Stanford Researchers Program Cells to Carry Out Gene-Guided Construction Projects Stanford researchers have developed a technique that reprograms cells to use synthetic materials, provided by…
A LEGO brick could survive in the ocean for as many as 1,300 years, according to new research. A study led by the University of…
Cell therapies hold great promise for revolutionizing the treatment of cancers and autoimmune diseases. But this multibillion-dollar industry requires long-term storage of cells at super-cold…
Chemists Develop Safer Hydrogenation Processes Safe and environmentally-friendly hydrogen gas on-demand could be on the horizon following a new “hydrogenation” chemical process in development at…
Physics of giant bubbles burst a secret of fluid mechanics that may help the flow of oil through pipes. A study inspired by street performers…
The synthesis of bio-based high-performance polyamide from biogenic residues. A research team from the Fraunhofer Society and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) led by…
The experimental device promises to provide a safe and comfortable power source for technologies that must bend and flex with our bodies. Electronics are showing…
New light-sensitive material could eliminate some of the endoscopic procedures needed to remove gastrointestinal devices. A variety of medical devices can be inserted into the…
Roughness, the presence of irregularities on a surface, is commonly associated to slower motion and stickiness. This is true at different length scales: at human…
Styrofoam or copper – both materials have very different properties with regard to their ability to conduct heat. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for…
ETH researchers have created an incredibly lightweight 18-carat gold, using a matrix of plastic in place of metallic alloy elements. Lovers of gold watches and…
Lithium-ion batteries are notorious for developing internal electrical shorts that can ignite a battery’s liquid electrolytes, leading to explosions and fires. Engineers at the University…
Sustainable Adhesives of the Future Won’t Stick Around Plastics of the future should, ideally for the health of the planet and our own bodies, be…
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth develop unique multifibrillar fibers. Strong and tough yet as light as a feather – materials with this exceptional combination…
Chemists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have discovered a method that could turn plastic waste into valuable chemicals by using sunlight. In lab…
Creating switchable plasmons in plastics: Conductive polymer nanoantennas for dynamic organic plasmonics. Researchers in the Organic Photonics and Nano-optics group at the Laboratory of Organic…
Cross-Linking Technology Tightly Binds Where Commercial Glues Cannot With many of the products we use every day held together by adhesives, researchers from UBC’s Okanagan…
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have created a suite of new biological sensors by chemically re-engineering pigments to act like tiny Venus flytraps. The sensors…