Read article: Shear forces help make stretchable hydrogel
Shear forces help make stretchable hydrogel
Surprising new behaviour is similar to that in dissipative, far-from-equilibrium, biological systems capable of self-healing
Read article: Shear forces help make stretchable hydrogel
Read article: Bio-based monomers help upcycle plastic bottles
Bio-based monomers help upcycle plastic bottles
New technique could help with the serious problem of ever-increasing amounts of plastic waste
Read article: Broken shoes and tyres could be history thanks to new materials that repair themselves
Broken shoes and tyres could be history thanks to new materials that repair themselves
Novel elastomer that rapidly self-heals can be quickly printed in 3D
Read article: Hydrogel material flexes its muscles
Hydrogel material flexes its muscles
Material that increases in strength in response to mechanical stress could be used to make fatigue-free structures for a host of industrial applications
Read article: Resonance photorheology technique sheds more light on 3D polymerization
Resonance photorheology technique sheds more light on 3D polymerization
New technique could help improve additive manufacturing
Read article: DNA molecules help make reconfiguring ‘colloidomers’
DNA molecules help make reconfiguring ‘colloidomers’
Freely jointed systems could make responsive materials such as “soft diamond” that continuously rearrange themselves into new structures
Read article: Polymer nanofibre could help improve solar cells
Polymer nanofibre could help improve solar cells
New material transports excitons over length scales comparable to the optical absorption depth
Read article: Chameleon-inspired polymers behave like skin
Chameleon-inspired polymers behave like skin
New biocompatible material that stiffens when it is stretched and changes colour in the process might be used to make better medical implants
Read article: Composite polymer electrolyte helps improve Li-ion batteries
Composite polymer electrolyte helps improve Li-ion batteries
A new 3D interconnected framework consisting of ceramic nanofillers made using a nanostructured hydrogel template does not aggregate
Read article: Laser-induced graphene for ‘edible electronics’
Laser-induced graphene for ‘edible electronics’
Carbon sheet can be produced on a wide variety of substrates and even materials such as food, cloth and paper
