The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University today announced that it has entered into a Cooperative Agreement worth up to $37 million with the Defense Advanced Research ...

Technology - Engineering

Aug 11, 2012 4.3 / 5 (6) 1

Chemical Engineering Professor Tim Bender and Post-Doctoral Fellow Benoit Lessard's discovery of an unexpected side product of polymer synthesis could have implications for the manufacture of commercial polymers used in sealants, ...

Chemistry - Polymers

Apr 05, 2013 3.7 / 5 (7) 0 |

(Phys.org)—An international research team led by David Smith of Duke University has created a new type of light absorbing material that is far cheaper to make than conventional methods. They describe their ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Dec 06, 2012 5 / 5 (5) 2 |

It stiffens when heated and retains moisture a hundred times better than other gels. Chemists at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands, have created a gel made from helical polymers. The molecules twist together to ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Jan 23, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 0

Scientists may soon be able to turn to one of the most powerful forces in biology—evolution—to help in their quest to develop new synthetic polymers.

Chemistry - Polymers

Apr 02, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 7 |

(Phys.org) —An old, somewhat passé, trick used to purify protein samples based on their affinity for water has found new fans at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, where materials scientists ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

May 01, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 2 |

(Phys.org) —Think about windows coated with transparent film that absorbs harmful ultraviolet sunrays and uses them to generate electricity. Consider a water filtration membrane that blocks viruses and ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Jun 12, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 0 |

Imagine a white luminous curtain waving in the breeze. Or wallpaper that lights up your room with perfect white light. The applications are not very far away. White LEDs, made from zinc oxide and a conducting polymer, can ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Jul 10, 2012 4 / 5 (6) 3

Vaccines usually consist of inactivated viruses that prompt the immune system to remember the invader and launch a strong defense if it later encounters the real thing. However, this approach can be too risky ...

Chemistry - Polymers

Jan 28, 2013 4.8 / 5 (5) 0 |

(Phys.org)—Craig Lusk's job takes on many shapes.

Technology - Engineering

Nov 22, 2012 3.7 / 5 (6) 0 |

(Phys.org)—Japanese film maker Fujifilm has unveiled a new kind of bendable speaker at this year's Nanotech 2013 tradeshow, currently running in Tokyo. It's based on a thin bendable diaphragm the company ...

Technology - Engineering

Feb 05, 2013 3.5 / 5 (6) 1 |

Future prospects for superior new organic electronic devices are brighter now thanks to a new study by researchers with the DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Working at the Lab's ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Mar 20, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 1 |

(Phys.org) -- An innovative X-ray technique has given North Carolina State University researchers and their collaborators new insight into how organic polymers can be used in printable electronics such as transistors and ...

Physics - General Physics

Apr 15, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

(Phys.org) -- Thanks to advances in polymer chemistry and a wide variety of monomer constituents to choose from, the world of multiblock polymers is wide open. These polymers can result in an astonishing array ...

Chemistry - Polymers

Apr 26, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

(Phys.org) -- An ultra-thin layer of polymer impregnated with a surgical anti-bacterial aided healing by preventing infection in a mouse study performed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jul 10, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0 |