Innovation continues apace in textile design and development. Much of these advancements – building on the pioneering polymer work of Stephanie Kwolek, who invented Kevlar while at DuPont in the 1960s – are geared toward military applications, including l
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The big push in graphene research for electronics has been overcoming its lack of an inherent band gap. But silicon has another leg up on graphene when it comes to electronics applications: it can comparatively easily be p- and n-doped (positive and nega
Continue reading >>A nanobot particle made from glass is being developed that can absorb pollutants from contaminated water.The glass particles act like sponges by attracting and binding contaminants to themselves and expanding eight times in size during the process.
Continue reading >>If you’ve ever cracked an egg or opened a carton of milk only to find that you’re on the wrong side of the expiration date, these edible stickers being developed atTufts Universitycould be a metaphorical life saver. The stickers are made of extremely thin
Continue reading >>She’s fluent in three languages. She’s studied everywhere from Tehran to Tokyo to Cambridge, Mass. And she’s invented a space-age material so light and strong that it could revolutionize everything from vehicle bumpers to armor to biomedical devices.
Continue reading >>Nature often offers better solutions to everyday problems than anything that science has yet developed, so it’s no surprise that scientists, researchers and industrial designers frequently draw inspiration from natural sources. Medical researchers recentl
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