Conquer Mars
How will humans build on Mars?
A simple manufacturing technology based on chitin, one of the most common organic polymers on Earth, could be used to build tools and shelters on Mars.
Chitin
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Environment
Successfully manufactured cheap material to remove 99.8% of microplastics from water
This invention offers a new and sustainable solution to the global microplastic pollution problem.
Environment
Turning invasive European green crab shells into an environmentally friendly plastic
A team of scientists in Canada has developed an idea of turning crab shells into plastic cups and knives and scissors.
Biology
Why can't sunlight burn butterfly wings?
Although very thin, the butterfly wings have many veins and scent patches that help release the coolant, they perceive heat better and stay away from heat.
Biology
Mold may be 'pharmaceutical factory'
Scientists at Vienna University of Technology (Austria) have introduced bacterial genes into trichoderma to produce important chemicals for the pharmaceutical industry f…
Environment
Produce 'environmental bags' from shrimp shells
In addition to turning waste from shrimp shells into useful products, the project also contributes to reducing the amount of plastic bags used and accumulating in the en…
Photo library
Beautiful wings of butterflies
Due to genetic defects, these butterflies have a male half-body characteristic, female half-female.
New technology
This sheet of nylon coated food can decompose faster than usual by hundreds of times
There are many problems related to plastic waste. Most notably, the number of disposable plastic junk is increasing, and they need hundreds or even thousands of years to…
New technology
Resins made of insect wings
Dutch designer Aagje Hoekstra has introduced a new invention: material made from the beetle's shell, which promises to replace traditional plastics that harm the env…