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Researchers from the University of Minho in Portugal started with silicone rubber polymer and added zirconia nanoparticles to make the material attract water molecules. After they rolled the composite ...

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Slips and falls account for millions of injuries each year. Researchers in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces took ...