New high-performance materials and therapeutics for Soldiers

Synthetic biologists working on a U.S. Army project have developed a process that could lead to a new class of synthetic polymers that may create new high-performance materials and therapeutics for Soldiers. Nature Communications published research conducted by Army-funded researchers at Northwestern University, who developed a set of design rules to guide how ribosomes, a cell Read more about New high-performance materials and therapeutics for Soldiers[…]

Micro rubber: another polymer that pollutes our air and water

Rubber in the environment The tread on the tyre is worn out, new tyres are needed. Everyday life for many drivers. But where do these lost centimetres of tyre tread “disappear” to? As micro-rubbers, they mainly end up in soil and water and, to a small extent, in the air. And the amount of these Read more about Micro rubber: another polymer that pollutes our air and water[…]

A new advanced material for aerospace industry

A cutting-edge material, inspired by nature, that can regulate its own temperature and could equally be used to treat burns and help space capsules withstand atmospheric forces is under development at the University of Nottingham. The research used a network of multiple microchannels with active flowing fluids (fluidics) as a method and proof of concept Read more about A new advanced material for aerospace industry[…]

World speed record for polymer simulations

Star polymers are within the most topologically entangled macromolecules. For a star to move the current theory is that one arm must retract to the branch point. The probability of this event falls exponentially with molecular weight, and a quicker relaxation pathway eventually takes over. With a simulation over a hundred times faster than earlier Read more about World speed record for polymer simulations[…]

New Low-Cost Method to Produce Light-based Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for Fast Medical Tests

A new fabrication process could make it easier and less expensive to incorporate optical sensing onto lab-on-a-chip devices. These devices integrate laboratory functions onto a plastic or glass “chip” typically no more than a few square centimeters in size, allowing automated testing in the doctor’s office or various types of chemical or biological analysis with Read more about New Low-Cost Method to Produce Light-based Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for Fast Medical Tests[…]

100% recyclable all household packaging in opaque polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

CARBIOS (NYSE Alternext in Paris: ALCRB), an innovative green chemistry company specializing in enzymatic bioprocesses applied to plastic and textile polymers, comforts the applicative potential of its innovations by making 100% recyclable all household packaging in opaque polyethylene terephthalate (PET) such as the new milk bottles. Since recently, a technological revolution is on its way Read more about 100% recyclable all household packaging in opaque polyethylene terephthalate (PET)[…]

Nano-modified aerospace composites

Carbon fibre composites, composed of reinforcing carbon fibres within a plastic, have revolutionised industries that demand strong, yet light materials. However, their application has been hindered by inherently poor electrical and thermal conductivities. New research demonstrates that by growing nanomaterials, specifically carbon nanotubes, on the surface of the carbon fibres it is possible to impart Read more about Nano-modified aerospace composites[…]