The potential to develop “materials that compute” has taken another leap at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering, where researchers for the first time have demonstrat... Read more
Scientists from ETH Zurich have developed a thermometer that is at least 100 times more sensitive than previous temperature sensors. It consists of a bio-synthetic hybrid material of tobacco... Read more
Hybrid materials combine bacterial cells with nonliving elements that can conduct electricity or emit light. Inspired by natural materials such as bone — a matrix of minerals and other subst... Read more
“Smart nanobiomaterials for various applications such as digital diagnosis, soft wearable electronic devices, photosensors, and photovoltaic cells” Leveraging the amazing natural prope... Read more
Wearing eye contact lenses, picture-taking and scanning, is not science fiction anymore. Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST) has demonstrated that a live rabbit coul... Read more
Farmers could grow wheat and rice in hotter, dryer environments with less fertilizer, while possibly increasing yields by half With projections of 9.5 billion people by 2050, humankind faces... Read more