Tech Xplore on MSN2 天
Innovative mortar blend uses recycled plastic to enhance insulation and cut waste
A mortar made from recycled plastic and silica aerogel that improves insulation and reduces plastic waste has been developed ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN1 天
New mortar mix cuts building heat loss by 55%, uses recycled plastic, aerogel
The team created the mortar by replacing a portion of natural sand with a mixture of silica aerogel particles and shredded ...
EurekAlert!2 天
New environmentally-friendly mortar reduces heat loss
A mortar made from recycled plastic and silica aerogel which improves insulation and reduces plastic waste has been developed ...
3D nanoprinting technique can transform ceramics for high-performance systems, from disease ...
The same material from which you drink your morning coffee could transform the way scientists detect disease, purify water, ...
Eureka Magazine4 小时
How Newcastle University's Recycled Plastic Mortar is Shaping Sustainable Building Practices
The team analysed key properties, such as setting time, flowability (a measure to determine the workability of cement mortar), density, strength, and thermal conductivity. The new formulation helped ...
EPT4 天
Thermal management materials cool AI ecosystem designs
AI technology development for consumer electronics, telecommunications infrastructure and cloud and data centres call for a ...
BBC4 年
Investigating the effectiveness of insulating materials
A building with walls of a high thermal conductivity will cool down faster than one with walls of a low thermal conductivity. The graph shows an example of this difference. Cavity wall A gap ...