The scientists around MIT professor Yet-Min Chiang and graduate students Kai Xiang and Wenting Xing discovered that a glass-like phase prevents the material from cracking despite large volume changes.
By Anna Clemens
13 Apr 2017
Two-dimensional (2D) materials describe a specific class of nanomaterials that are comprised of only one or two atoms thickness. Of one of the most popular 2D materials is graphene, which is a single layer of tightly packed carbon atoms.
By Benedette Cuffari
13 Apr 2017
More recent research has produced 3D printed hydroxyapatite scaffolds, for bone tissue engineering, using a ZCorporation Inc ZPrinter 310 (now owned by 3D Systems Inc).
Both plants and animals possess tissues that are assembled through a hierarchical network of pores. Such pores are tuned and designed to adapt to their external environment and have evolved to maximise mass transport processes and rates of reaction.
By Liam Critchley
11 Apr 2017
The occurrence of antibiotics in water systems in now a global problem and has raised concerns about the effects on the natural ecosystem, especially surrounding fish egg production inhibition, sex reversal of males and even human health.
By Liam Critchley
11 Apr 2017
A research team from the University of California’s Department of Chemistry reported the use of femtosecond x-ray absorption spectra to track the shifts in carbon electronic states during the light activated ring-opening transformation of 1,3-cyclohexadiene (CHD) into hexatriene.
By Benedette Cuffari
10 Apr 2017
Researchers at the Hokkaido University’s Department of Chemistry have recently developed a new type of sensor material that has a potential to be used both in chemical sensors and rewritable memory devices.
By Benedette Cuffari
31 Mar 2017
Manchester has produced many Scientists and Engineers over the years. This infographic celebrates the proud history and achievements of the Mancunian people.
The Lund research team employed an improved electrospinning method that utilizes a type of polymer that has been approved for medical purposes to produce 3D ECM-mimicking scaffolds.
By Benedette Cuffari
30 Mar 2017
Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have recently developed a novel sensor comprised of successfully sealed biomolecules, which is able to accurately detect the presence of markers that correspond to various diseases.
By Benedette Cuffari
28 Mar 2017