Science and Technology of Advanced Materials

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23 Aug 2024
A machine learning algorithm can use X-ray diffraction data from polymers to predict the behaviour of new materials.
30 Jul 2024
A new treatment combining tiny iron particles and nitric oxide gas shows promise in targeting oral cancer cells for destruction.
11 Apr 2024
Laser-patterned thin films that swell into kirigami-like structures offer new opportunities in hydrogel technology.
26 Feb 2024
Touch sensors that don’t even need direct contact offer new sensitivity for robotic 3D structure recognition and wireless transmission of data.
cells
23 Feb 2024
A new technique allows researchers to map how the cellular “skeleton” adapts to external stress.
Artistic representation of nanospheres
15 Feb 2024
Coordination polymer crystals show promise as a new generation of light sources for industry and medicine.
vaccine syringe
15 Feb 2024
Vaccines and therapies based on messenger RNA could be more readily delivered due to a non-toxic polymer that protects RNA and controls its release inside cells.
3D structures
08 Feb 2024
A trained AI system learns to design cellular materials with specific target properties for a wide range of potential uses, including tissue engineering and energy storage.
yellow spheres
08 Feb 2024
A new coating for tiny vaccine carriers allows vaccines to remain in the body for longer.
20 Nov 2023
A new technique allows researchers to map how the cellular ‘skeleton’ adapts to external stress.
10 Nov 2023
Researchers develop a technique to allow fragile objects to be transferred and released by robotics, without damage, while using a gecko inspired adhesive.
12 May 2023
Specially coated surfaces help scientists investigate what happens when cell clusters are turned upside down.
Band-aid with electric streaks
03 Mar 2023
Researchers are working to overcome challenges in order to bring wearable, electric, wound-healing devices to clinical practice.
window shade
03 Mar 2023
An international collaboration is developing coating materials that could make windows better insulators.
Sea pineapples
03 Mar 2023
Hi-tech electrocatalysts made from seashells and waste animal blood could help build sustainable batteries, fuel cells and other electrochemical systems.
Electric flashes
03 Mar 2023
Shaking the compact, lightweight device generates enough electricity to power 100 LEDs.
2.5-dimensional materials
28 Feb 2023
2.5-dimensional materials promise new applications for artificial intelligence, electronics, automobiles and the energy sector.
bones
27 Feb 2023
Scientists at Tokyo Medical and Dental University have discovered a new type of bone repairing material that could be used to more precisely fix bone defects.
09 Dec 2022
A new coating for tiny packages called liposomes could allow them to carry vaccines and drugs into and around the body more safely.
Spinning electricity under the sky
07 Mar 2022
A magnetic hybrid system generates electricity day and night with radiative cooling and solar heating.
Better memristors for brain-like computing
07 Mar 2022
Neurone-like junctions made of mixed oxide-based materials could reduce the massive energy consumption of artificial intelligence operations.
Stars and forest at night
03 Mar 2022
Devices that can see shortwave infrared light, which is invisible to the naked eye, could soon become cheaper and more accessible to a broader consumer base.
The scientists injected the nanoparticle solution into the tail veins of live mice and were able to obtain high quality MRI (left) and near-infrared fluorescence (right) scans of tissues and blood vessels.
02 Mar 2022
A nanoparticle’s size is fine-tuned to offer high-resolution images before and during surgical procedures.
Skeleton
01 Mar 2022
A novel biomaterial promotes bone tissue regrowth, showing promise for surgical procedures.
Stimulating Blood Vessel Formation with Magnets
22 Feb 2022
A magnetic field could boost blood vessel growth to regenerate damaged tissue.
18 Feb 2022
The compact, lightweight device generates electricity when shaken and can power 100 LEDs.
09 Feb 2022
Sea pineapples are a delicacy in Japan and the Tohoku region is renowned for its extensive sea pineapple industry. Soon they might not only be fueling our appetites, but helping power our future too. A research group demonstrated that the carbonization of cellulose nanofibers within sea pineapple shells produces high-quality carbon that, when mixed with blood waste from the livestock industry, boasts electrical performances similar to that of rare metals.

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