waste and Recycling,Zero Waste — Katherine Noyes @ 1:34 pm
Forget those wimpy plastic substitutes -- this is the only straw you really need.

Jul 15 2011

Even BPA-Free Plastic Not Always Safe

Tag: Food Unwrapped,Materials,Packaging,Plastic,Plastic Bags — Emily Sohn @ 1:33 pm
Even BPA-free plastic can leach hormone-like chemicals, research shows, and there's no way to tell which products pose the risk.

Jul 13 2011

Take Your Cellphone or iPad Underwater

Tag: Adventure Sports,Forensic Techniques,Gadgets,Materials,Plastic,Reuse,Water,Water Sports — Scott Tharler @ 4:17 pm
A reusable, puncture-resistant, element-proof storage bag hermetically seals to protect your devices.

Jul 05 2011

Bend Lego Bricks, Learn Some Geometry

Tag: 3D Models,Architecture,Artists,Design,Games and Gear,Materials,Materials Science,Open Source,Plastic — Amy Enchelmeyer @ 8:46 pm
With some Lego building blocks and a little math knowledge, you can create amazing sculptures.

Jun 23 2011

Tech Turns Junk Plastics into Diesel

Tag: Alternative Fuels,EPA,Petroleum,Plastic,Polymers,Recycling,Waste — Eric Niiler @ 7:46 pm
Billions of tons of "end-of-life" plastics could be diverted from landfills and turned into gas for vehicles.

May 16 2011

Youthful Ingenuity Honored at Intel Science Fair

Tag: Animals,Asteroids,Bacteria,Building,Ceremonies,Chemistry,Community,Devices,Disaster Scenarios,Earth,Engineering,Experiments,Family Members,Fear,Fish,Flies,Fruit,Hearing,High School,Inventions,Kids,Laboratories,Meteorites,Nobel Prize,Nuclear Science,Particles,Plants,Plastic,Recipes,Science,Scientists,Sight,Spiders,Technology,Transportation,Tumor,Yeast and Bread Machine — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 6:24 pm
Young scientists receive awards in international competition.

Apr 21 2011

Plastic, Heal Thyself: Scientists Invent Smart Polymers

Tag: Light,Materials,Materials Science,Plastic,Polymers — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 11:07 pm
A new kind of plastic repairs itself when exposed to ordinary light.

Apr 11 2011

Tech Spinoffs from Space Programs

Tag: Astronauts,ESA,Gadgets,Inventions,Materials,NASA,Olympics,Plastic,Shoes,Sports,Sunglasses,Swimsuits — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:54 pm
Ceramic teeth braces, artificial hearts, airbags, insulin pumps and Olympics-caliber swimsuits got their start in aerospace laboratories.

Apr 01 2011

Building a ‘Nano-Brick’ Wall Around Fresh Food

Tag: Buildings and Structures,Engineering,Food,Food Unwrapped,Materials,Materials Science,Nanomaterials,Nanotech,Plastic,Polymers — Nic Halverson @ 3:54 pm
A super thin coating made from clay and polymers is 100 times more oxygen-impermeable than the existing food packaging.

Mar 31 2011

Recycled Island to Be Built from Ocean Garbage Patch

Tag: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing,Alternative Power Sources,Architecture,Buildings and Structures,Energy Efficiency,Green Building,Plastic,Pollution,Recycling,Renewable Energy,Reuse,Solar Power,Waste and Recycling,Water,Zero Waste — Amy Dusto @ 2:59 pm
This conceptual habitat would support a floating city with a half million residents.
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