Editorial team
ioQuanta Research Desk
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Evidence date ·How printed structures that change over time could serve construction
Peer-Reviewed PaperA 2023 review considers potential construction benefits from transforming printed components and bio-based materials, with performance, scale, and cost still barriers.
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Evidence date ·Designing reinforced plastics to do more with fewer resources
Review or Meta-AnalysisA 2023 review explains how fiber bonding, manufacturing accuracy and repair choices shape the potential for reinforced plastics to use resources more carefully.
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Evidence date ·How reinforced metal’s inner structure shapes a growing crack
Review or Meta-AnalysisA 2023 review explains how hard and deformable regions interact, what strength and stretching tests mean, and why fabrication remains difficult.
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Evidence date ·A hollow framework hosts wax for heat storage and microwave absorption
Peer-Reviewed PaperThe study's reported numbers measure heat stored per gram, light-to-heat storage efficiency, and microwave reflection at a specific frequency and thickness.
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Evidence date ·What plant fibers must do when mortar starts to crack
Review or Meta-AnalysisReviewed tests and a design proposal explain how yarn stiffness, mortar and bonding interact, while durability and structural reliability need validation.
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Evidence date ·How porous implants could help living tissue rebuild
Peer-Reviewed PaperPores, material blends and immune reactions shape how temporary implants work. A 2023 review explains why cell growth alone cannot prove tissue repair.
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Evidence date ·How a tough polymer adhesive regains toughness after damage
PreprintResearchers report toughness recovery within 20 minutes in cut and rejoined polymer films; cracked composites healed within 24 hours at 60 °C.
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Evidence date ·How electrical measurements can reveal changes inside concrete
Review or Meta-AnalysisA 2023 review explains how sensors detect structural changes, why vibration control uses electricity, and where harvested energy could power monitoring.
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Evidence date ·How mineral-forming bacteria help cracked asphalt regain strength
Peer-Reviewed PaperLab tests reveal how much strength returns after bacteria seal asphalt cracks, how fibers help wider gaps, and why real roads pose a harder challenge.
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Evidence date ·From a star’s repeating pulses to a spacecraft’s position
PreprintA 2023 review explains how X-ray arrival times can help locate spacecraft, what flight experiments establish, and why detector conditions matter.