An n-braid is called k-decomposable if and only if the removal of k arbitrary strands results in a trivial (n - k)-braid. k-decomposable n-linkages are similarly defined. All k-decomposable n-braids ...

What if you could design your 3D print to fall apart on purpose? That’s the curious promise of a new paper from CHI 2025, which brings a serious hacker vibe to the sustainability problem of ...

Plant-based polymers are heat-resistant, durable, and designed to decompose under mild conditions, via Diels–Alder reactions or Si–O bond cleavage, allowing components to be recycled or upcycled.

From the gadgets to wearables and even the artificial intelligence/virtual reality/augmented reality devices that our lives in the future could be all about, there will come mountains of electronic ...