Original paper: PNAS – Simple battery armor to protect against gastrointestinal injury from accidental ingestion Source: BBC – ‘Quantum coat’ makes batteries child-safe Engineers in the US […]
Source: CNN Have you ever gotten an itchy rash after touching something that’s normally harmless? That’s a key sign of contact dermatitis, a skin condition involving […]
Source: MIT News Office Ripping off a Band-Aid may sting for a few seconds, but the pain is usually quickly forgotten. However, for newborns’ sensitive skin, […]
Source: txchnologist The beating heart is a tough place to try sticking things together. When surgeons need to get in there to fix something that has gone […]
Source: MIT News Office MIT researchers and colleagues have created a waterproof adhesive bandage inspired by gecko lizards that may soon join sutures and staples as […]
Source: Harvard Stem Cell Institute Harvard stem cells scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospitaland MIT can now engineer cells that are more easily controlled following transplantation, potentially making cell […]
Source: The Scientist Bioengineer Jeffrey Karp is used to finding inspiration in unusual places. He’s looked to porcupines’ barbed quills and the sticky pads […]