par Frédéric PELASCINI | 14 Oct 2018 | Actualités
Living organisms expand and contract soft tissues to achieve complex, 3-D movements and functions, but replicating those movements with man-made materials has proven challenging. A University of Texas at Arlington researcher recently published groundbreaking research...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 14 Oct 2018 | Actualités
Researchers at Yokohama National University and the University of Tokyo in Japan have created an ion gel with exceptional toughness and the ability to self-heal at ambient temperatures without any external stimuli such as temperature or light. Ion gels have gained a...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 14 Oct 2018 | Actualités
The co-polymer, made from two popular monomers, doesn’t need any intervention to fix itself when scratched or severed. Using commonplace monomers that are popular components of acrylic paint, chemists have created a polymer that heals itself via van der Waals...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 14 Oct 2018 | Actualités
Drug-releasing textiles could, for instance, be used to treat skin wounds. Empa researchers are currently developing polymer fibers that can be equipped with drugs. The smart fibers recognize the need for therapy all by themselves and dose the active ingredients with...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 14 Oct 2018 | Actualités
Biological materials from bone to spider-silk and wood are lightweight fibre composites arranged in a complex hierarchical structure, formed by directed self-assembly to demonstrate outstanding mechanical properties. When such bioinspired stiff and lightweight...
