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Bucknell University is a private liberal arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

A new smart material that could have major implications for health care

Researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science have developed a material—a new kind of shape memory polymer (SMP)—that could have major implications for health care. SMPs are soft, rubbery, “smart” materials that can change shape in response to external stimuli like temperature changes or exposure to light. They can hold each shape indefinitely

A new smart material that could have major implications for health care

Sandia Labs harnessing the sun’s energy with tiny particles

Falling particle receiver technology is attractive because it can cost-effectively capture and store heat at higher temperatures without breaking down, which is an issue for conventional molten salts. Engineers at Sandia National Laboratories, along with partner institutions Georgia Tech, Bucknell University, King Saud University and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), are using a falling particle

Sandia Labs harnessing the sun’s energy with tiny particles

Bucknell professors help rats go high-tech to root out land mines

The team has devised a system to train rats to recognize and respond to the explosives Since the invention of land mines some seven centuries ago, activists, researchers and government officials have tried to root out the indiscriminant and deadly weapons with everything from metal detectors and robots to dogs, bees and rats. The methods

Bucknell professors help rats go high-tech to root out land mines

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