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EU project adapted spider and worm silks to create bio-plastics

A research project, funded by Horizon 2020, has developed a biobased polymer using silks from spiders and worms to potentially complete the existing thermoplastics...

Environmentally sustainable retail tags made using nanotechnology

Researchers at the University of Sussex have developed an ink using nanotechnology that reduces metal waste in the retail industry. Following the £8m ESRC investment...

The algorithm behind puncture-free tires

Scientists from the University of Illinois have focused their research on the shear layer of the tire in order to help the design a...

‘Fog’ on-demand: Soft matter enabled smart switchable windows

Scientists at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, India, have developed an electrically switchable device that can be set to be transparent...

Introducing a new silicon-integrated microcapacitor

Atomic layer deposition thin film coating solutions provider reports record performance of silicon-integrated, 3D deep trench microcapacitors manufactured using its ALD technology. Picosun Group, global...

Meet the phase-separation polymeric gel

Researchers have developed the first polymeric material that exhibits a rubbery-to-glassy transition with increasing temperature. When plastic bottles and plastic bags are heated, their general...

Developing bioactive and biodegradable synthetic ligaments

Véronique Migonney, discusses some of her latest research projects, including the elusive world of bioactive and biodegradable synthetic ligaments. Véronique Migonney is a professor who...

Let’s talk about solid-state circuits

Bram Nauta, president of the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society, explains how microchips have changed the world and why we need more women in circuits. The...

Hardware security and safety: semiconductor IC chips and VLSI systems

Learn about Kobe University and their research into the design and evaluation of semiconductor IC chips and VLSI systems for better safety and security. The...

The E-MRS: supporting materials science & engineering in Europe

Most of the problems facing the world, such as energy supply and health, will be solved only by breakthroughs in materials science: meet the...

Biomaterials research and development: Welcome to the ESB

We spoke to president of the ESB, Pamela Habibovic, about the importance of biomaterials research and development in Europe. The future of innovation in the...

Fermi systems as a new state of matter

The theory of fermion condensation offers an unexpectedly simple and reliable description of strongly correlated Fermi systems. The Landau Fermi-liquid (LFL) theory has a long...

Ultrathin nanomaterial based inks

2D materials possess unique application potential. To unravel it, fundamental science is as important as applied research. With the isolation and characterisation of graphene 15...

Invisible power generator: a new direction of 2D materials

Meet the invisible electrical devices which particularly focus on transparent power generators. Our lives can expect to undergo drastic changes if an electrical function is...

Bisphenol A: is there a safer alternative?

Guest contributor Ali Dockerty explores the risks posed by the near-ubiquitous chemical bisphenol A and potential regulatory solutions. Bank receipts, credit card slips, logistics labels...

The challenges of modern optoelectronics: laser, optoelectronic and biophotonic techniques

The Institute of Optoelectronics aims to support research and education in laser, optoelectronic and biophotonic technologies, with laser technology and modern applications at the...

Solid state physics: solving the structure of materials with X-ray absorption spectroscopy

The Institute of Solid State Physics is using X-ray absorption spectroscopy for materials science. Dr Alexei Kuzmin, Head of the Laboratory of Materials and Structure Investigations, discusses...

Directing the Graphene Flagship: Professor Jari Kinaret

Professor Jari Kinaret, the Director of the Graphene Flagship project, spoke to Innovation News Network at MWC, where he outlined how he works with...

The Institute for Applied Materials develops a calorimetric method to measure the internal pressure of Lithium-ion cells

The Institute for Applied Materials – Applied Materials Physics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, is home to Europe’s largest battery calorimeter...

Spin electronics without magnetic fields: resonating low-moment magnetic materials at THz frequencies

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin, the Helmholdz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and the company Swissto12 attack the problem...

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