Press flowers with an iron, book, microwave, or by making your own flower press. Pressing flowers yourself is an easy and rewarding craft. They can act as a keepsake, framed artwork, a meaningful gift ...

Learning how to press flowers is not as difficult as you might think. The technique makes an ephemeral beauty eternal by flattening the daisies, pansies, violets, and wildflowers that color your ...

Poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels (PVA-Hs) are promising materials for various biomedical applications and have been studied extensively. Low-temperature crystallization is the most popular method used to ...

Preparing a smashburger is a fascinating exploration of food science since unlike the typical "throw it on the grill" experience of firing up some burgers, the science of creating the perfect maillard ...

Pressing is arguably the first tactically nuanced concept to enter the mainstream but it is often misunderstood and has become a vague buzzword Everyone is talking about pressing. It appears in match ...

As the composites industry looks for ways to simplify and accelerate part processing, finding alternatives to autoclave cure has been a recurring theme. The Holy Grail? An alternative that offers the ...

When I was growing up, my mom was exceedingly mom-like. She cooked, she cleaned, she over-protected. But, not even once did I see her iron any clothes. She didn’t like to iron, and she didn’t do it. I ...