A new polymer reported in Nature may mark a turning point for needle-free insulin delivery. Researchers at Zhejiang University have developed a charge-shifting polyzwitterion that can carry insulin ...

Since its invention, Kevlar has saved thousands of lives thanks to the synthetic polymer being both incredibly lightweight and incredibly strong. However, Kevlar is far from the last word on ballistic ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Since debuting in 2015, Ford's 2.7-liter EcoBoost engine has been the beating heart of some of the brand's most iconic models, such as the ...

Can running shoes be made by a spray gun? That's the idea behind LightSpray, a new manufacturing technique created by Swiss sneaker company On. "It allows us to produce an upper material in a ...

Life on Earth possesses an exceptional ability to self-reproduce, which, even on a simple cellular level, is driven by complex biochemistry. But can self-reproduction exist in a biochemistry-free ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The bane of nearly every motorist's existence is the simple oil change. Sure, we all know we need to get it done, as we're often told by the ...

Five years ago, an international team of scientists compiled the first global inventory of commercially available chemicals with sobering results: they identified three times as many chemicals on the ...

Researchers' new polymer strategy shifts a centuries-old engineering paradigm with a molecular design that doesn't sacrifice stretchability for stiffness. Researchers at the University of Virginia ...

Mimicking how plants convert sunlight into energy has long been a dream for scientists aiming to create renewable energy solutions. Artificial photosynthesis is a process that seeks to replicate ...

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