Japanese researchers develop ultrathin, highly elastic skin display

A new ultrathin elastic display that fits snugly on the skin can show the moving waveform of an electrocardiogram recorded by a breathable, on-skin...

Is It Safe to Cook With Plastic Bags?

And Other Sous Vide Questions, Explained - Food safety 101. After we shared a ton of new sous vide recipes recently, one of the most common reader...

Nordson MARCH Receives NPI Award for its RollVIA Self-contained Vacuum Plasma System

Facilitates Flexible Circuit Board Manufacturing Concord, California, USA – 06 March 2018 -  Nordson MARCH, a Nordson company (NASDAQ:NDSN), a global leader in plasma processing technology,...

A laser focus on super water-repellent metals

In a laboratory at the University of Rochester, researchers are using lasers to change the surface of metals in incredible ways, such as making...

Study links responsible behavior in high school to life success 50 years later

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study links doing one’s homework, being interested and behaving responsibly in high school to better academic and career success...

Technique Uses Silver Nanowires to Create Flexible, Stretchable Nanowire Circuits

A new technique for printable and flexible circuits comes from a team of researchers at North Carolina State University. The technique allows researchers to...

Kiwi students create world-first 3D-printed titanium engine

The world’s first 3D-printed titanium internal combustion engine, designed and built by a team of University of Canterbury students, has been unveiled ahead of...

Polymeric material brings companies closer to cheaper plastic solar cells

A single polymer that can be used in both new age plastic electronics, as well as plastic solar cells, could spell greater cost-savings and...

Stretchable health sensor could improve monitoring of chronic conditions

A new type of flexible, wearable sensor could help people with chronic conditions like diabetes avoid the discomfort of regular pin-prick blood tests by...

Real-time observation of conformational switching in single conjugated polymer chains

Abstract Conjugated polymers (CPs) are an important class of organic semiconductors that combine novel optoelectronic properties with simple processing from organic solvents. It is important...