American researchers develop structured surface that repels virtually all liquids.
Micro- and Nanoengineering of Biomaterials for Healthcare Applications
The future of nano and micromaterials for healthcare, described by Ali Khademhosseini and Nicholas Peppas as part of an Advanced Healthcare Materials special issue.
INVISTA’s Shanghai Hexamethylene Diamine Plant Receives EIA Approval
215,000-ton per year hexamethylene diamine (HMD) plant to be built at the Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park.
Scaling-Up Electrospinning: A Review of Industrial Opportunities and Technological Challenges
Leading experts have reported on the industrial upscaling of electrospinning and applications of polymer nanofibers.
DNA prefers to dive head first into nanopores
Brown University researchers have observed and analyzed the movement of individual molecules of DNA using a nanoporous material.
Sputtering of PET
Etching of PET in a plasma has been mimicked in a particle beam experiment by exposing spin-coated PET samples to quantified fluxes ions and atoms.
Thin, flexible solar panels from Stanford Engineering
Decal-like application process allows “peel-and-stick” solar panels to be applied to virtually any surface.
A festive switch: OLEDs instead of candles?
What would it take for you to replace your old-fashioned candles with modern LEDs this Christmas time?
Researchers use liquid metal to create stretchable wires
Researchers from North Carolina State University have created conductive wires that can be stretched up to eight times their original length while still functioning.
Hybrid tunnel may help guide severed nerves back to health
Design to guide the reconnection of severed nerve endings may aid treatment of patients who have suffered extensive nerve trauma.