New polymer design breaks the trade-off between strength and recyclability
New robust and chemically recyclable polymers. The introduction of a directing group enables the catalytic cleavage of strong chemical bonds, ...
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Scientists design self-hygienic resin based on silver nanoparticles for dental applications
Deposition of silver nanoparticles onto repair resin using mechanical coating for amicrobial biofilm inhibition. Credit: Dr Ravichandran Manisekaran The oral ...
New design software transforms a concept into a multitude of configurations
deepSPACE has delivered a range of new aircraft configurations, from the most conventional to the most unconventional. Credit: University of ...
New design overcomes major obstacle to safer, more efficient electric vehicle batteries
Credit: Cellular Reports Physical Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.102213 Researchers at McGill University have made significant progress in the development of ...
Researchers leverage liquid crystal structures to design simple yet versatile bifocal lenses
Bifocal lenses are made from bilayer structures of liquid crystal (LC) cells and LC polymer. These lenses split light with ...
Bioengineers and chemists design 3D printed fluorescent structures with potential medical applications
The ring-shaped “nanohoops” emit different colors of light depending on their structure. Credit: University of Oregon In a process as ...
Researchers design platypus-inspired multi-receptor bionic skin
Schematic illustration of the team's multi-receptor skin concept. Credit: Du et al Although engineers have developed increasingly advanced bio-inspired systems ...
Device malfunctions due to direct current lead to discovery that may improve microelectronic device design
For the first time, researchers have been able to observe a "pinhole" in a device and watch its degradation in ...
Asymmetric electrolyte design enables high capacity anodes in lithium-ion batteries
Schematic of the cycled micro-sized M-anodes LixM (M = Si, Sn, Al, and Bi) with thin inorganic LiF (magenta) and ...
Self-sensing cantilever design improves performance of microelectromechanical systems in harsh environments
Illustration of the self-sensing multilayer AFM cantilever. (a) Schematic of the polymer core and self-sensing electronics (an active piezoresistor) sandwiched ...
