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Read more A 130g soft robot gripper lifts 100kg?Newswise — Manufacturers throughout Illinois will have the chance to learn about working with the Materials Manufacturing Innovation Center (MMIC) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory,…
Read more Argonne joins Illinois manufacturers for “Makers on the Move” tourNewswise — UPTON, NY—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $19 million in funding over four years for a new research center focused on exploring the chemical…
Read more High-performance, Earth-friendly Materials for Geothermal WellsBYLINE: Jennifer J Burke Newswise — Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have conducted a comprehensive life cycle, cost and carbon emissions analysis on 3D-printed molds for precast concrete…
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Read more Easier and faster materials microstructure analysis through human-AI collaboration!Newswise — Higher-order topological insulators are unusual materials that can support topologically protected states. Recently discovered disclination states also belong to the class of higher-order topological states but…
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