Materials Science
Feb 18, 2015
Scientists find strongest natural material
Limpet teeth might be the strongest natural material known to man, a new study has found.
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Nanomaterials
Dec 30, 2014
A repulsive material: New hydrogel properties dominated by electrostatic repulsion
In a world-first achievement, scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science in Japan, along with colleagues from the National Institute of Material Science and the University of Tokyo, have developed a new ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 15, 2014
How the fruit fly could help us sniff out drugs and bombs
A fly's sense of smell could be used in new technology to detect drugs and bombs, new University of Sussex research has found.
Biotechnology
Oct 12, 2014
Bioinspired coating for medical devices repels blood and bacteria
From joint replacements to cardiac implants and dialysis machines, medical devices enhance or save lives on a daily basis. However, any device implanted in the body or in contact with flowing blood faces two critical challenges ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 6, 2014
Researchers take cells from chrysalis and use them to grow butterfly wings in the lab
A pair of researchers, one from Oxford University, the other with the Natural History Museum in London, has found a way to grow butterfly wings in their lab. In their paper published in Bioinspired, Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 17, 2014
Artificial 'beaks' that collect water from fog: A drought solution?
From the most parched areas of Saudi Arabia to water-scarce areas of the western U.S., the idea of harvesting fog for water is catching on. Now, a novel approach to this process could help meet affected communities' needs ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 9, 2014
Inspired by compound eyes of common fly, team determines how to make miniature omnidirectional sources of light
In our vain human struggle to kill flies, our hands and swatters often come up lacking. This is due to no fault of our own, but rather to flies' compound eyes. Arranged in a hexagonal, convex pattern, compound eyes consist ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 13, 2014
Transparent polymeric films with near-uniform, continuous nanoprotrusions show high water pinning abilities
A*STAR researchers have used nanoimprinting methods to make patterned polymeric films with surface topography inspired by that of a rose petal, producing a range of transparent films with high water pinning forces.
Materials Science
Aug 5, 2014
Researcher creates bioinspired and biofunctional materials for widely diverse applications
In one project, Brad Olsen's lab seeks to engineer soaps that can be sprayed onto a toxic chemical release and not only wash off the chemical, but detoxify it. In another, he is joining with numerous collaborators to lay ...
Other
May 22, 2014
Rewarding inventions and inventors
"Would Thomas Edison Receive Tenure?" This was the provocative title for a panel at the 2013 Annual Conference of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), an organization founded in 2010 in partnership with the United States ...
