materials science
Your Body Is Made of Hydrogel, and Soon Robots Could Be Too
Researchers made hydrogels that are 90 percent water but extremely adhesive.
How to Hack a Normal Printer to 3D Print Coronary Arteries
We’re well on our way to mass-producing functioning bioprinted hearts.
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How a Hacked Virus Is Bringing Us Closer to Artificial Photosynthesis
In new experiments, virus particles are tasked with transporting energy in organic light antennae.
A New Supermaterial Lets This Artificial Heart Pump Like the Real Thing
Researchers want it to be used as a prosthetic heart in the future.
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Engineers Craft Materials That Can Stay Dry Underwater for Months at a Time
We're finally catching up to water bugs.
This Week's Other Big Particle Discovery: The Weyl Point
Imagine 3D graphene and manufacturing massless electrons.
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The First Graphene Light Bulb Is Also the 'World's Thinnest' Light Bulb
It's not super-practical (yet), but graphene is now also a light source.
Engineers Stumble on a Whole New Method of Laser-Based Spacecraft Propulsion
Are graphene light-sponges the new solar sails?