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Polymers and soft materials news, March 2016

Fibers with gills help cells grow

Polymer fibers with ‘gills’ that resemble the underside of a mushroom could improve tissue engineering approaches to bone repair.

31 March 2016Cordelia Sealy

Taiwanese researchers suggest that graphene’s high thermal conductivity could further improve the lifetime of LEDs.

28 March 2016Laurie Winkless

Scientists have developed a renewable thermoplastic by replacing the styrene in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene with lignin from wood.

28 March 2016

A new hybrid material featuring a combination of rigid metal and soft, porous rubber foam can be either stiff or elastic as required.

25 March 2016

European Commission EUR 3 million challenge for materials solutions to reduce concentration of particulates in urban areas

24 March 2016Cordelia Sealy

By coating transparent elastomers with silver nanowires, scientists have developed a novel technique for quickly changing the opacity of a window.

21 March 2016

A novel ice-repellent coating made from a blend of common synthetic rubbers can cause ice to slide off surfaces.

18 March 2016

Details of the five finalists for Elsevier's Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge.

18 March 2016

Wrapping graphene in a specially prepared polymer produces an effective support for gold nanoparticle catalysts for fuel cells.

17 March 2016

A new machine learning tool can predict a theoretical polymer's electronic properties from its atomic configuration.

15 March 2016

A novel electroluminescent ‘skin’ can stretch to more than six times its original size while still emitting light.

14 March 2016

A new metamaterial made from specially-patterned polymeric materials can separate and concentrate chemical compounds.

14 March 2016

Poly(ε-caprolactone) used as a scaffold to mimic the pre-metastatic niche

8 March 2016David Bradley

By depositing tiny titanium oxide crystals on a rubber-like material, scientists have developed a novel device for manipulating light.

8 March 2016

Realistic facial expressions may be coming to a robot near you, thanks to work from engineers in Singapore.

6 March 2016Laurie Winkless

See your image on the cover of Nano Today in 2016.

5 March 2016Juliet Dunstone

biomaterials based on seaweed-derived alginate could improve polyurethanes used to repair cardiac and vascular tissue

4 March 2016Cordelia Sealy

A novel anti-fouling coating comprises a hydrophilic polymer that forms strong covalent bonds with various materials.

3 March 2016

Researchers have developed a new polymer suited for photostructuring, a technique for creating micro-scale shapes.

1 March 2016

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