Microneedle patch shows promise in treating MRSA skin infections

May 24, 2021  |  What's New?

Assoc. Prof. Georgios Sotiriou and Ph.D. student Jill Ziesmer  at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet have created a microneedle device that provides a localized treatment for MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) skin infections.  These potentially serious infections are usually tr…
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A “smart foam” could give machines a sense of touch

May 24, 2021  |  What's New?

As smart as robots and machines are becoming, the sense of touch and the ability to feel complexities in the machine’s surroundings is still reserved for humans. But a team of researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have now invented a “smart foam” that can give machi…
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Shape.Care sensor gloves support weightlifting goals

May 10, 2021  |  What's New?

A new smart device has made it possible to ditch the notebook and pen in the gym and turn the tracking of an exercise regimen over to personal training gloves with sensing technology. Shape.Care is a comprehensive system designed to support amateurs and professionals in weightlifting training by mon…
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Thermoelectric device charges itself with body heat

May 10, 2021  |  What's New?

Despite the continued development and commercialization of various wearable electronic devices, such as smart bands, progress with these devices has been curbed by one major limitation: they regularly need to be recharged. However, a new technology developed by a South Korean research team shows sig…
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Huvis mass produces graphene fiber

April 26, 2021  |  What's New?

South Korean fiber producer Huvis has begun to mass produce a dyeable graphene fiber. Until now, high-purity graphene fiber has been possible only in the research phase, and most of the graphene fiber commercialized so far has either had substandard graphene content, or it is fiber that’s coated w…
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PolyU develops super-elastic conductor for wearable electronics

April 12, 2021  |  What's New?

Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a highly permeable and super-elastic conductor that can be used for wearable electronic devices and withstand wearing for a long period of time. This novel conductor is fabricated by coating or printing liquid metal onto an electrospun elastomer…
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Swiss scientists to launch a self-disinfecting mask

April 12, 2021  |  What's New?

Scientists from Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and Swiss research and development company Osmotex AG have developed a mask that disinfects itself at the push of a button. According to information provided by ZHAW, the prototype of the mask made from electrochemical textiles has an…
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‘Smart bandage’ can detect infection

April 12, 2021  |  What's New?

University of Rhode Island (URI) assistant professor Daniel Roxbury and former URI graduate student Mohammad Moein Safaee have created a continuous, noninvasive way to detect and monitor an infection in a wound by imbedding nanosensors in a “smart bandage.”  “Single-walled c…
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Researchers develop conductive cellulosic thread

March 22, 2021  |  What's New?

Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, have developed a thread made of conductive cellulose, which can be used in textiles that generate electricity.  “There is a real need for organic, renewable materials for use in electronic textiles,” says Sozan Darabi, doc…
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Test results announced for new antiviral chemical

March 19, 2021  |  What's New?

DiOX, a company based in Ireland that develops fabric finishing chemicals, announces successful testing of its new antiviral fabric chemical D4. Due to the pandemic, “an increased emphasis on cleanliness and sanitization will influence purchase decisions above price, environmental impact and perf…
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