The greatest challenge in entertaining young children is keeping their toys powered up. Now, one group reports in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering that they are one step closer to battery-free interactive games. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, 97 percent of children in the U.S. under the age of 4 have had some Read more about Self-powered smart toys[…]
Versatile, light-weight materials that are both strong and resilient are crucial for the development of flexible electronics, such as bendable tablets and wearable sensors. Aerogels are good candidates for such applications, but until now, it’s been difficult to make them with both properties. Now, researchers report in ACS Nano that mimicking the structure of the “powdery alligator-flag” Read more about Plant inspiration could lead to flexible electronics[…]
Taking a cue from the Marvel Universe, researchers report that they have developed a self-healing polymeric material with an eye toward electronics and soft robotics that can repair themselves. The material is stretchable and transparent, conducts ions to generate current and could one day help your broken smartphone go back together again.A new material not Read more about A new self-healing polymeric material for electronics industry[…]
3-D printing has inspired visions of manufacturing revolutions but is currently held back by inefficiency and the underwhelming quality of available materials. Innovators at the California startup Carbon say they have overcome these barriers with a blend of chemistry and engineering. In the first video of Speaking of Chemistry’s five-stop road trip through the Golden Read more about Building a faster, more versatile 3-D printer with chemistry[…]