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07/24/2018 / By Edsel Cook

“Air-con” clothes? Scientists develop cooling fabric inspired by the comet moth

Silkworms may have a new competitor when it comes to producing refreshingly cool and bright-looking silk fabrics. The fibers spun by wild Madagascar comet moths look much more vivid and feel much cooler on the skin. An article in Newswise reports that research engineers have created artificial materials based on these fibers to replicate their cooling […]

06/05/2018 / By David Williams

Titanium biomedical implants being coated with diamonds to improve wear and resistance

Has the technology behind biomedical implants already reached its peak? Judging by the fact that there are still many instances in which people’s bodies reject their implants once they get them, it appears there’s still a lot of improvements that can be made. That’s exactly what one group of researchers from Australia’s RMIT (Royal Melbourne […]

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