Soft robots and biomedical implants that reconfigure themselves upon demand are closer to reality with a new way to print shapeshifting materials.
Lab Makes 4D Printing More Practical
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Transparent Graphene Electrodes Might Lead To New Generation Of Solar Cells
A new way of making large sheets of high-quality, atomically thin graphene could lead to ultra-lightweight, flexible solar cells, and to new classes of light-emitting devices and other thin-film electronics.
Extinct Camelids Reveal Insights About North America’s Ancient Savannas
A new study looking at extinct camelids - ancestors of today’s camels and llamas - tells the story of North America’s ancient savannas and highlights how past climatic and environmental conditions influenced the composition of mammalian faunas.
Engineers Find Neat Way to Turn Waste Carbon Dioxide Into Useful Material
Chemical engineers from UNSW Sydney have developed new technology that helps convert harmful carbon dioxide emissions into chemical building blocks to make useful industrial products like fuel and plastics.
Will Lockdown Loneliness Make Us Loners?
Over the past few months at least half of the world’s population has been affected by some form of lockdown due to COVID-19, and many of us are experiencing the impact of social isolation.
Scientists Lament ‘Humpty Dumpty’ Effect on World’s Rare Wildlife
Some of the world’s largest, most spectacular and unheralded mammals are silently slipping away, due to more than disease and habitat fragmentation, deforestation or wildlife trade.
