They are usually soft and weak, but can be made hard and tough. Hydrogels are gels that have water as their main constituent. Natural materials with highly oriented and heterogeneous structures ...

A new gel could better stop homes from catching fire, researchers have found, as the US battles yet another intense wildfire ...

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-G) and the Bose Institute, Kolkata have developed an advanced injectable hydrogel for localised cancer treatment. A statement ...

A new injectable hydrogel could change that, however, by transforming into a robust bone regeneration material when exposed to visible light. While bone injuries such as fractures typically heal ...

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The manufacturers of AFFF (aka firefighting foam) have used dangerous chemicals (known as PFAS) to make the foam since the 1960s. If you or a loved one was exposed to firefighting foam on the job and ...

As if we didn’t need more evidence of overlapping wildfire seasons, fire activity is competing for headlines with snow and ice warnings in both northern and southern hemispheres around the globe.

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 4: Firefighting teams have successfully contained a warehouse fire on a farm in the Al-Wafra area. On Friday evening, the firefighting teams from the Al-Wafra and Al-Nuwaiseeb centers ...

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The Franklin Fire in Malibu has burned 4,037 acres as of Thursday morning and remains at 7% contained. Thousands of households remain under evacuation orders. Overall, the Franklin Fire destroyed ...

During her studies at Stellenbosch University, Kyla Raoult demonstrated the potential of using a non-hormonal hydrogel technology to reversibly block the passage of sperm through the vas deferens.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A fire broke out at a hotel in a popular tourism area in Bangkok, killing three foreign tourists and ...