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
Researchers have developed a 3D printing process that can create a chemically active catalytic object in a single step.
22 November 2017
Inspired by the polymeric threads used by marine mussels, scientists have developed an elastomeric polymer that is both flexible and strong.
17 November 2017
A marriage between 3D printer plastic and metal-organic frameworks could lead to inexpensive sensors and fuel cell batteries.
15 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
6 November 2017G. Mazzitelli, G. Maddaluno, M.L. Apicella, P. Buratti, F. Crisanti, O. Tudisco, B. Viola, E. Visca
Elastic surgical adhesive developed.
6 November 2017David Bradley
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