Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and emerging viruses are a rapidly increasing threat to the global health care system. About 5 million deaths each year are linked to antibiotic-resistant germs, and more ...

Scientists have developed a smart, reusable adhesive more than ten times stronger than a gecko's feet adhesion, pointing the way for development of reusable superglue and grippers capable of holding ...

Advances in materials science have led to the development of "smart materials," whose properties do not remain static but change in response to external stimuli. One such material is ...

A research team of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved a revolutionary breakthrough in smart materials, successfully developing soft magnetorheological textiles that can flexibly ...

Andrés Jonathan Guízar Dena participates as a researcher in the Exploit4InnoMat project, funded by the European Union. Within the project, he provides advisory and product characterisation services ...

Rewritable smart materials and colour switching technologies represent a burgeoning field at the interface of chemistry, materials science and engineering. These systems offer a sustainable ...

Responsive polymers and smart materials adapt to stimuli, providing solutions to drug delivery, tissue engineering, and even innovative 4D printing technologies. Here, we explain what exactly they are ...

Smart or intelligent materials possess unique capabilities, such as self-adaptability, memory, self-sensing, and multi-functionality, making them attractive across many industries, including aerospace ...