Mechanical properties features, July 2020

Harvesting battery materials from waste soft drinks

Hierarchical carbon structures also show promise for CO2 capture

New synthetic hydrogel with host of biomedical applications

Electroconductive hydrogel for tissue repair, drug delivery and medical implants

Antibacterial coatings take the strain on orthopedic implants

Novel smart coatings for orthopedic implants have bacteria-killing nanopillars on one side and strain-mapping flexible electronics on the other.

Mechanical metamaterial can ‘think’ for itself

autonomous, self-powered mechanical metamaterials perform basic computation

Iron-based composites promise bone implant substitutes