Berkeley Lab scientists are developing a new way to detect microscopic fractures in materials in the field Light-emitting, four-armed nanocrystals could someday form the basis of an early wa... Read more
Imagine a polymer with removable parts that can deliver something to the environment and then be chemically regenerated to function again. Or a polymer that can lift weights, contracting and... Read more
Flexible sensors have been developed for use in consumer electronics, robotics, health care, and space flight. Future possible applications could include the creation of ‘electronic skin’ an... Read more
A cut or torn tire usually means one thing — you have to buy a new one. But some day, that could change. For the first time, scientists have made tire-grade rubber without the processing ste... Read more
British scientists invent aircraft wings that can fix themselves in mid-flight in breakthrough for ‘self-healing technology’ It’s a futuristic concept bordering on science fictio... Read more
If you cut yourself shaving, it’s no big problem because you know it will heal. But what if you scratch the screen on your cell phone, or scrape your car up against something and put a long... Read more
Looking at a smooth sheet of plastic in one University of Illinois laboratory, no one would guess that an impact had recently blasted a hole through it. Illinois researchers have developed m... Read more
