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Polymers and soft materials news, May 2014

Thermal analysis: new video presentations now available

Five more videos on subjects including elastomers, nanomaterials, and thermosets.

29 May 2014

Scientists have developed a 3-D artificial enzyme cascade that mimics an important biochemical pathway, important for future applications.

28 May 2014

A study published in Materials Today shows that printing drugs onto microneedles may play a role in the treatment of infections.

22 May 2014Laurie Winkless

Engineers use silicon dioxide to make lithium-ion batteries that last three times longer between charges compared to current standard.

16 May 2014

Researchers have created electronic devices that become soft when implanted inside the body and can deploy to grip 3-D objects.

15 May 2014

Silk fibers from spiders and silk worms could prove an effective and novel reinforcement in biocomposites

13 May 2014Cordelia Sealy

Scientists have invented a simple and cheap way of making a high-powered lens that can transform a smart phone into a high-resolution microscope.

7 May 2014

Research from Harvard on the rare shape of the hemihelix, and how it can be characterized from different sized rubber bands.

2 May 2014Laurie Donaldson

The best of Materials Science news during April 2014.

1 May 2014Zara Preston

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