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 >>We know a few people whose laundry-washing other halves have forbidden them from ever wearing white clothes again thanks to their epic clumsiness. But a product calledNeverWet might change that. The superhydrophobic spray repels water so effectively that
Continue reading >>There are so many things that the children of future generations will never get to experience: winding cassette tapes with pencils, listening excitedly to the jangly musical sounds of a dial-up modem, looking for just the right volume of encyclopedia on t
Continue reading >>Scientists at Nova Bio-Pharma Technologies and the University of Oxford have invented a rectangular cartridge that can store vaccines without refrigeration.Vaccines must be refrigerated between 4 °C to 8 °C to stay effective. This increased cost is betwee
Continue reading >>Gecko feet have fascinated materials scientists for decades. Their amazing non-slip sticking power has inspired a team from theUniversity of Massachusettsto invent Geckskin, an extremely powerful reusable adhesive that leaves behind no sticky residue.
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