Wednesday, 9 October 2024

Nature and plastics inspire breakthrough in soft sustainable materials

Using peptides and a snippet of the large molecules in plastics, materials scientists have developed materials made of tiny, flexible nano-sized ribbons that can be charged just like a battery to store energy or record digital information.

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Engineers develop self-healing muscle for robots

Students recently unveiled their invention of a robotic actuator -- the 'muscle' that converts energy into a robot's physical mo...