Nanostructured inorganic materials like titania, silver, and now ceria have properties that could be game-changing in the war between bugs and man.
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Real or “false”? Dental prosthetics are getting so good even patients may not be able to tell the difference after a while. (Credit: David Shankbone/Wikimedia Commons.) When it comes…
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Researchers at The Ohio State University, Columbus, have developed a simple, affordable technique for creating oxide nanowires they say can improve cell growth by nearly 80 percent compared with other…
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Porous, robocast glass scaffolds produced by scientists at Missouri University of Science and Technology not only bear significant weight but have been shown to promote bone ingrowth. Credit: B.A. Rupert/MS&T.…
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[Editor’s note: this article originally appeared in Wiley Materials Views on July 3.] Highly ordered, vertically oriented titanium oxide nanotube arrays obtained by titanium anodization have attracted huge attention because of their…
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Imported from Europe, these toothpaste tubes really do contain NovaMin bioglass. Credit: Lipetz; GMIC (Editor’s note: Like many of you, the executive director of the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council,…
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The brick-and-mortar pattern of MIT’s simulated bone and nacre material doesn’t look much like the real thing. Credit: M. Buehler/MIT; photo by Graham Bratzel. For an observer of science and…
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Micro Li-ion battery (SEM view above) is manufactured using 3D printing to deposit anode and cathode materials (red and purple, respectively) on gold contacts. The stack is then encased and electrolyte…
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Owens Corning introduces new Sustaina glass veil at Techtextil 2013 Owens Corning introduced a new glass-based solution for construction, transportation and pipe rehabilitation during the Techtextil trade show in…
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