In the future, your heart could be repaired with gold nanowire cell patches. Researchers at MIT and Harvard University have developed tiny gold-studded scaffolds that can be used to build tissue in which cells have a synchronous beat, a possible repair tool for treating heart-attack victims.In a studyreported in Nature Nanotechnology, Daniel Kohane, a professor in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), and colleagues improved the electrical conductivity of scaffolds used to grow cardiac cells.They devised a new scaffold material but based it on alginate, an orga...
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Imagine a world where the battery on your favorite device doesn't get low anymore. Researchers in Australia may have finally found the key to an everlasting battery.Smartphones, tablets, and other devices have advanced significantly in power and functionality during the last decade, yet one draining issue remains: battery life.Researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne and Australian NationalUniversity have made a crucial advancement in the quest to create a perpetual battery.In a report published in the June 21 issue of Advanced Functional Materials,the group--led by Arnan Mitchell, wi...
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Scientists have come up with a material, essentially an ink, that they say could be used to safely test liquids brought on board airplanes. New nanomaterial from XploSafe could theoretically allow the public to bring more liquids on board airplanes again.XploSafe If a group of scientists can get their project off the ground, there's achance U.S. air travelers may one day be able to bring aboard more liquids in their carry-on luggage again.The team, led by Oklahoma State University chemistry professor Allen Apblett, has come up with what i...
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