If you've ever eaten a pomegranate, you'll know that a great deal of the fruit is composed of its thick skin – which simply gets thrown away. Soon, however, that skin could be used in an edible coating which will help keep strawberries from spoiling.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: University of Sao Paulo, Fruit, Fungus, Coatings, Food technology
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Pomegranate peels put to use as an edible strawberry-saving coating
Posted by ArielTechGeek 24 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
You may think golf course grass is the same everywhere … but you would be wrong. Some greens are known for being dry while others have a rep for being wet, and a new type of golf ball coating could make for better golfing on both.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Golf, American Chemical Society, Coatings, Water
Window coating reflects heat to cool buildings by 40 degrees
Posted by ArielTechGeek 166 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Cranking up the air conditioner is one way to keep buildings cool, but it guzzles energy. Passive materials can regulate interior temperatures more efficiently, and now scientists in South Korea have developed a new coating that keeps glass much cooler, while still being transparent.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Heating, Light, Coating, Coatings, Postech, Korea University, Coo
Clever coating for medical devices stops clots by imitating a blood vessel
Posted by ArielTechGeek 168 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
When a patient's blood flows through catheters, stents or other medical devices, there's always a risk that harmful clots may form. An experimental new bio-inspired coating could keep that from happening, without the use of blood-thinning drugs.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: University of British Columbia, Blood, Strokes
Yoghurt window coating proposed as emergency heatwave measure
Posted by Ronnie 250 days ago (https://www.dezeen.com)
British engineer Tom Greenhill has proposed a low-cost, low-energy solution for keeping UK homes cool in a heatwave: painting the outside of windows with yoghurt. Read more
Cooler clothing may sport a snazzy matte white chalk coating
Posted by ArielTechGeek 251 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
When it comes to keeping cool on hot days, it's not so much a matter of wearing less clothing as it is a matter of wearing the right clothing. A new fabric coating could help in that regard, and it's essentially made of chalk.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Smart Fabric, Textile, Cooling, Clothing, University of Massachusetts, American Chemical Society
Metal mouth – Komodo dragons' teeth found to have a sharp iron coating
Posted by ArielTechGeek 280 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
As if Komodo dragons didn't seem ferocious enough already, scientists have now discovered that the reptiles tear through flesh using a coating of iron on their teeth. It is now believed that dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex may have been similarly endowed.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: King's College London, Imperial College, Reptile, Dinosaurs, Teeth
New 'superlubricity' coating is a step toward friction-free machines
Posted by ArielTechGeek 288 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Using biowaste from cassava plants, scientists have created a coating that virtually eliminates friction in metal parts. The breakthrough has the potential to deliver better fuel economy, extend the lifespan of moving parts, and deliver enormous savings in myriad industries.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Graphene, Coatings, Carbon, Machine
Copper coating turns touchscreens into bacteria killers
Posted by ArielTechGeek 362 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
If there's one thing that needs to be antibacterial, it's the public touchscreen displays that everyone paws at with their filthy fingers. Well, help is on the way, in the form of a newly developed copper coating.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Antibacterial, Corning, Touchscreen, Coatings
Mussel-protein coating keeps implants safe from infections
Posted by ArielTechGeek 421 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A protein obtained from mussels could one day keep infections from occurring at the site of bone implants such as artificial hips. And while the protein does kill the microbes, it should still limit the development of antibiotic-resistant "superbacteria."Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Postech, Implant, Infections, Antibiotic, Bacteria
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