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 >>Considerable improvement in device performance of polymer-based optoelectronic devices is reported today by researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea. The new plasmonic material, can be applied to both polyme
Continue reading >>No matter how old you get, seeing the doctor pull out a giant hypodermic needle and aim it at you is enough to give anyone the temporary terrors. The medical community has been working on alternative delivery methods for medicines for quite a while now, a
Continue reading >>Imagine a material so radically innovative that it could easily revolutionize a multitude of industries and make everyday life both easier and safer. You would think that such a material would be snapped up immediately by government agencies or private co
Continue reading >>The superhydrophobic (meaning really, really repulsive to water) coating was discovered when Ross Technology was looking for a product that would reduce corrosion on steel parts. Their chief scientist went to work and created a coating so slick that you c
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