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Cloning monkeys: slippery slope or dead end?

Qiang Sun and colleagues at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Neuroscience in Shanghai cloned macaque monkeys like these. Two of them, calledf Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua, were born as healthy animals.

Last January, the news that a Chinese team of scientists had cloned macaque monkeys drew a lot of attention. Discussion was quick – too quick – to focus on the

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on: 26 February 2018

New materials as a source of inspiration for the fashion industry

Handbag made from wood textile.

Textiles made from pineapple leaves, self-massaging clothes, dresses made from fungi… During Material Xperience 2018 (13-15 March, Ahoy Rotterdam), fashion professionals can enjoy the marvel and the opportunities of many

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on: 21 February 2018

Omega-3 fatty acids produced from corn by marine algae

Fish like salmon used to be the primary source of omega-3 fatty acids to the human diet.

Omega-3 fatty acids have attracted a lot of attention from protagonists of healthy diets, and from the food industry as well – view their ads. Fatty fish like salmon and

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on: 18 February 2018

Self-healing concrete in full development

The Pantheon in Rome, a concrete structure, has survived almost 2,000 years. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Concrete degradation is one of the most costly problems of our time. Concrete will always crack, although less so if well-designed and well-constructed. Cracks will allow water and air to

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on: 14 February 2018

Much choice in biobased materials at Material Xperience

Herso recycled wood laminate

The 13th Material Xperience, ‘the world’s largest multisectoral materials exhibition’, will take place 13-15 March in Ahoy, Rotterdam. Tuned towards materials innovation, it will show materials in six categories: architecture,

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on: 11 February 2018

Innovative concrete: we need it badly, it’s there, we don’t use it

Al Gizah Pyramids. Photo: Wikipedia.

Cement production by itself is responsible for a stunning 5% of total global CO2 emissions. As global construction activities still gear up, we urgently need more sustainable concrete, no longer

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on: 7 February 2018

Conferences: old wine in new bottles

Photo: Jacqueline Munoz

Upon evaluating my visit to the 10th EFIB conference in Brussel, last October, I realized there was a disappointingly limited number of new and interesting topics. Many of the topics

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on: 4 February 2018

Drivers for renewable energy development

Solar panels in China. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

The latest Renewables Global Status Report contains an instructive paragraph on drivers for renewable energy development. Otherwise than many might expect, climate policy is not the most important driver anymore.

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on: 1 February 2018