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Markus J. Buehler to Receive 2012 MRS Outstanding Young Investigator Award
MIT professor honored for highly innovative and creative work in computational modeling.
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Mapping the mechanical properties of diatoms using peak force microscopy opens up new possibilites for materials scientists.
Eggshells for Electronics: Portable Supercapacitors
Out of the trash and into your smartphone: supercapacitors from eggshell membranes.
Third Polymer International-IUPAC Prize Awarded to Professor Ali Khademhosseini
MIT Professor Ali Khademhosseini is the third winner of the Pl-IUPAC Award for Creativity in Applied Polymer Science or Polymer Technology.
How do leaves get the most out of sunlight?
Scientists discovered regular distributions of cystoliths occurs in plant leafs that enhance light-aborbing efficiency.
Ravin Narain: Aiming for a Cancer Cure with Biomaterials and Nanotechnology
We speak to University of Alberta Professor Ravin Narain about his polymeric and nano-materials research, and what it might for the future of biomaterials and medicine.
Biopolymer Database Extended – Application Information Now Available
M-Base Engineering + Software and the Fachhochschule Hannover have improved their biopolymer data-base by adding information on biopolymer applications.
Doctors in the Bloodstream: Using Polymers to Diagnose and Treat Disease
Researchers at the Wooley Laboratory have used polymers to mimic the characteristics and actions of biological nanoparticles and structures.
Surviving in the Wild with Silk: Collecting Water with Nanostructured Nylon
Scientists make artificial spider silk from polymer-coated nylon, which can collect water from the atmosphere with astonishing efficiency.
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