By taking advantage of electrostatic charge, scientists have induced synthetic polymers to self-assemble in a defined sequence, just like proteins.
24 November 2017
3D piezoelectric fibrous scaffold stimulate stem cell differentiation and tissue formation.
23 November 2017Cordelia Sealy
New elastomers at a stretch thanks to inspiration from nature.
23 November 2017David Bradley
Inspired by the polymeric threads used by marine mussels, scientists have developed an elastomeric polymer that is both flexible and strong.
17 November 2017
Luminescent nanoprobe enables noninvasive, real-time imaging of inflammation-associated diseases.
14 November 2017Cordelia Sealy
Harvesting energy from body heat to drive wearable thermoelectric generators.
9 November 2017Laurie Donaldson
Elastic surgical adhesive developed.
6 November 2017David Bradley
6 November 2017G. Mazzitelli, G. Maddaluno, M.L. Apicella, P. Buratti, F. Crisanti, O. Tudisco, B. Viola, E. Visca
How cephalopods control their texture influences new stretchable material.
3 November 2017Laurie Donaldson
Inspired by the octopus, engineers have developed polymer-based stretchable surfaces with programmable 3D texture morphing.
2 November 2017
3D nanoelectronic system made up of stacked layers of carbon nanotube transistors and random-access memory cells could improve computational devices.
1 November 2017Cordelia Sealy
Fluorine transforms the two-dimensional, ceramic insulator hexagonal boron nitride into a wide-bandgap semiconductor with magnetic properties.
1 November 2017Cordelia Sealy