Temperature responsive fibers from shape memory polymers are assembled into bioactive mats or scaffolds.
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Travelling through Space with Solar Sails
A solar sail device is developed that can be steered by electronically altering its transparency near the edges while requiring only a low amount of power.
Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Self-Destructing Electronics
Researchers have developed transient electronics that self-destruct via sublimation in dry conditions.
Biofibers Made from Green Lacewing Silk
Innovative biofibers made from a silk protein of the green lacewing are being developed at the Fraunhofer IAP in conjunction with AMSilk.
Gold Nanoparticle-Mediated Photothermal Therapy: Applications and Opportunities for Multimodal Cancer Treatment
Photothermal therapy that uses gold nanoparticles to convert light to heat is effective against cancer both alone and combined with other therapeutic strategies is reviewed.
Microfluidic Generation of Monodisperse and Photoreconfigurable Microspheres
The color produced by microscopically structured surfaces can be controlled by with the microfluidic preparation of monodisperse photoreconfigurable microspheres.
The “Coffee Ring Effect”: Inspiring the Design of Self-Assembling Conductive Circuits
Thousands of conductive circuit arrays are self-assembled in just one minute by utilizing the coffee ring effect.
Carbon Tool Box for Automotive Production
SGL Group presents an innovative material concepts for large-scale automotive production applications.
Ocular Drug Delivery Powered by Your Body
Researchers from Singapore, China and USA have recently reported in Advanced Materials the first example of a TENG-based self-powered iDDS, and demonstrate its functionality in ocular drug delivery.
Development of Glassy Bicontinuous Cubic Liquid Crystals for Solid Proton-Conductive Materials
Learn about the development solid proton conductive materials by water adsorption to glassy bicontinuous cubic liquid crystals.
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