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Dielectric elastomers: Strain with less pain
Dielectric elastomer actuators are made stronger and more easily using a synthesis approach that doesn’t rely on pre-stretching the polymer.
Metabolite-responsive hydrogels for medical diagnostics
A hydrogel that can tell good from bad: this material can distinguish between normal and pathological levels of urate, a salt related to gout arthritis.
Stuart S.P. Parkin to Receive 2012 Von Hippel Award
IBM Fellow to receive the Material Research Society’s highest honor.
Immunomodulatory effect of nanoparticles
Functionalized polystyrene nanoparticles are analyzed for their interaction with human monocyte-derived dendritic cells.
New "Energy Technology" Journal Opens for Submissions
The new journal, Energy Technology, is accepting manuscripts on applied energy research in all areas of energy generation, conversion, storage, and distribution.
Smart phosphorescent bioprobes
A phosphorescent iridium(III) complex-functionalized poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) is a promising probe for bioimaging applications.
Understanding oxygen vacancies in SrTiO3
Researchers have obtained new insights into the atomistic and electronic structure of the oxygen vacancy in SrTiO3 through first-principles calculations.
Fabrication of ultra-thin electronic "stickers"
Korean researchers demonstrate a new, polymer-based method to fabricate electronic stickers to be used on unconventional surfaces such as clothing or skin.
Biomimetic pH-Dependency of Hydrogels
The mechanical holdfast of mussels, the byssus, is used as inspiration in the development of pH-repsonsive mechanical properties in hydrogels.
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