Science and Technology of Advanced Materials

Laser-patterned thin films that swell into kirigami-like structures offer new opportunities in hydrogel technology.

Touch sensors that don’t even need direct contact offer new sensitivity for robotic 3D structure recognition and wireless transmission of data.

A new technique allows researchers to map how the cellular “skeleton” adapts to external stress.

Coordination polymer crystals show promise as a new generation of light sources for industry and medicine.

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.

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.

A new coating for tiny vaccine carriers allows vaccines to remain in the body for longer.

A new technique allows researchers to map how the cellular ‘skeleton’ adapts to external stress.

Researchers develop a technique to allow fragile objects to be transferred and released by robotics, without damage, while using a gecko inspired adhesive.

Specially coated surfaces help scientists investigate what happens when cell clusters are turned upside down.

Researchers are working to overcome challenges in order to bring wearable, electric, wound-healing devices to clinical practice.

An international collaboration is developing coating materials that could make windows better insulators.

Hi-tech electrocatalysts made from seashells and waste animal blood could help build sustainable batteries, fuel cells and other electrochemical systems.

Shaking the compact, lightweight device generates enough electricity to power 100 LEDs.

2.5-dimensional materials promise new applications for artificial intelligence, electronics, automobiles and the energy sector.

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.

A new coating for tiny packages called liposomes could allow them to carry vaccines and drugs into and around the body more safely.

A magnetic hybrid system generates electricity day and night with radiative cooling and solar heating.

Neurone-like junctions made of mixed oxide-based materials could reduce the massive energy consumption of artificial intelligence operations.

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.

A nanoparticle’s size is fine-tuned to offer high-resolution images before and during surgical procedures.

A novel biomaterial promotes bone tissue regrowth, showing promise for surgical procedures.

A magnetic field could boost blood vessel growth to regenerate damaged tissue.

The compact, lightweight device generates electricity when shaken and can power 100 LEDs.

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.

Researchers are working to overcome challenges in order to bring wearable, electric, wound-healing devices to clinical practice.

Scientists in Korea make hand-drawn and flexible pressure sensors that can control a phone from underwater.