Burning frankincense (resin from the Boswellia plant) activates poorly understood ion channels in the brain to alleviate anxiety or depression. Religious leaders have contended for millennia... Read more
Not only does this allow freeform additive fabrication on six axes, it also enables an “undo” function The additive layer process of conventional 3D printers means they are usual... Read more
Plastic bags are a bane of nature. And not just bags – just about all plastics, really. Most are made out of petroleum, and a piece of plastic, if it misses the recycling bin and ends up in... Read more
Scientists from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have developed a process for making fully biodegradable, non-toxic and non-hazardous thermoset resins from readily available, low-cost plant... Read more