Materials

Novel material to be made into mosquito-bite-proof clothing

E&T Magazine: Researchers from North Carolina State University have created insecticide-free clothing which has been demonstrated to protect the wearer from mosquito bites in experiments using live mosquitoes. The researchers have formed a start-up and intend to make clothing from their…

Biomaterial-Based Vaccine Against Bacterial Infection

Medgadget: Researchers at the Harvard Wyss Institute have developed a biomaterial-based vaccine technology that could provide prophylactic protection against bacterial infection and septic shock. The technology is delivered as a biomaterial scaffold. Once inside the body, it captures bacterial pathogens…

Novel 3D-printing resin gets into shape for tissue scaffolds

Materials Today: A team of British researchers has demonstrated the viability of 3D-printed tissue scaffolds that harmlessly degrade while promoting tissue regeneration following implantation. These scaffolds showed highly promising tissue-healing performance, including the ability to support cell migration, the ‘ingrowth’ of…

The Tech Cold War’s ‘Most Complicated Machine’ That’s Out of China’s Reach

New York Times: President Biden and many lawmakers in Washington are worried these days about computer chips and China’s ambitions with the foundational technology. But a massive machine sold by a…