Materials

Beyond Burgers: Animal and Plant Cells Combined for 3D-Printed Steaks

IEEE Spectrum: Plant-based burgers that taste a heck of a lot like the real thing are now at your local Burger King. And you can find realistic meatless ground beef and sausages at grocery stores. As the next big thing in…

How One Scientist Is Giving Old Phones a Second Life With E-Waste Microfactories

Discover Magazine: Not all waste has to go to waste. Most of the world’s 2.22 billion tons of annual trash ends up in landfills or open dumps. Veena Sahajwalla, a…

Medtech Miniaturization: How Tiny Devices Make a Big Impact

MDDI: Nearly five years ago, FDA approved Medtronic’s Micra, the first leadless pacemaker to reach the U.S. market. Touted as the world’s smallest pacemaker, the Micra represented a major innovative leap in pacemaker technology. The device is also a perfect…

Injectable ‘Jello’ could release medicine over time

Futurity: Injecting patients with a gel that would dissolve over several months could replace the need to administer daily or weekly shots. But to make this possible, researchers first had to create a Jello-like substance that could defy one of…