Researchers in Singapore have developed a strain-sensing actuator for rehabilitation and diagnostic devices for patient mobility and dexterity.
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Edible Electronics: An All-Food Supercapacitor for Medical Applications
A fully edible supercapacitor has been developed from food-grade materials by researchers in the USA.
Better healing with blue LEDs
Irradiation with a blue-LED haemostatic device improved the healing process in superficial skin wounds without adverse side effects.
Microchips made of paper: Elvira Fortunato and Rodrigo Martins named European Inventor Award 2016 finalists
The European Patent Office (EPO) has named Elvira Fortunato and Rodrigo Martins as one of three finalist teams for the European Inventor Award 2016 in the category “Research”.
Liquid Glass: Casting Glass like Cement
Workers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology introduce “Liquid Glass”,
Watching apoptosis in 3D
A promising approach for watching cell signaling processes in their physiological context.
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – May 2016
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
New world record for polymer solar cells
Polymer solar cells could be cheaper and more reliable thanks to Swedish and Chinese researchers.
A new ultralight magnesium alloy with a great promise for structural and biomedical applications
Developing increasingly lighter and stronger alloys for engineering applications is an ongoing – and never ending – endeavour of materials scientists.
Bulk and surface electron transport in topological insulator candidate YbB6
Striking similarity in key ingredients for topological insulators (TI) and effective thermoelectrics are announced.
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