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In 2019, Buffalo scientists coated aluminum film with a cooling polymer; a small prototype cooled an enclosed box by 11°F by day and 20°F at night- In 2024, a Nature Sustainability study tested radiative cooling film on crops; field trials lowered air temperatures by up to 4.6°C and increased biomass by up to 370%
- Columbia Engineering built a pigment-free paint filled with microscopic air pores; it stayed 6°C below surrounding air during hot desert tests in Arizona
- In 1943, researchers trying to fix America’s rubber crisis unexpectedly led to the creation of Silly PuttyBorn from a wartime quest for rubber, Silly Putty emerged as an unexpected, stretchy, and bouncy material. Initially deemed unsuitable for ...21 May, 2026, 08.18 PM IST
- Is wearing PPE kit harming your skin? Apply talc, petroleum jelly for long-lasting protectionTypical moisturisers do not last long as they are designed to be absorbed into the skin.29 Sep, 2020, 02.47 PM IST
- Artificial muscles that can lift 12,600 times their own weightNew York, April 18 (IANS) Using carbon fiber, a very strong light-weight material which is readily commercially available, researchers have...18 Apr, 2018, 02.02 PM IST
- Cellulose nanogenerators may power medical implantsSince cellulose is non-toxic, the researchers said the device could potentially be implanted in the body and harvest its internal stretches...16 Feb, 2016, 01.40 PM IST
- New self-adaptive material heals itself, stays toughWhen cracked, the matrix quickly heals, over and over. Like a sponge, it returns to its original form after compression.12 Jan, 2016, 03.46 PM IST
- Real-life invisibility cloak makes objects vanishGerman scientists have developed a real-life 'Harry Potter-style' portable invisibility cloak that can effectively shield small objects.04 May, 2015, 09.10 PM IST
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