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2017-02-01
If you cringed after reading this article title, you are not alone. Spiders’ signature eight legs, sticky webs, and dropin mentality don’t endear them to everyone. However, beyond the innate fear factor that they conjure in some, spiders have fascinating capabilities and a presence in ecosystems...
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2015-08-01
The use of natural dyes in the textile industry is certainly nothing new. Natural dyes have been used for centuries as a way to color fabric. In fact, indigo—one of the best known natural dyes—was used in a piece of clothing dating all the way back to 2500 BC. The invention of synthetic dyes in...
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09/24/2021
SSHRC IG awarded 2022: Videogames offer tremendous potential for more meaningful interactions with music and sound, but in most cases, the role that sound and music plays is subservient to the story or game world, rather than being a point of exploration in and of itself. What if composers...
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2020-12-01
Brands are built on the concept of recognition and differentiation in the marketplace. Today’s branding is made to evoke a ‘je ne sais quoi,” sometimes aspirational, sometimes comforting, sometimes outright outlandish, but nonetheless recognizable and relatable. Product categories and trends come...
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2019-02-01
Humans have been creating textiles for over five thousand years, and these textiles are becoming increasingly technical. 1 However, we shouldn't forget the inspiration that comes from nature rather than modern day advances. The materials we see in nature have been developed naturally over...
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Boosting photocatalytic activity using carbon nitride based 2D/2D van der Waals heterojunctions
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The surging demand for energy and staggering pollutants in the environment have geared the scientific community to explore sustainable pathways that are economically feasible and environmentally compelling. In this context, harnessing solar energy using semiconductor materials to generate charge...
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2019-02-01
Textiles are an essential part of the space industry. Every gram sent into orbit costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, so textiles must be lightweight as well as strong, and resistant to extremes of heat, cold, and ultraviolet radiation that they never have to experience down here on Earth....
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2018-12-01
Our clothing comes with instructions hidden in its interiors. If you are one of those people who actually read them, care labels are the guides to keeping washable softline items, like our clothes and linens, looking good throughout their lifecycle. Sometimes there are just symbols, but they are...