There are generally two types of materials that absorb liquids—porous materials and hydrogels. Porous materials like cloth and paper are flexible, foldable, and easy to use, but not very absorbent.

Even as temperatures rise, this hydrogel material keeps absorbing moisture. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 04 / 230418195429.htm ...

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A research team including members from the University of Michigan have unveiled a new observational technique that's ...

AZoM speaks with Sung Hoon Kang from Johns Hopkins University about his research into a material that protects like metal upon impact but is lighter and tougher than metal. This novel foam-like ...

Recently, a review paper entitled " Recent advance in three-dimensional porous carbon materials for electromagnetic wave absorption" was published in "SCIENCE CHINA Materials". This review ...

What to Expect When Taking Liquid Vitamins. As you age, your body doesn’t absorb vitamins in the same way. This could cause deficiencies that are making you tired and less focused, among other ...

The biggest new Apple release is not a product, or even a feature, but what the company calls a material: Liquid Glass. Instead, it is the idea behind a sweeping redesign of the software for all of ...

Unlike traditional materials, their behavior does not depend on their chemical composition but on their geometric arrangement. Under low stress, they stretch and deform like fluids. However, under ...

Why does a slightly damp sponge absorb water so much better than the same sponge when it is bone dry? Chris Daniel Colwyn Bay, Conwy, UK. Sponges for dish washing can be made of polyester, which ...

Breakthrough material provides tunable radar absorption, infrared thermal camouflage Researchers at Jiangsu University of Science and Technology demonstrated obscured IR signatures of objects from ...