Engineering
Scientists have produced the most tightly knotted physical structure ever known -- an achievement which has the potential to create a new generation of advanced materials.
Some laws are made to be broken, or at least challenged.
The mass wood structure has been completed for UBC's Brock Commons student residence four months ahead of schedule, showcasing the advantages of building with wood.
In a groundbreaking new study led by University of Minnesota biomedical engineers, artificial blood vessels bioengineered in the lab and implanted in young lambs are capable of growth within the recipient.
"If you can cool the person rather than the building where they work or live, that will save energy."
And it might be used to clean up oil spills in the future!
They’d hang about 70 to 100 feet below the water’s surface.
This could save consumers hundreds of dollars and help work towards a greener planet.