UVA Alumna and Engineering Foundation board member Anne Aunins elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Grant and Award Announcement
Updates every hour. Last Updated: 11-Jun-2026 02:15 ET (11-Jun-2026 06:15 GMT/UTC)
Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon recently introduced a fully recyclable ink for 3D printing that is made from the abundant industrial byproduct lignin. This ink, presented in a paper published in the Journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, could substitute fossil-based materials that are currently used to print various consumer goods, product prototypes and technological components. Its unique properties enable the printing of items with excellent resolution, shape stability at temperatures up to 200 °C, and their recycling via a rehydration process.
Freshwater streams, ponds and lakes across the United States are becoming saltier, and new research from the University of Missouri shows the damage may be greater than scientists once thought. Scientists at Mizzou’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources found that road salt becomes much more deadly to freshwater snails when combined with the fear of natural predators in the water.