A vibrotactile actuator and robotic gripper that operate based on the Lorentz force principle are demonstrated.
Jenna Flogeras
Jenna obtained her M.Sc. in inorganic chemistry from the University of New Brunswick, Canada, and eventually hung up her lab coat to pursue a career in editing and writing. She’s also passionate about travel, sharing her backpacking adventures around the world as a blogger and podcaster.
Wearable Fingernail Sensor Provides Hotbed of Thermal Data
A wearable fingernail sensor that can collect thermal data of the nailbed tissue in real-time is developed.
Polymer Research at Sichuan University
A Macromolecular Rapid Communications special issue, Polymer Materials and Engineering Research at Sichuan University, highlights recent research developments in novel polymer processing technologies; polymer nanocomposites; multicomponent polymer systems and solution thermodynamics; macromolecular synthetic methodology; and functional polymers for energy, sustainability, the environment, and biomedical applications.
Tiny Caterpillar-Inspired Robot Inches Closer to Human-Friendly Light Robotics
Researchers develop a liquid crystalline elastomer robot fueled completely by visible light. The robot is capable of biomimetic locomotion resembling a caterpillar and can be operated directly on human skin.
Perovskites Under Pressure
Researchers achieve the Shockley–Queisser optimal bandgap for an organolead trihalide hybrid perovskite using high pressure.
Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Self-Destructing Electronics
Researchers have developed transient electronics that self-destruct via sublimation in dry conditions.
New DNA Vaccine Enhances Protection Against Hepatitis C Virus
Researchers develop a highly effective DNA vaccine based on oscillating plasmonic gold nanoparticles for protection against the hepatitis C virus.
Silk E-Skin
Beijing-based researchers design an electronic (E-skin) based on silk fibroin for wearable pressure sensor applications.
“Living Diode” Biocomputing
Zorlutuna and co-workers from the University of Notre Dame demonstrate muscle cells as diode components for biocomputing.
Smart hydrogels rapidly stop blood loss
Researchers report the first example of a hydrogel for wound healing with both rapid self-healing ability and high mechanical strength.