For the UK to make headway with its ambitious Absolute Zero plan, it calls for an administration that understands the subject and what is needed for its success.
Soft polymers reinforce a new, bioinspired composite
Researchers reinforced aluminum with polymer waste and obtained a new materials with unexpected material.
Lights on for germ-free wound dressings
Researchers develop a biomimetic hydrogel with photodynamic antimicrobial effect.
Printing in color with photoswitchable polymers
Azopolymer material allows light-assisted imprinting of nanostructures for structurally colored surfaces.
A Kirigami-Based Sensor: When Art and Technology Stand Shoulder to Shoulder
Researchers have created a wearable device which offers unprecedented opportunities for joint rehabilitation.
The first CRISPR gene therapy to cure sickle-cell disease
In 2019, CRISPR gene-editing therapy was used for the first time to treat sickle cell disease.
The Promise of Cyborganic Beings
In this essay, scientists from Spain and Denmark delve into the spectrum of possibilities offered by wearable and implantable healthcare devices and provide new insight into the cyborganic era.
A Walking, Grasping, Four-Legged Robot
A soft robotic platform capable of carrying 7.7x its own mass while moving using four-legged locomotion.
Treating Cancer Using Lessons from NASA
The ways astronauts prep for spaceflight could benefit cancer patients, researchers say.
The Hearty, Hearty Caterpillar
A bioinspired, soft robotic caterpillar that uses the contraction of live heart cells to propel its motion.