Researchers from Singapore, China and USA have recently reported in Advanced Materials the first example of a TENG-based self-powered iDDS, and demonstrate its functionality in ocular drug delivery.
Hannah Muir
Oil Spills Are No Match for MOGs
Metal-organic porous gels are novel materials for cleaning up oil spills.
Water-Resistant Multicolored Bioimaging Probes
A bright future ahead for bioimaging and optoelectronics, as researchers demonstrate enhanced stability of perovskite nanocrystals by incorporation into polymer matrix microhemispheres.
“MOFilters”: Metal-Organic Framework Filters for Particulate Matter Removal
Researchers have developed a facile synthesis of metal-organic framework filters (MOFilters) that can be scaled up for industrial and domestic uses.
Arsenic-Free Drinking Water for Just $2 Per Year
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras report a water purification device that is estimated to deliver arsenic-free drinking water to a family of five for just US $2 per year.
Adaptive Architecture for Energy-Saving Buildings
Kiri-kirigami structures are the next generation of origami-based reconfigurable mechanical metamaterials for adaptive architecture and energy-saving buildings.
Floods of Energy from Flowing Water
Researchers propose a new idea about the origin of piezoelectric energy generation in graphene.
Borophene is the New Graphene
First-principles analyses of the mechanical properties of borophene – a novel material for flexible nanoelectromechanical devices.
Antibiotic Spider Silk in Just One Click
Researchers from the University of Nottingham report a novel method for making antibiotic spider silk.