A University of Utah materials science and engineering assistant professor Jeff Bates has created a new ski wax that not only has caught the eye of recreationists but also of Popular Science magazine.
Continue readingIn a new study, a team of scientists in mechanics, mechatronic systems, flexible electronics, chemistry and advanced design in China, Singapore and Israel demonstrated a simple and versatile multi-material three-dimensional (3-D) printing approach. The method allowed the development of complex hybrid 3-D structures containing highly stretchable and high water content hydrogels, covalently bonded with diverse ultraviolet (UV) curable polymers
Continue readingA team of students led by University of Utah materials science and engineering assistant professor (lecturer) Jeff Bates has developed a new, 100-percent biodegradable feminine maxi pad that is made of all natural materials and is much thinner and more comfortable than other similar products.
Continue readingPittsburgh researchers have developed a nanomaterial-based biosensor that can detect the presence of COVID-19 antibodies in 10 to 12 seconds. A big advantage of the new sensor is that it only requires a very small amount of blood—around 5 microliters—to work.
Continue readingOver the last year, the Salt Lake City-based ski company has developed a wax, er, rather, a permanent base glide treatment for skis and snowboards. Yes, permanent. The on-snow go goo, named Phantom, is advertised to be a base-coating glide treatment that will eliminate any need to re-wax, ever.
Continue readingSuper porous hydrogels (SPHs) and superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) represent an innovative category of recent generation highlighted as an ideal mould system for the study of solution-dependent phenomena.
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