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Scientists Discover Technique for Producing Silk Fibers Stiffer than Natural Silk

While attempting to combine the complex mixture of molecules that form the fibers of natural silk, nature is always ahead of human engineering. In spite of best attempts to produce the material, artificial fibers cannot match the strength of the natural fiber.

10 Nov 2017

Tannins Extracted from Barks of Conifers Used to Make Adhesives and Composite Materials

In the timber industry, the bark of native conifers is considered to be a waste product that is predominantly burnt or applied as garden mulch. At present, researchers from the National Research Program “Resource Wood” (NRP 66) have devised an innovative technique for extracting useful tannins from the bark to make composite materials and adhesives.

25 Oct 2017

Analyzing Self-Repairing Tendency of Flax Plants for Developing Innovative Materials

Researchers from EPFL’s Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites (LPAC) as well as from the Botanical Garden of the University of Freiburg have investigated how the self-repair nature of the flax plant heals upon being damaged.

13 Oct 2017

Cool Microscope Technology Revolutionises Biochemistry

We may soon have detailed images of life’s complex machineries in atomic resolution.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Electron Microscopy Solutions 5 Oct 2017

Research on New and Expanded Uses for the Glow-in-the-Dark Phenomenon

Glow-in-the-dark paints that have enhanced transparency and flexibility while also being easier and cheaper to manufacture are on the horizon courtesy of new research from Kyushu University.

3 Oct 2017

Investigations are Ongoing to Find the Optimal Next-Generation Bioplastics

The innovation under progress in the field of packaging is making products entirely using organic materials acquired from the remnants of agricultural production. A specialist at the Italian National Research Council (CNR) stated that such bioplastics might be as competitive as conventional ones in the early 2020s, although they might not be applicable in all fields.

5 Jul 2017

Researchers Develop Innovative Dental Biomaterials for Regenerating Dental Hard Tissues

Innovative dental biomaterials for the regeneration of dental hard tissues have been developed as an outcome of the collaboration of Salvatore Sauro, Professor of dental biomaterials and minimally invasive dentistry at CEU Cardenal Herrera University, in Spain, with several researchers from Finland, Brazil, Belgium, Germany and the UK.

4 Jul 2017

The Zeiss Global Centre in the School of Engineering at the University of Portsmouth Uses Deben µXCT Stages to Characterise the Structural Competence of Biological Structures

Deben, a leading provider of in-situ testing stages together with innovative accessories and components for electron microscopy, reports on how the new Zeiss Global Centre at the University of Portsmouth will use Deben’s mechanical stages for in situ µXCT studies of the structural competence of biological structures.

From Deben UK Ltd 19 Jun 2017

Researchers Produce Plastic Using Sugar and Carbon Dioxide

Researchers from the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies (CSCT) at the University of Bath have made it possible for some biodegradable plastics to be made using sugar and carbon dioxide in the future, replacing unsustainable plastics, which are made from crude oil.

14 Jun 2017