The One-Plastic Solution is designed for products demanding extreme thinness as the overall thickness combining both the window
Unlike ITO and other metallic based sensor technologies the One-Plastic Solution provides for extreme bending
Canatu is in prime position with its truly flexible CNB#Flex Film and the One-Plastic-Solution touch.
and Technology to tap into organic chemistry and conducting polymers to fabricate a three-dimensional (3-D) polypyrrole (PPY) aerogel-based electromagnetic absorber.
because it enables them to egulate the density and dielectric property of conducting polymers through the formation of pores during the oxidation polymerization of the pyrrole monomer,
In fact, several crystals are known to produce this effect, which is known as harmonic generation or frequency doubling.
The synthetic crystal beta barium borate was previously the strongest frequency doubler known; however, the new nano-spirals are capable of emitting even higher intensity blue light.
The tiny amount of metal used in the spirals means they are not expensive to make-however,
Friction was created at the nanoscale by designing two surfaces, an optical lattice and an ion crystal,
The ion crystal is charged a atomic grid created by Vuletic to analyze the effects of friction, atom by atom.
such that they form lattice-or crystal-like surfaces. The MIT physicists applied the same forces used for trapping the atoms to pull
and push the ion crystal over the lattice, and to squeeze and stretch the ion crystal, in a motion similar to an accordion,
to modify the atomic spacing. They observed that the two surfaces underwent maximum friction, similar to two complementary Lego bricks,
when atoms in the ion crystal were spaced normally at intervals equaling the optical lattice spacing.
if complete ion crystal is shifted across the optical lattice, initially the atoms tend to adhere to the troughs of the lattice.
However, when a certain level of force is used, the ion crystal abruptly slips, as the atoms jointly move to the next trough. t like an earthquake,
and squeezing the ion crystal in order to influence the arrangement of atoms. They found that if the atom spacing did not match that of the optical lattice,
In this situation, the crystal is inclined not to stick, and abruptly slips, and continues to move smoothly across the optical lattice, similar to a caterpillar movement across a surface.
when the ion crystal is transferred across the optical lattice, one atom may move down a peak providing a little stress for another atom to move up a trough,
we noticed that it was almost invisible and very flexible like a polymer and could literally be sucked into a glass needle or pipette.
"Whether it's a silicon probe or flexible polymers...they cause inflammation in the tissue that requires periodically changing the position or the stimulation.
researchers lay out a mesh of nanowires sandwiched in layers of organic polymer. The first layer is dissolved then, leaving the flexible mesh,
The researchersprinting surface consists of a sandwich-like structure made up of two thin films of silver separated by a pacerfilm of silica.
Between the top and bottom films lies a 45-nanometer silica dielectric spacer. The researchers created a scaled-down template of the athletic logo and drilled out tiny perforations on the top layer of the metamaterial structure.
and gold color scheme to introduce four new colors (an orange ampersand, magenta and, cyan pickaxe symbol and navy blue issouri. o reproduce a colorful artwork with our nanoscale color palettes,
Unlike the printing process of an inkjet or laserjet printer, where mixed color pigments are used, there is no color ink used in our structural printing process only different hole sizes on a thin metallic layer,
Gutruf said the research used zinc oxide-present in most sunscreens as a fine powder mixed into a lotion-as the UV sensing material.
Zinc oxide was used in the form of very thin coatings over a hundred times thinner than a sheet of paper. his thin zinc oxide layer is engineered with a platelike structure that we call micro-tectonics,
if you shine any kind of radiation on a metal, you get this big flux of low energy electrons coming out. he finding suggests a new avenue for radiation oncology:
#Polymer Nanobrushes Grab Selected Bacteria for Pathogen Detection A Texas A&m Agrilife Research engineer and a Florida colleague have developed a biosensor that can detect listeria bacterial contamination within two
"I do the biological and polymer engineering; he does the electrochemistry and nanostructures, "she said.
"The selection process the polymers use to select for specific bacteria in the listeria biosensor is very similar to the squid's cilia.
when the polymer nanobrushes have had time to grab the selected bacteria, the rest of the sample is washed away and the impedance,
At its most basic level, a battery is made of two metal electrodes (an anode and a cathode) with some sort of solution between them (electrolyte.
and plastically deforms to weld the metal together. ach one of these reservoirs, until you open it,
the 9500 is the ideal system for an expansive range of advanced AFM applications associated with materials science, life science, polymer science and electrical characterization.
polymers, complex materials and thin films, instantly correlating chemical maps with sample properties, such as modulus, conductivity, and workfunction.
Until recently such studies were generally only possible using X-ray crystallography but researchers have been unable to crystallise many protein complexes
Electron cryo-microscopy is emerging as a complementary approach in cancer drug design to X-ray crystallography
-which involves generating highly ordered crystals of proteins and hitting them with X-ray radiation. CRYO EM offers the opportunity to study protein complexes in conditions closer to those in the human body.
Previously such studies could only be achieved by X-ray crystallography, but using the electron microscope will allow us to tackle protein complexes
such as plastics that might melt or papers that might burn. This advance may open the door to much wider use of silver and other conductors in electronics applications,
and then immediately printing them onto almost any substrate with a continuous flow process. ecause we could now use different substrates such as plastics, glass or even paper,
Surface plasmons are confined to the surface of a metal. In order to create wakes through them, Capasso's team designed a faster-than-light running wave of charge along a one-dimensional metamaterial--like a powerboat speeding across a lake.
as well as semiconductive and conductive polymers to tailor the behavior of natural cotton fibers. he layers were so thin that the flexibility of the cotton fibers is preserved always,
""This has been a challenging yet exciting program to take a passive composite material and create a complex antenna structure that not only provides ballistic protection
and flexible electronics. raphene is more conductive than any metal we know of, and it 200 times stronger than steel because of the way the atoms bond to form a hexagonal pattern (think of chicken wire) with a cloud of free electrons hovering above and below it,
said UC San diego Nanoengineering Ph d. candidate Aliaksandr (Alex) Zaretski. t has been known for years that graphene is useful as a water desalination membrane.
coated with a layer of charged polymer that aids the particles to stick to the target microbes,
Staphylococcus epidermis, bacteria that form toxic biofilms on plastics such as catheters in the human body; and Ralstonia, a genus of bacteria that contains various soil-borne pathogens.
a start-up company, has developed a proprietary nano-polymer additive that protects against any microbial infection
The nano-polymer additive's unique features are that they are activated only upon contact, and do not leak
Ervin Weiss inventor and one of the developers of the nano-polymer additive technology adds,
"The nano-polymer additive has a broad spectrum of antibacterial effect. It kills Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria,
as well as Candida species believe that the nano-polymer additive, which is free of toxins and heavy metals, will revolutionize medical device industry. s
#Novel Method Utilizes Nanoparticles and UV LIGHT to Isolate, Extract Contaminants In a new paper published this week in Nature Communications,
Brandl had synthesized previously polymers that could be cleaved apart by exposure to UV LIGHT. But he and Bertrand came to question their suitability for drug delivery,
because we saw that the particles aggregate once you irradiate them with UV LIGHT. trap for ater-fearingpollutionthe researchers synthesized polymers from polyethylene glycol,
and polylactic acid, a biodegradable plastic used in compostable cups and glassware. Nanoparticles made from these polymers have a hydrophobic core and a hydrophilic shell.
Due to molecular-scale forces in a solution hydrophobic pollutant molecules move toward the hydrophobic nanoparticles,
In that case, both the plastic and the oil-based sauce are hydrophobic and interact together.
hormone-disrupting chemicals used to soften plastics, from wastewater; BPA, another endocrine-disrupting synthetic compound widely used in plastic bottles and other resinous consumer goods, from thermal printing paper samples;
and the polymers are biodegradable, minimizing the risks of leaving toxic secondary products to persist in,
from environmental remediation to medical analysis. The polymers are synthesized at room temperature, and don need to be prepared specially to target specific compounds;
#Coral-Like Nanoplates Help Remove Toxic Heavy metals from Water A new material that mimics coral could help remove toxic heavy metals like mercury from the ocean,
Toxic heavy metal ions like mercury, lead and arsenic are released into the water through human activity, including manufacturing and industrial processes.
One major source of toxic metal contamination is the ocean. When mercury pollutes the water
Heavy metals are also toxic to corals: even at low concentrations, small amounts of heavy metal pollution can kill corals.
This heightened toxicity is due to coral being very efficient at collecting, or adsorbing, heavy metals. The researchers behind the new study have taken inspiration from this
and developed a device that mimics the way coral adsorbs heavy metals. Dr. Xianbiao Wang and colleagues have made coral-like nanoplates using aluminium oxide,
with the aim of adsorbing mercury from water. Aluminium oxide has previously been used to remove pollutants,
The advance offers a pathway for industries to wean themselves off of platinum, one of the scarcest metals in the earth's crust.
In an effort to reduce the catalysis world's dependence on this highly reactive and versatile--but also quite expensive--metal,
with the ultimate goal of replacing platinum and palladium with more affordable metals.""This demonstrates a completely new concept about how you can make materials that would utilize a minimal amount of precious metals,
"Mavrikakis says.""Platinum is likely the most widely used catalyst in the chemical industry, which means that using less of it helps make that industry more sustainable."
Arizona State university and Xiamen University in China have developed a new fabrication method that minimizes the need for expensive metal to induce catalytic activity in fuel cell applications.
The amount of precious metal that does not support the reaction is reduced through the hollowing out process.
That would be interesting for the recycling of plastics, as well, where the sensor could identify shredded materials according to their color information,
Manufactured with a robust zinc alloy housing, Banner wireless vibration and temperature sensor provides reliable performance in harsh environmental conditions.
The secret behind the new technology is a process of growing infrared-detecting crystals called Metal Organic Vapour Phase Epitaxial (or OVPE
The cylindrical device is built of the same kind of super-tough steel alloy used in aircraft landing gear
solar panels and transistors, are printed mainly on hard or rigid materials, such as paper or plastics. For wearable devices, materials would need to be soft and stretchy to be comfortable and well fitting
"The technique has been demonstrated successfully on a variety of materials including cotton, polyester and linen. The next step is to further develop the chemical deposition process on other materials,
Silicon is a highly symmetrical crystal, but by changing the geometry of it, the team was able to impart"chiral"properties to it.
"The technology could also be applied to other products made of carbon composite materials-including bicycle frames and wind turbines,
"Composite materials are used increasingly in modern airlines, military aircraft and wind turbines. They are very stiff and strong but very light."
Metals and even glass can also be used. So, we're talking about small routine parts here, rather than large structures-at the moment.
He says it's too far early to call the end of traditional manufacturing-machining, casting and injection moulding.
and supplies materials and composites used to build components. Director Scott Sevcik predicts that within 10 years,
but that if tests on Stratasys'plastic, called Ultem, go to plan then 3d parts could be used on the exterior of unmanned rockets with a couple of years s
New substrate opens door to mass produced regenerative therapies The polymer which is called poly (HPHMA-co-HEMA)- combines N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) methacrylamide and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate.
and neural progenitors. he idea is coated culture vessels with the polymer are arranged into arrays or factories each capable of supporting the production of billions of human pluripotent stem cells for applications in regenerative medicine and transplants.
the Nottingham team also claim their polymer could help regenerative medicines developers reduce manufacturing costs. Substrates a substantial costsubstrates used for commercial stem cell production are expensive.
We are testing the substrate with potential commercial partners now. ommercial applicationsthe polymer has application in both the production of cells for drug safety testing
Advanced Materialsiscovery of a Novel Polymer for Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Expansion and Multi-lineage Differentiationoi:
New substrate opens door to mass produced regenerative therapies Mass produced regenerative therapies are a step closer say UK researchers who have developed a polymer substrate they claim can be used to set up tem cell factories.
The polymer which is called poly (HPHMA-co-HEMA)- combines N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) methacrylamide and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate.
and neural progenitors. he idea is coated culture vessels with the polymer are arranged into arrays or factories each capable of supporting the production of billions of human pluripotent stem cells for applications in regenerative medicine and transplants.
the Nottingham team also claim their polymer could help regenerative medicines developers reduce manufacturing costs. Substrates a substantial costsubstrates used for commercial stem cell production are expensive.
We are testing the substrate with potential commercial partners now. ommercial applicationsthe polymer has application in both the production of cells for drug safety testing
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generally using a technique known as X-ray crystallography. But this method relies on getting proteins to pack tightly together to form uniform crystals,
which is notoriously difficult, especially when it comes to the floppy, dynamic proteins that live in cell membranes.
and to do so without first having to form crystals. Revisualizing a Classic Technique Known as single-particle cryo-electron microscopy
"These are extremely difficult targets for X-ray crystallography, and I anticipate that CRYO EM will also play a significant role in this area."
and a dielectric layer of silica or alumina. The dielectric separates the mirror with tiny metal nanoparticles randomly spaced at the top of the substrate. t acts similar to a skeleton key.
and plastically deforms to weld the metal together. ach one of these reservoirs, until you open it,
the UCLA and City of Hope researchers attached sirna to the outside of a particular type of nanoparticle developed by Zink called mesoporous silica nanoparticles.
Zink said the advance would be possible because of the structure of the specific type of nanoparticles the researchers are using. esoporous silica nanoparticles contain thousands of pores
who also is distinguished a UCLA professor of chemistry and biochemistry and a pioneer in the design and synthesis of multifunctional mesoporous silica nanoparticles u
and how fast to go depending upon the pigment and intensity of color. The model also revealed higher order functions in a surprising way.
iscovery of a Novel Polymer for Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Expansion and Multilineage Differentiation. he possibilities for regenerative medicine are still being reached in the form of clinical trials,
Previous research has evaluated the use of microneedles made of silicon or metal but they were shown not to be safe.
The lightweight plastic hand itself was designed and 3d printed by a research team from Saarland University.
known as shape-memory alloy, has the highest energy density of all known actuation mechanisms, which allows it to perform powerful movements in restricted spaces s
Georgia Institute of technology Study Coating the inside of glass microtubes with a polymer hydrogel material dramatically alters the way capillary forces draw water into the tiny structures,
while the polymer layer locally deforms. The meniscus then rapidly slides for a short distance before the process repeats.
After using high-resolution optical visualization to study the meniscus propagation while the polymer swelled, the researchers realized they could put this previously-unknown behavior to good use.
or cooling the polymer inside a microfluidic chamber, you can either speed up the filling process
That would allow precise control of fluid flow on demand using external stimuli to change polymer film behavior.
dynamically evolving polymer interfaces in which the system creates an energy barrier to further motion through elasto-capillary deformation,
the paper authors wrote. his insight has implications for optimal design of microfluidic and lab-on-a-chip devices based on stimuli-responsive smart polymers.
and tag individual cells using fluorescent polystyrene beads of different diameters, rather than injected droplets of oil or fat.
Ribo-T may be able to be tuned to produce unique and functional polymers for exploring ribosome functions
or producing designer therapeutics--and perhaps one day even non-biological polymers. No one has developed ever something of this nature."
Polymers are poor conductors of electricity and 3d printing is based primarily around a set range of plastics.
To overcome this, Controlled Environments reports that the research group designed materials based around polymers and wax.
This created hollow tubes suitable for the addition of a liquid metal. For initial studies, silver was used to fill the tubes via nano-injection.
Various experiments found the shape and design of the material affected how it performed and its suitability in different applications.
Sung-Yueh Wuuc Berkeley engineers created a mart capusing 3d printed plastic with embedded electronics to wirelessly monitor the freshness of milk.
The Shanghai Composite rose over 150%between mid-2014 and its peak in Mid-june 2015.
he and his colleagues found the brain was much more plastic than they had thought. Scientists said that with practice,
Secondly, if this water gets to the steel reinforcementsn concrete we have all these steel rebarsf they corrode, the structure collapses.
and calcium lactate into capsules made from biodegradable plastic and adding the capsules to the wet concrete mix.
As a living plant, reeds absorb silica from soil, and the silica accumulates around cellulose microcompartments.
Therefore, reeds are suitable natural reservoirs of nano-structured silica and its derivatives. Yet they are not only appropriate Si sources,
they also contain silica in a very favorable nanoscale arrangement. reed leaves exhibit well-defined sheetlike 3d hierarchical micro-structures,
which as we demonstrate can be transformed into a well-suited 3d highly porous hierarchical Si architectures. he topological architecture of the original silicates within the reed leaves is preserved extraordinarily well during the applied chemical and physical treatment steps.
and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employed a microfluidic assembly technique to produce microcapsules that contain liquid sorbents encased in highly permeable polymer shells.
Aines says that the MECS-based approach can also be tailored to industrial processes like steel and cement production significant greenhouse gas sources.
These permeable silicone beads could be sliced a-bread'breakthrough for CO2 capture--efficient easy-to-handle minimal waste
which the flow rates of three fluids--a carbonate solution combined with a catalyst for enhanced CO2 absorption a photocurable silicone that forms the capsule shell
while the electrodes a new composite made of silicon and platinum microbeads can be pulled in any direction.
a long cone made from a composite of fiberglass and carbon fibre is designed to vibrate in the wind, according to a report in Wired.
The silicone-tipped earbuds are inserted into then ear and their audio features can be controlled using a smartphone app.
hollow microspheres to carbon fibre composite materials. These break on impact, releasing a liquid healing agent that seeps into the cracks left by the damage.
when researchers at the University of Illinois in the US created a plastic that could repair itself
The University of Illinois team created a polymer in 2014 that they showed can fix holes of up to three centimetres.
Its incredible properties include being 200 times stronger than steel by weight, conducting electricity and being nearly transparent.
Such an ultrathin display can be applied to flexible materials like plastics and synthetic fabrics. The research has major implications for existing electronics like televisions,
It can be inflated in less than one second by pulling a metal lever and triggering the CO2 cylinder to fill the balloon,
but the company say they will be ready to lay down the first plastic roads within three years.
19 inch (48 cm) forged alloy DIN hp: 477 Price: from £59, 995 ($93, 337)' We saw firsthand that
New alloy has highest melting point of any known metal at 4, 126°C a new material with a higher melting point than any other known substance has been invented by scientists.
The exotic alloy, which is a combination of the rare metal hafnium, carbon and nitrogen, would only begin to melt into a liquid at temperatures of more than 4, 126°C (7,
460°F)- two thirds the temperature of the surface of the sun. The extreme melting point makes the metal a candidate for creating a real-life version of adamantium the almost indestructible fictional metal used to make Wolverine's claws in the X-men
'Until the scientists have synthesised successfully the new alloy and tested its melting point, the record for highest melting point will remain with a substance made using hafnium, tantalum and carbon (Hf-N-c),
526°C. The researchers calculated the formula for the new alloy (Hf-N-c) by simulating the physical processes that occur at the atomic level when a substance melts.
Most metals require high temperatures to melt because they have stable molecular structures that require a lot of energy to break.
They found their Hf-N-c alloy would absorb similar amounts of energy when it melted
with no sewing required. the printer works with custom polyester and cotton blends, that are shipped as liquids in pods that are placed into the machine prior to each job. the team consists of marcus foley, aaron rowley both biomedical/mechanical engineers and joseph white,
and phone-less independence. made of zinc aluminum alloy, the lock incorporates the most advanced fingerprint sensor from sweden. it utilizes a radio frequency signal to scan the pattern under the surface of the skin to guarantee its authenticity. the body is has no keyholes to deny any idea of lock picking,
over the uneven metal layers. his is had why we to find a means of filling in
whose electronic properties are similar to those of metals, black arsenic phosphorus behaves like a semiconductor.
whose electronic properties are similar to those of metals, black arsenic phosphorus behaves like a semiconductor.
Made from recycled plastic, it features a solar panel in the flap which charges as the children walk to and from school as well as strips of reflective material,
Google also talked up the concept of giving new and unusual battery designs a forum to experiment with Project Ara there are battery technologies that offer substantial improvements over conventional lithium polymer architectures
which is why a new announcement from Fuji Pigment is so interesting. The company is claiming that its new aluminum-air batteries can run for up to two weeks
Fuji Pigment new announcement makes repeated reference to the work of Ryohei Mori, and while the referenced papers aren available for free,
Periodically, the aluminum anode will have to be replaced it not clear how often the Fuji Pigment battery would need servicing of this sort.
Fuji Pigment has stated that it intends to commercialize this technology as early as this year,
not only how to build precisely defined bandgaps into composites of graphene and boron nitride, but they have uncovered also the deeper electronic structure of the material
What the MIT researchers basically did was take single layers of hexagonal graphene and stack them up against single layers of hexagonal boron nitride.
In contrast to the unidirectional current flow of electrons in a regular metal, a material that behaves as a opological insulatorwould be useful in several spintronic applications.
electrons in graphene composites configured with just the right alignment can flow at significantly greater speeds,
The main trick behind the scheme is to preload the chamber of a hypodermic needle with a series of magnetizable steel balls and spacers.
Neodymium permanent magnets have a lower magnetic saturation (at only 77%that of steel they can only produce 43%of the equivalent magnetic force of steel),
On the other hand, with steel electromagnets, the force goes away when you turn off the electromagnet. If you were to introduce permanent magnets into the body, by eating them for example,
The authors note that the maximum gradient available in most clinical scanners is in around 20-40mt/m. This would produce a force on a magnetized steel particle equal to 36-71%of its gravitational force.
and cytoskeletal protein composites that should be expected to behave nonlinearly with regards to impacts. In other words like a pool surface, impact speed should greatly affect the material stiffness that is felt by a penetrating object.
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