Progress Toward Artificial Tissue?
(PhysOrg.com) -- For modern implants and the growth of artificial tissue and organs, it is important to generate materials with characteristics that closely emulate nature.
Nanomaterials
May 15, 2009
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News tagged with soft material
New 3-D printing method could jump-start creation of tiny medical devices for the body
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new method of 3-D-printing gels and other soft materials. Published in a new paper, it has the potential to create complex structures ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 22, 2020
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Researchers create a 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater, moves objects
Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers have created a 3-D-printed smart gel that walks underwater and grabs objects and moves them.
Materials Science
May 18, 2018
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Researchers develop printable lasers
(Phys.org)—A way of printing lasers using everyday inkjet technology has been created by scientists. The development has a wide range of possible applications, ranging from biomedical testing to laser arrays for displays.
Soft Matter
Sep 19, 2012
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A soft solution to the hard problem of energy storage
It's great in the lab, but will it actually work? That's the million-dollar question perpetually leveled at engineering researchers. For a family of layered nanomaterials, developed and studied at Drexel University—and ...
Nanomaterials
May 18, 2018
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Researchers suggest ancient preserved circulatory and nervous systems in China are actually biofilms
A small team of researchers from Germany and China has found evidence that suggests ancient preserved circulatory and nervous systems found in Chengjiang, China, are actually the remains of biofilms. In their paper published ...
The mechanics of puncture finally explained
The feeling of a needle piercing skin is familiar to most people, especially recently as COVID-19 vaccinations gain momentum. But what exactly happens when a needle punctures skin? The answer is revealed in a new paper published ...
General Physics
Jul 26, 2021
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Splash-free urinals? Scientists investigate new 'splash avoidance' technique
When a drop of liquid hits a surface at a sufficiently high speed, it splashes—that much isn't in doubt. But sometimes splashing isn't helpful. Researchers are working on methods of 'splash avoidance' that could prevent ...
General Physics
Nov 10, 2016
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Paleontologists discover fossilized ovarian follicles in three birds from Early Cretaceous
(Phys.org) —A team of paleontologists with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing has discovered what are believed to be fossilized ovarian follicles in three birds from approximately 125 million years ago. As they ...
Rare bone artifact discovered near Lower Murray River
The discovery of a rare bone artifact near the Lower Murray River casts more light on the rich archaeological record on Ngarrindjeri country in southern Australia.
Archaeology
Mar 16, 2021
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