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As firefighters rushed to protect communities under threat, more than 160 forest fires continued to burn in Quebec, the vast majority of them out of control, coating much of the province in thick smoke and haze. The fires prompted air…

Soon, you'll be able to get a box of freshly picked, sweet strawberries from the grocery store or local farm stand. But it's disappointing when you get them home and find that the ones at the bottom have started to rot. To increase the…

We all love indulging in crispy snacks. Whatever may be filling, there is something very enjoyable about biting into foods with a perfectly crisp coating. We tend to lose ourselves in their yumminess and just savour the moment! There are a…

An international team of researchers, led by Drexel University, has found that a thin coating of MXene -- a type of two-dimensional nanomaterial discovered and studied at Drexel for more than a decade -- could enhance a material's ability…

Non-stick cookware is almost an investment - it's an investment in our health. Non-stick pans, with a synthetic coating on their surface, prevent food from sticking to them and let us cook healthy food with far less oil or no oil at all.…

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a conductive polymer coating -- called HOS-PFM -- that could enable longer lasting, more powerful lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. "The advance…

Researchers have developed an optical coating system that combines antifogging and antireflective properties. The new technology could help boost the performance of lidar systems and cameras. "Walking into a warm room from the cold outside…

A durable copper-based coating developed by Dartmouth College researchers can be precisely integrated into fabric to create responsive and reusable materials such as protective equipment, environmental sensors, and smart filters, according…

Say goodbye to foggy glasses! Scientists develop an ultrathin gold-based coating that stops condensation forming on eyewearThe ultra-thin, gold-based transparent layer is able to convert sunlight into heatThis warms the surface…

Cooling accounts for about 15 percent of global energy consumption. Conventional clear windows allow the sun to heat up interior spaces, which energy-guzzling air-conditioners must then cool down. But what if a window could help cool the…