Materials

Scientists develop world’s thinnest magnet

E&T Magazine: Scientists in the US have developed an ultrathin magnet that operates at room temperature. They believe it could lead to new applications in computing and electronics and new tools for the study of quantum physics. According to the researchers,…

Novel material to be made into mosquito-bite-proof clothing

E&T Magazine: Researchers from North Carolina State University have created insecticide-free clothing which has been demonstrated to protect the wearer from mosquito bites in experiments using live mosquitoes. The researchers have formed a start-up and intend to make clothing from their…

Biomaterial-Based Vaccine Against Bacterial Infection

Medgadget: Researchers at the Harvard Wyss Institute have developed a biomaterial-based vaccine technology that could provide prophylactic protection against bacterial infection and septic shock. The technology is delivered as a biomaterial scaffold. Once inside the body, it captures bacterial pathogens…

Novel 3D-printing resin gets into shape for tissue scaffolds

Materials Today: A team of British researchers has demonstrated the viability of 3D-printed tissue scaffolds that harmlessly degrade while promoting tissue regeneration following implantation. These scaffolds showed highly promising tissue-healing performance, including the ability to support cell migration, the ‘ingrowth’ of…