Power of materials: These door handles use titanium dioxide to stop the...
Two new inventions are using the power of materials to help prevent spread of germs across some of the most frequently touched surfaces we encounter every day—door handles.
View ArticleUPDATE: Get inked with ceramics—the science behind tattoos
CTT reader Bart Kilinski pointed out that several of the substances listed in the tattoo ink infographic above are indeed toxic substances—particularly cinnabar and cadmium and chrome oxides. “Surely...
View ArticleLCD tattoo promises no pain, no regrets, and a better handle on your health
John Rogers, his research team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and colleagues at Northwestern University and beyond have developed a liquid crystal display (LCD) tattoo that does...
View ArticleVideo: Discovery UK showcases bioglass to repair human bodies
This short video from Discovery UK about scientific breakthroughs that repair the human body is centered around Larry Hench's initial discovery of bioglass.
View ArticleUPDATE: Ceramics pair with silk to form skeletal tissue-repairing dynamic duo
Researchers at Tufts University (Medord, Mass.) and the University of Sydney (Australia) have developed a novel type of biodegradable scaffold that combines silk and ceramic to help broken bodies...
View ArticleAdvances in materials will soon solve any dental dilemma
No matter what your dental problem, science has you covered. Whether it's a better material for fillings, a replacement tooth altogether, or a whole new set of chompers, new research is delving deep...
View ArticleIslands of tungsten oxide maintain strength of steel yet protect against fouling
Researchers at Harvard University’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have devised a way to improve the ubiquitous steel by protecting its surface from fouling and...
View ArticleBioglass goes big: Bioactive glass repairs large bone defects
A team of researchers from Shanghai Jiaotong University and Tongji University in China and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in Calif. has developed a technique for producing bioglass scaffolds that alone...
View ArticleLucideon is aiming high with nanoporous ceramic pills intended to prevent...
Materials science company Lucideon has developed a new strategy that can prevent drug abusers from using dangerous methods to get high—the company’s ceramic pills are much more structurally robust than...
View ArticleClear cerium oxide coating could protect space electronics, living cells from...
Researchers at Zhejiang University and South China University of Technology in China have created new glass-based composite materials that are really good at absorbing UV radiation.
View ArticleDown with silica (exposure limits): Occupational exposure guidelines reduced...
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) yesterday issued a ruling that lowers worksite exposure limits of respirable silica by half or more of current limits.
View ArticleDoctors perform first-ever glass brain replacement surgery
Thanks to advancements in glass technology that allow the material to store more data than ever before, medical scientists have devised a novel glass data storage organ to replace humans’ most advanced...
View ArticleGE’s new LED light bulb is designed to sync with your circadian rhythms
Since GE announced its exclusivity with LED lights, it’s perhaps no surprise that the company is now rolling out spiffy new LED products. But the newest one I came across has me intrigued—LED lights...
View ArticleKiller silicon nitride: Bioceramic slaughters bacteria, could now help fight...
According to the American Chemical Society, silicon nitride’s super antibacterial abilities may soon bring the material into your mouth to build better dental implants and help fight gum disease.
View ArticleBioMin bioglass toothpaste may better protect sensitive teeth and find its...
News from Queen Mary University of London reports that U.K. scientists have developed a new and improved bioglass toothpaste formulation called BioMin, which can address tooth sensitivity and help...
View ArticleBioglass stretches further, shows promise for cartilage repair
Researchers at Imperial College London are making strides towards one day being able to fix cartilage with a new formulation of bioglass that bends and bounces.
View ArticleGlass microstructuring made easy—liquid glass nanocomposite makes complex...
Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have devised a photocurable liquid material that just might give glass the advantage—called Liquid Glass, the silica-containing nanocomposite can be...
View ArticleVideo: Scientists engineer ‘second skin’ with potential for superior topical...
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Living Proof, and Olivo Labs have developed a new material that can smooth and protect skin and can be developed...
View ArticleCeramic-based laser cuts into tissues, composites
Scientists at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the company IRE-Polus have developed a ceramic-based laser that can...
View ArticlePatient stories inspire at Innovations in Biomedical Materials meeting
Last weekend’s Innovations in Biomedical Materials conference in Chicago, Ill., brought together around 100 scientists, medical professionals, and biomedical technology manufacturers and marketers to...
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