materials science
Nanocellulose Fibers Block Fat Uptake By Half
Nanocellulose fibers prevented the absorption of dietary fat from the guts of mice, researchers say.
Making Wood Out Of Synthetic Resin
Researchers in China have developed a family of bioinspired artificial wood from phenolic and melamine resin.
Functional Carbon Materials Made Simple And Scalable
Chinese researchers have proposed a simple and inexpensive method to prepare carbon nanomaterials from small organic molecules.
10 Award-Winning Scientists From Japan To Watch
From biomedicine to particle physics, these ten award-winning scientists from Japan are making an impact across the globe with their discoveries.
Hopping Around The Color Spectrum (VIDEO)
Scientists have drawn inspiration from frogs to develop a composite material that can display a wide range of colors.
Flexible Blue Micro-LEDs That Work In The Brain
Scientists in South Korea have devised a technique to manufacture sheets of blue flexible vertical micro-LEDs cheaply and efficiently.
Flexible Keyboards Made Cheap & Crushable
A team of scientists in South Korea have developed a flexible keyboard that can withstand folding and crumpling.
A Sublime Method To Measure Ultrathin Films
Researchers have successfully measured the tensile strength of centimeter-scale monolayer graphene for the first time, using camphor as a naturally-volatilizing support.
Cellulose You Can 3D Print
Researchers in Singapore have used cellulose derived from fungi-like organisms for large-scale sustainable 3D printing.
