Materials

Ceramic electrolyte boosts tiny glucose fuel cell

Materials Today: Glucose absorbed from food is the fuel that powers every cell in our bodies. Could glucose also power tomorrow’s medical implants? Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Technical University of Munich in Germany think so. They…

Long-hypothesized ‘next generation wonder material’ created for first time

PhysOrg: For over a decade, scientists have attempted to synthesize a new form of carbon called graphyne with limited success. That endeavor is now at an end, though, thanks…

Harvard Grads Aim for Mass 3D Printed Alt Meats with $3M Seed Round

3DPrint.com: Businesses trying to revolutionize the alternative meat industry through 3D printing attracted hundreds of millions of dollars in funding in the last ten years, growing from just a few companies to dozens in the same time frame. One of…

This Company Is Reinventing the Heart Valve

MDDI: There are generally two types of heart valves on the market today: mechanical, and tissue-based prosthetic heart valves. If you get a mechanical heart valve it will probably last you the rest of your life, but you’ll also be…