Vegetable oils may enable stronger and more eco-friendly sound absorbing materials
2 June 2023Laurie Winkless
Researchers have designed and tested a series of textile fibers that can change shape and generate force like a muscle.
29 May 2023
combination of two 3D-printable polymers create mechanical metamaterials with a shape memory response
26 May 2023Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have discovered how colloidal liquids transform into a gel and shown that it doesn't occur via glass formation.
25 May 2023
By analyzing polymer nanoparticles with X-ray scattering, researchers have discovered that crystal structures are not always regularly arranged.
23 May 2023
Researchers have developed a 3D-printing method for producing novel materials by mixing multiple aerosolized nanomaterial inks.
22 May 2023
Mycelium properties could bring longer-lasting material
18 May 2023Laurie Donaldson
Electroconductive hydrogel for tissue repair, drug delivery and medical implants
16 May 2023Laurie Donaldson
Inspired by the film that forms on warm milk, researchers have developed a novel method for fabricating 2D ionogel membranes.
15 May 2023
Researchers have developed a non-invasive method for counting the live cells in a three-dimensional hydrogel scaffold.
12 May 2023
Novel smart coatings for orthopedic implants have bacteria-killing nanopillars on one side and strain-mapping flexible electronics on the other.
11 May 2023
8 May 2023Laurie Winkless
Using a high-powered microscopy technique, researchers have uncovered a new metric for understanding how soft materials yield to stress.
5 May 2023
Researchers have developed the world’s first electrical transistor made of wood.
4 May 2023
Using universal dynamic crosslinkers, researchers have found a way to transform a former muck of unmixable plastics into a viable new set of polymers.
3 May 2023
A new scientific tool called Polybot combines artificial intelligence with robotics to discover novel electronic polymer materials.
2 May 2023
By depositing tin oxide to form the electron-transport layer, researchers have fabricated an organic solar cell with an efficiency of over 17%.
2 May 2023
Researchers have identified a novel degradation mechanism, involving twisted polymers, in the electron-donor material of an organic solar cell.
25 April 2023