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Joseph Shavit
Jun 4, 2022
Researchers invent the world’s first zero emissions cement
have filed a patent and been awarded new research funding for their invention of the world’s first ever zero-emissions cement.


Joseph Shavit
Apr 25, 2022
Researchers designed the perfect piece of chocolate
Mouthfeel, and even the sound that food makes when we bite it, helps determine whether we enjoy the eating experience.


Joseph Shavit
Mar 30, 2022
New material can harvest water all day long -- just like a cactus
Tiny structures inspired by the shape of cactus spines allow a newly created material to gather drinkable water from the air day and night.


Joseph Shavit
Mar 5, 2022
Diamond nanothreads could revolutionize our world
As hard as diamond and as flexible as plastic, highly sought-after diamond nanothreads would be poised to revolutionize our world.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 26, 2021
South Korea plans to build world’s first floating city by 2025
A floating city has been proposed for the seas off Busan in South Korea to pioneer a new mode of living amid climate-related sea-level rises


Joseph Shavit
Nov 23, 2021
Bosnian man builds rotating house so that his wife has diversified view
Seeking to please his wife who had wished for a more diversified view from their family house, an innovator has built a rotating house.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 21, 2021
New eco-friendly Israeli home, built from hemp
In the artist village of Ein Hod, Israel, Yoki and Danielle constructed an environmentally friendly house made from hemp.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 10, 2021
Smart window material blocks heat transmission without blocking views
An international research team has invented a 'smart' window material that controls heat transmission without blocking views.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 10, 2021
Engineers turn ordinary clothing into biosensors
Huanan Zhang has developed a process that turns clothing fabric into biosensors which measure a muscle's electrical activity as it is worn.


Joshua Shavit
Aug 15, 2021
Like Batman's cape! New protective chain mail fabric can stiffen on demand
Researchers have developed a new type of ‘chain mail’ fabric that is flexible like cloth but can stiffen on demand. Much like Batman's cape.


Joshua Shavit
Aug 8, 2021
Researchers made a breakthrough in quantum information superconductors
Researchers have been working to develop materials that can enable quantum information–based technologies such as quantum computing


Joseph Shavit
Jul 5, 2021
Growing 'metallic wood' to new heights
Natural wood remains a ubiquitous building material because of its high strength-to-density ratio; trees are strong enough to grow tall
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