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New shape-changing materials brings soft robotics to life

July 23, 2021
Imagine opening up a book of nature photos only to see a kaleidoscope of graceful butterflies flutter out from the page. Such fanciful storybooks might soon be possible thanks to...

PPE recycling during a pandemic

July 12, 2021
Following on from our online story about COVID waste killing wildlife and how to pick COVID PPE litter safely, Kristin Barrett discusses how laboratories can reduce their solid waste streams...

SoyFilm: Is this the end of fossil fuel single-use plastics?

June 10, 2021
At last! A sustainable, scalable and 100 percent natural plant protein-based polymer that functions like plastic and can be broken down naturally after use. Inspired by spiders webs, the polymer...

Commercial quanta image sensors – a new era in solid-state imaging

May 27, 2021
Solid-state technology capable of imaging individual photons of light to enable full-speed photon counting at room temperature is now accessible commercially. The CMOS-based QIS devices use patented sensor architecture and...

First virtual symposium on quantum technology, semiconductors, and power generation

May 24, 2021
Oxford Instruments plc is pleased to announce its first Virtual Symposium on Quantum Technology, Semiconductors, and Power Generation, taking place on June 8th-10th, 2021 under the motto “Helping the experts...

Machine learning to predict demand

May 14, 2021
The impact of non-scientific demand forecasting can be significant for perishable consumables used by the modern laboratory. Here, Mark Balte, looks at three benefits you can achieve through the application...

3D-printed hydrogels with improved tunable properties

May 14, 2021
The design of 3D-printable seaweed hydrogels that use multiple interpenetrating networks to enable enhanced mechanical properties offer new applications in biomedical materials, 3D printing, and soft robotics. New research reports...

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