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November 4, 2011
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January 5, 2011
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Silk woven into transistors Researchers in Sweden and Spain have created transistors woven from modified silk fibres. The breakthrough bodes well for a new generation of electronic circuits that can be incorporated into fabrics or inserted into biological environments. |
Chemistry World
March 23, 2015
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Flexible polymer threads set to light up clothing Fashions on the catwalk could soon become a whole lot funkier with the development of new light-emitting threads that can be knitted or woven into textiles. |
Chemistry World
February 10, 2014
Polly Wilson |
Putting the power in power-dressing Scientists in the UK developing wearable electronics have knitted a flexible fabric that delivers twice the power output of current energy harvesting textiles. |
Chemistry World
July 23, 2015
David Bradley |
Super-elastic wire stretches without losing power A conducting wire that can be stretched to 14 times its original length has been developed by scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas, US. |
Chemistry World
November 6, 2013
James Urquhart |
Jingle cells are rocking on sunshine UK researchers have shown how solar cell efficiency can be boosted by up to 50% by harnessing acoustic vibrations in the environment, including those caused by roof-top machinery, traffic and even pop music. |
Chemistry World
November 1, 2011
Hayley Birch |
Water-Catching Spinout From Synthetic Spider Silk Synthetic spider silk can collect water more efficiently than its natural counterpart |
Chemistry World
January 11, 2013
Laura Howes |
Nanotube fiber production in a spin No, that light bulb isn't floating in thin air, it's suspended by two 24 m thick fibers spun from carbon nanotubes. An international collaboration led by Matteo Pasquali, at Rice University in the US, has developed a method of manufacturing high-performance CNT fibers using wet spinning. |
Chemistry World
August 3, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Weaving with bacteria Bacteria-packed fabrics that can suck pollutants out of water have been made by American researchers. |
Chemistry World
October 16, 2012
Ross McLaren |
The future of fashion Researchers from the Republic of Korea have developed an energy harvesting device that can be incorporated into clothing to allow the wearer to generate electricity as they move and from static build-up in their clothing. |
Chemistry World
July 11, 2014
Manisha Lalloo |
Plant material aligns to make tough aerogels Japanese scientists have used nanocellulose fibers extracted from plants to create a new type of aerogel that is not only transparent and thermally insulating, but also mechanically tough. |
Chemistry World
July 11, 2006
Simon Hadlington |
Spin Doctors Find New Way to Make Skin Scaffold Researchers have developed a new type of polymer scaffold support for growing cultured human skin cells. The team showed that the mechanical and geometric properties of the scaffold are far more important than any specific chemical property. |
Chemistry World
January 7, 2014
Cally Haynes |
Device runs on finger power Researchers in the US have demonstrated that mechanical energy from a human hand can power a microfluidic device. |
Chemistry World
May 12, 2010
Phillip Broadwith |
Tying up spider silk's loose ends The way spider silk proteins can be stored as a fluid but spun instantly into fibres is all down to their end parts, European scientists have discovered. |
Chemistry World
June 27, 2014
Dannielle Whittaker |
Electrical component hitches a ride with mechanical support A new composite material that can simultaneously withstand mechanical loads and store electrical energy has been created by scientists in the UK and Belgium. |
Chemistry World
January 30, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Piezoelectric Compound Performs Under Pressure Piezoelectric materials could soon be made far more simply. |
Chemistry World
March 2008
Maria Burke |
Green Couture Synthetic fibers are back in fashion after an ecological makeover. |
Chemistry World
April 3, 2013
Helen Bache |
Nanopaper light scattering under control Collaborators in the US and China have demonstrated that by changing the diameter of cellulose fibers in nanopaper they can tailor its optical properties for use in optoelectronics. |
Chemistry World
November 19, 2007
Lewis Brindley |
Spinning Out Stronger Nanotubes Scientists have devised a new way to make super-strength carbon nanotube fibers. |
Chemistry World
July 4, 2014
Andy Extance |
Molecular sieve membranes look to greener separations US researchers have made molecular sieving fibers that open up new possibilities for large scale chemical separations that use much less energy than conventional distillation methods. |
Chemistry World
September 15, 2011
Elinor Richards |
Electricity - Any Time, Any Place An energy scavenger device that can convert both solar energy and movement energy into electricity to power portable electronics has been made by scientists from Korea and the US. |
Chemistry World
March 20, 2012
Tamsin Phillips |
Smuggling Medicines in Food US scientists have encapsulated a nutraceutical - a dietary supplement with medicinal benefits - inside hydrocolloids to deliver it intact into the human body in food. |
Chemistry World
March 2, 2012
Holly Sheahan |
Piezoelectricity improves solar cell efficiency US researchers have come up with an explanation for their recent results that show that introducing piezoelectric semiconductor nanowires into solar cells improves their efficiency. |
Chemistry World
April 23, 2009
Nina Notman |
Metal toughens up spider silk Spider silk, already one of the strongest fibres known, can be made even stronger by infusing metals into its protein structure, scientists in Germany say. |
