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Polymers Aug 22, 2023

Hydrogel locomotion regulated by light and electric fields

Materials scientists aim to develop autonomous materials that function beyond stimulus responsive actuation. In a new report in Science Advances, Yang Yang and a research team in the Center for Bioinspired Energy Science ...

Biotechnology Aug 17, 2023

Deconstructing the bee stinger to develop tiny, bio-inspired medical devices

New research deconstructing the anatomy of a honeybee stinger could help pave the way for a future generation of miniaturized medical devices used for drug delivery in humans.

Mathematics Aug 12, 2023

An algorithm that shapes objects to cause them to roll down ramps following a desired path

A team of physicists and mathematicians at the Institute for Basic Science's Center for Soft and Living Matter, in South Korea, working with a colleague from the University of Geneva, has developed an algorithm that can be ...

Materials Science Aug 10, 2023

Scientists invent new resorbable biomaterials for implantable medical devices

What if we had tiny devices in our bodies that could constantly monitor damaged arteries, accelerate bone regeneration and wound healing, or facilitate drug delivery for cancer treatment? This could open up remarkable opportunities ...

Bio & Medicine Aug 7, 2023

Discovering nanomachines within living organisms: Cytochromes P450 unleashed as living soft robots

A new study reveals an important discovery in the realm of nanomachines within living systems. Prof. Sason Shaik from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Dr. Kshatresh Dutta Dubey from Shiv Nadar University, conducted ...

Space Exploration Aug 3, 2023

Curiosity rover faces its toughest climb yet on Mars

On Aug. 5, NASA's Curiosity rover will notch its 11th year on Mars by doing what it does best: studying the Red Planet's surface. The intrepid bot recently investigated a location nicknamed "Jau" that is pockmarked with dozens ...

Biotechnology Jul 28, 2023

Scientists develop hydrous liquid metals for use in rhythmic bionic tissues

In a new study published on July 27 in Matter, a research group led by Prof. Liu Jing at the Technical Institute of Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators from Tsinghua University, ...

Condensed Matter Jul 26, 2023

Researchers control the anomalous Hall effect and Berry curvature to create flexible quantum magnets

Some of our most important everyday items, such as computers, medical equipment, stereos, generators, and more, work because of magnets. We know what happens when computers become more powerful, but what might be possible ...

Bio & Medicine Jul 21, 2023

Steering undulatory micro-swimmers in a fluid flow through reinforcement learning

New research looks at navigation strategies for deformable micro-swimmers in a viscous fluid faced with drifts, strains, and other deformations.

Polymers Jul 18, 2023

Autonomously switchable polymer materials developed for wearable medical devices

Wearable medical devices, such as the soft exoskeletons that provide support for stroke patients or controlled drug delivery patches, have to be made of materials that can adapt intelligently and autonomously to the wearer's ...

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