Tag: Materials Science

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New Class of Polymers Waiting to Be Commercialized: Meet Titan and Hydro

– Making discoveries by accident is still applicable. In 2014, IBM discovered a new class of materials – thermoset...
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Scientists Discover Plastic-Eating Bacteria That Could Help Clean Oceans

– KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KYOTO, JAPAN AND KEIO UNIVERSITY, TOKYO, JAPAN. A plastic-eating bacterium was...
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New Human Skin-Like Fabric Is Waterproof

– UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, CA, USA. A group of researchers were able to develop a new...
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New Adaptive Material Inspired By Human Tears

– HARVARD UNIVERSITY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA. A new kind of adaptive material has just been designed by...
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Graphene Aerogel Is The World’s New Lightest Material

– ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY, HANGZHOU, CHINA. Graphene Aerogel is the world’s lightest material that only weighs 0.16...
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The Phenomenal & World’s First Graphene Earphones

– UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, CA, USA. Researchers created the world’s first pair of graphene-based earphones....
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Using Liquid Metal In Creating Self-Healing Stretchable Wires

– NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTH CAROLINA, USA. The development of self-healing wires that are elastic....
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Smart Fiber: Changing Colors When Stretched

– HARVARD UNIVERSITY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA and UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, SOUTH WEST ENGLAND, UK. A fabric that...
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Stronger And Ultra-Light Materials For Bulletproof Armor

– MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA; RICE UNIVERSITY, TEXAS, USA ; UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH, BAYREUTH,...

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