A super bread made of micronutrients against malnutrition
A team managed to encapsulate 11 micronutrients in a tiny polymer that does not alter the flavor of the food. The challenge against malnutrition is launched.
A team managed to encapsulate 11 micronutrients in a tiny polymer that does not alter the flavor of the food. The challenge against malnutrition is launched.
A one-piece boat sails stable and safe after being prototyped on a giant 3D printer
Bioavionics integrates biological and electromechanical systems to see how their interaction will change our flight experiences.
A team has developed one of the dynamic materials with the most unusual qualities: it can increase its hardness when illuminated, and return soft in the dark.
Life Foam stabilizes the patient with internal bleeding and allows him to be transported to the hospital. A detail that will save millions of lives around the world.
It's a new paradigm: doctors can abandon gauze and bandages, instantly acting directly on the skin to repair wounds and burns.
The artificial muscles developed by the Linköping University team are made of polymeric material into which enzymes have been introduced: a solution of oxygen and glucose in water powers the actuators, just as happens in human muscles.
“Give me one of these things and I'll lift your world!”
What awaits us? Rolled up buildings, flexible houses, curvilinear or geometrically folded structures like origami. The future is made of “textile” buildings
A research team has announced the development of a whole series of 3D printable materials that can repair themselves, even after a clean break: the rules of the game could change for fashion, electronics and a thousand other fields.
Since 1600 man has been looking for an effective substitute for blood, the most important vehicle of oxygen in our body. Let's retrace all the stages of an infinite journey and the first exciting results available within the next 5 years.
The curtains, what a stress! You have to wash them, iron them, hang them, remove them, clean them, open them, close them... but isn't there a simpler and more intelligent method for darkening windows in 2016? This is what Harvard researchers must have thought, as they are designing a "smart" window to do without curtains altogether. The producers of solar awnings will be unhappy, but housewives and those who generally take care of home maintenance will be much happier. The new generation window, in fact,… Read more
Spanish designer Manel Torres has developed in partnership with a team of researchers from Imperial College London the first spray-on dress that can be worn, washed and reused. To 'spray' a t-shirt directly on our skin takes about 15 minutes. The compound, made up of non-toxic polymers and solvents, allows the liquid part to evaporate within a few minutes, leaving behind a garment that can be reused and adapts like a glove to the wearer's measurements. The fibers can… Read more
IBM and the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore have designed a new type of polymer capable of identifying and destroying antibiotic-resistant bacteria and preventing their evolution. The most interesting feature of this nanostructure is that it is biodegradable and does not accumulate in tissues: it can be easily eliminated from the body, unlike previous polymer-based solutions. The material, used as a real 'invisible missile', destroys the cell membranes of bacteria: it has a ... Read more