Materials Science – News and Features

Researchers have developed a healable, recyclable material for circuit board plastics that is just as strong and durable as traditional materials. The new material could help to reduce the volume of e-waste being produced.

Researchers have successfully developed multiple recipes for recreating Ancient Egyptian blue pigments. The pigments have interesting optical, magnetic and biological properties for modern scientific applications.

A team has uncovered genetic evidence of a previously unknown population of early settlers in Colombia’s high plains, dating back 6,000 years. These hunter-gatherers disappeared 2,000 years ago, replaced by migrants from Central America.

A new material developed at Cornell could significantly improve the delivery and effectiveness of mRNA vaccines – used to fight COVID-19 – by replacing a commonly used ingredient that may trigger unwanted immune responses in some people.

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new water- and oil-resistant material that could replace PFAS in food packaging.

Penn researchers create mirror-image molecules that both kill pathogens outright and rally the immune system – an advance aimed at the growing crisis of antimicrobial resistance.

The Blood In situ Tracking (SENSBIT) system remained fully functional for up to a week when implanted directly into the blood vessels of live rats.

A research team have devised a simple device using specially designed floss that can easily and accurately measure cortisol, a stress hormone, in real time.

Researchers have developed a platform that delivers genetic material into immune cells with high efficiency, offering a safer, faster and more scalable way to manufacture cell therapies for cancer, including hard-to-treat solid tumors.

Dr. Majid Keshavarz, chief technical officer of the battery producer Enervenue, tells Technology Networks how his team is commercializing a long-overlooked NASA battery technology for grid-scale applications.