- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 2nd, 2014
Physicists Invent Never-Before-Seen Shape of Pasta, Say They Did It for Science
The physicists created the odd pasta as a means to demonstrate the complicated shapes ring polymers can take
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 9th, 2014
Smart Materials Can Regenerate Themselves
This means mangled cars might one day repair themselves
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 22nd, 2014
Bio-Hybrid Machines Can Swim Inside the Human Body
The tiny robots can swim like male reproductive cells
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 11th, 2013
Simple Polymers Can Impair Bacteria Communication Patterns
These materials could lead to the development of new medical therapies
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 4th, 2012
Advanced Polymers Could Innovate Tissue Engineering
The materials are capable of supporting multiple types of cells
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 22nd, 2012
Protein-Stabilizing Polymers Developed at UCLA
The compounds will help proteins remain active for longer periods
- Energy
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 19th, 2012
Innovative Type of Solar Panels Developed
The devices outperform existing technologies by a wide margin
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 29th, 2012
MIT Will Develop Microfluidic Device Manufacturing Technology
Experts want to move these devices from the lab to wide-scale use
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 24th, 2012
New Implant May Prevent Breast Cancer Relapse
It contains a nanoscale bed-of-nails that hampers tumor cell development
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 9th, 2012
New 2D Polymers Create 3D Structures When Wet
The materials were created by a team of American researchers
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 23rd, 2011
Drug Release Can Be Triggered with Infrared Light
New technology can reduce internal drug delivery side-effects
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 18th, 2011
Bringing Nanotubes to Advanced Electronics
Stanford team develops new technique for using nanomaterials
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 23rd, 2011
Berkeley Lab Innovates Li-Ion Battery Design
New types of polymers improve battery life cycles
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 9th, 2011
New Polymer Gel Can Innovate Lithium-Ion Batteries
Researchers want the power-storage devices to become even cheaper
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 5th, 2011
Improved Organic Solar Cell Capable of High Performances
Belgian experts used the scalable inverted device architecture