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Polymers Dec 6, 2024

Shape-changing polymer resembles animal movements with temperature shifts

A team of scientists has created a new shape-changing polymer that could transform how future soft materials are constructed. Made using a material called a liquid crystalline elastomer (LCE), a soft rubber-like material ...

Materials Science Dec 2, 2024

Fast-curing silicone ink opens new doors in 3D printing

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a new method to 3D print sturdy silicone structures that are bigger, taller, thinner and more porous than ever before.

Bio & Medicine Nov 27, 2024

Nanorobot hand made of DNA grabs viruses for diagnostics and blocks cell entry

A tiny, four-fingered "hand" folded from a single piece of DNA can pick up the virus that causes COVID-19 for highly sensitive rapid detection and can even block viral particles from entering cells to infect them, University ...

Polymers Nov 27, 2024

Team solves a nearly 200-year-old challenge in polymers to offer independent control of stiffness and stretchability

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new polymer design that appears to rewrite the textbook on polymer engineering. No longer is it dogma that the stiffer a ...

Biotechnology Nov 25, 2024

Molecular morphers: DNA-powered gels shape-shift on command

Johns Hopkins engineers have developed gel strips that change shape when given chemical instructions written in DNA code. These "gel automata," measuring just centimeters, can grow or shrink, transforming from one letter ...

Nanophysics Nov 19, 2024

New ion speed record holds potential for faster battery charging and biosensing

A speed record has been broken using nanoscience, which could lead to a host of new advances, including improved battery charging, biosensing, soft robotics and neuromorphic computing.

Polymers Nov 18, 2024

Addressing key challenges of photoresponsive, visible light 3D printing

Vat photopolymerization, a light-based 3D printing technique, conventionally relies on UV light to rapidly transform liquid resins into intricate solid objects. However, the use of visible light as an alternative approach ...

Biochemistry Nov 14, 2024

Chemists develop dissipative droplet system capable of chemotactic movement

Dissipative chemical processes, due to their potential for far-from-equilibrium properties and functions, have attracted significant attention in the development of lifelike materials and systems. These processes transform ...

Ecology Nov 14, 2024

World-first robotic hand to help cultivate baby corals for reef restoration

A world-first soft robotic hand, developed by researchers at CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, could revolutionize the delicate, labor-intensive process of cultivating baby corals in laboratories, offering a groundbreaking ...

Nanomaterials Nov 11, 2024

One-step, high-speed, thermal-electric aerosol printing of piezoelectric bio-organic films

Amidst the ongoing surge in demand for bio-MEMS, wearable/implantable electronics and bio-tissue therapeutics, the pursuit of piezoelectric biomaterials has become a priority, thanks to their remarkable electromechanical ...

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