![Waterborne Polyurethanes for Eco-Friendly Hair Styling [Video]](https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/adma201706237_ASN_image.jpg)
Researchers from Living Proof, Inc., in coordination with Robert Langer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, describe the synthesis of over 300 waterborne polyurethanes and demonstrate their effectiveness for environmentally friendly, long-lasting, durable hair styling.
IR-driven transfer of plasmon-induced hot electrons in a nonmetallic branched heterostructure, by combining ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy with theoretical simulations, is demonstrated for the first time.
Novel heterojunction material for efficient water splitting and hydrogen production operating in a broad range of pH conditions.
Highly efficient and spectrally stable red perovskite LEDs developed by researchers at Florida State University.
![Building Functional Bio-Nanostructures Using “Protein Bricks” [Video]](https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/adma201705919_ASN_image.png)
A team of researchers construct spider-silk-based “Protein Bricks” with on-demand shape and function for biomedical applications.
![New Ways to Structure Clinically Approved Hydrogels [Video]](https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/adma201705013_ASN_image.jpg)
Clinically approved hydrogels can be structured across multiple length scales to generate materials with a variety of new physical properties.
High-density stretchable electrode grids based on a material that can resolve high spatiotemporal neural signals from the surface of the cortex in freely moving rats with stable recording quality during 3 months of implantation.
![Wrinkle-Free Graphene [Video]](https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/adma201706504_ASN_image-1.jpg)
Graphene grown on Cu(111) foils is a step toward wrinkle-free graphene production for electronic devices application.
![3D e-Whiskers for Complex Sensing Applications [Video]](https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/adma201706733_ASN_image.png)
A scalable method for fabricating electronic whiskers (e-whiskers)—a class of electronic skin—for sensing a variety of external stimuli, including proximity, texture mapping, surface roughness, material stiffness, force, and temperature.
Replicating the hollow structure of polar bear hairs allows an insulating material to provide thermal management with stealth applications.
Micron-sized hidden dimensions could solve two of physics’ deepest puzzles
Turning Periods into Power: Menstrual Blood a Valuable Resource for Medical Diagnostics
Surfactants Steer Supraparticle Structure
Bone loss in obesity traced to gut microbiota
Edible electronics realize safe, complex monitoring devices
Fermilab Confirms Muon g-2 Measurements