Category: Chemicals & Materials

Article

What emerging material innovations could make vehicles lighter?

– In our first article, we covered the current applications of alternate lightweight materials in the...
Article

Automotive lightweight materials: The age of the composite

– The automotive industry is going through an important development phase to address major issues concerning...
Article

A new life for food waste

– Every year, about 1.3 billion tonnes of food goes off to waste. However, the good...
Article

Implantable biosensors powered from within

– Implantable biosensors have great potential in the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of a variety of...
Article

Implantable optical biosensors: The “bright” future of diagnostic medicine?

– There is burgeoning demand for point-of-care testing and real-time biomarker monitoring tools in the field...
Article

How taxes and bans are fueling innovation

– Government regulations such as taxes and bans are generally intended to improve standards of living...
Article

Designed to dissolve: Bioresorbable medical devices

– It’s a surgeon’s dream. A device that can be implanted into the body that takes...
Article

Artificial Intelligence for Everyone

– To the average person, artificial intelligence (AI) is more science fiction than science fact. While...
Article

Will perovskite solar cells be the beacon of solar energy?

– Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have risen in only nine years as the hottest next-generation photovoltaic...
Article

The holy grail of recycling: AI-powered robots

– Our planet is facing a serious issue. Due to rapid urbanization, people are generating a...
Article

Sustainable dyeing innovations: Greener ways to color textiles

– The textile industry is the second most polluting industry in the world. Synthetic dyes contribute...
Article

Is there a way to degrade plastic?

– The problem: Plastic products have become an essential part of our everyday lives. Recycling is...
Article

Nanobots in 2018: Three recent advances shaping the future of research

– The field of nanotechnologies, which studies phenomena at the nanometer scale, 1 to 100 nanometers,...
Article

The latest innovations in sustainable food packaging: Biobased cling film

– Food packaging plays an integral role in maintaining food quality and assuring food safety for...
Article

Charged polymers: A sticky solution for our pesticide problem

– A team of MIT researchers have developed an innovative additive-based approach to make pesticides “stickier”,...
Article

The latest in biomimicry and hydrogel innovations

– Biomimicry encompasses the study of nature and natural phenomena to understand their underlying mechanisms and...
Article

Six energy storage companies to watch out for in 2018

– Earlier this year, Tesla made news for unveiling the world’s biggest lithium-ion battery grid in...
Article

Kirigami adhesives: from medical bandages to wearable electronics

– Researchers at MIT have developed a kirigami-inspired adhesive film designed to stick to highly deformable...
Article

Mass-producing graphene sheets: A “roll-to-roll” manufacturing process

– A new breakthrough at MIT enables researchers to continuously mass-produce high-quality graphene sheets for membrane...
Article

The latest advancements and trends in biobased plastics

– The biobased plastics industry is booming with an annual growth rate of about 30%. Here, we explain...

Never miss an insight

Get insights delivered right to your inbox

You have successfully subscribed to our newsletter.

Too many subscribe attempts for this email address.

*