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If the average lifespan of reinforced concrete is usually only 50-80 years, this naturally available material has a durability of up to 300 or even 400 years.
Spider silk has long been famous as the most enduring natural material. There are even spiders that release silk that are five times stronger than steel - like brown spi…
Mechanical valves are made of artificial materials, biological valves made from natural materials, usually from the pig's pericardium or the pericardium.
Previously, food was used for a single human purpose: Eating and digesting. Today, food is being studied to play a much more complex role.
As the textile industry goes down, this may be a new dimension for silkworms studied and developed.
Scientists from the Medical University of Tomsk in Russia's Siberian region have developed a technology that allows the production of sanitary products from peat mos…
At a research institute in Brindisi, eastern Italy, people are cooking a special thing in a large saucepan, not a traditional pasta but an organic plasticizer.