As this year’s Thanksgiving celebration approaches here in the U.S., we are encouraged to consider all the things we have to be thankful for. Of course, the usual things tend to be family, jobs, food on the table, good friends, homes, cars, etc. Some of us go a little further, mentioning things like books, games, […]
Well, OK, it’s not exactly a sponge, but it is spongelike. And, of course, it didn’t eat Three-Mile Island — but it COULD… maybe… eventually. (Not that it needs it.) What the heck am I talking about? Researchers from Northwestern University and Claflin University have developed an inorganic solid that is also porous, flexible, and […]