Fast water desalination helped by new type of membrane
20 October 2022Laurie Donaldson
Using light and a catalyst, researchers have been able to produce a soft and stretchy version and a hard and rigid version of the same polymer.
19 October 2022
Researchers have developed a way to engineer the surfaces of materials that makes them both hydrophilic and very slippery.
14 October 2022
A breakthrough catalytic process can transform the most widely produced plastic into the second-most widely produced plastic.
10 October 2022
Using stretchable semiconductor polymers, researchers have developed synaptic transistors that can act like neurons in the brain.
6 October 2022
Researchers have created a new way to self-assemble materials, by using sticky DNA strands to fold up chains of oil droplets.
6 October 2022
Researchers have developed a method of 3D printing that promises to create prints faster, using multiple types of polymer resin in a single object.
5 October 2022
Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind, plant-inspired extrusion process for growing synthetic material for soft robots.
5 October 2022