Monday, May 7, 2012
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Plastic
By mimicking structures found in seashells, scientists have created a transparent plastic that is as strong as steel.
For years scientists have tried to build sturdy materials for larger products from ultrastrong nano-size building blocks, such as nanotubes, nanosheets and nanorods, only to have the larger structures turn out comparatively weak.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Rubbish bin inspires Taiwan's plastic bottle building
A building made from recycled plastic PET bottles has been built in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei.
The country is famous for having a large number of convenience stores, but the population's love of fast-food has resulted in residents consuming a vast amount of bottled beverages - up to 4.6 billion a year.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
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