Researchers hope that carbon obtained from coffee grounds could build better and more sustainable batteries
28 June 2021
Cardiac disease can cause damage that the body cannot fix. Artificial tissues made with spider silk could be the answer
28 June 2021
Research into using structures called dendrimers to deliver photoactive materials into cancer cells could yield new approaches for therapy and diagnosis
28 June 2021
2D transition metal carbide nanomaterials known as MXenes show promising antiviral properties against some strains of SARS-CoV-2
28 June 2021Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have created a sustainable polymer film by assembling plant proteins into materials that mimic spider silk on a molecular level.
18 June 2021
Biodegradable battery for the Internet of Things, integrated health monitoring, and environmental or agricultural sensing
17 June 2021Laurie Donaldson
Using their 'swarmbot' platform, researchers have shown that a class of composite polymers can be produced by living cells.
17 June 2021
Inspired by the natural adhesives of mussels and barnacles, researchers have developed their own natural adhesive from fibrous silk proteins.
9 June 2021
A novel, low-cost, sustainable aerogel made from cellulose nanofibrils and alginate shows promise for use in drug delivery and wound dressing.
3 June 2021