New research on the self-regenerative effect of siloxane coatings on polycarbonate.
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Effective Light Directed Assembly of Building Blocks with Microscale Control
Researchers successfully use microconvection to assemble microparticles into a variety of patterns.
Electrospray-Assisted Fabrication of Moisture-Resistant and Highly Stable Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis describe a novel technique to fabricate perovskite solar cells, which have tremendous potential in the future designs of photovoltaic technology.
Researchers With a Soft Heart
ETH researchers have developed a silicone heart that beats almost like a human heart.
Hard, Light, and Yet All Natural
Chemnitz scientists develop bio-based fiber-plastic-compounds for a future sustainable large-scale production.
Bone-Inspired Metallic Tubes
The gradient structure of bones inspired researchers to develop a technique by which a gradient structure can be imparted to metallic tubes.
Nature Inspires – Materials with Enhanced Mechanical Properties
Researchers studied how encapsulated droplets of gallium liquid increased the stiffness of an elastomer.
Playing Pinball at Microscale
A novel microfluidic platform consisting of numerous hydrodynamically tunable pneumatic valves enables pairing and clustering of different particles.
Mounting Lightweight Robots
Leoni has developed a new solution for attaching components and dresspacks to lightweight and collaborative robots.
Engineering Digest – Featuring Nature’s Design Strategies, Soft Robotics and More
This month’s Advanced Engineering Materials covers and top papers.
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