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- Materials Science
Mussel glue inspires coating for medical implants
An antifouling coating inspired by the sticky adhesive secreted by mussels could protect future medical implants from failure.
- Materials Science
Glass materials let Venetian art shine
Sixteenth-century Venetian painters mixed glassy materials with their paints to expand their palettes and enhance the vibrancy of their colors.
- Materials Science
Bonelike polymer supports stem cells
A polymer scaffold that mimics the environment in which natural bone grows provides stem cells with the right cues to lay down new bone.
- Materials Science
Buckyballs store 1s and 0s in new memory device
Scientists have created a material that stores bits of data in the soccer ball-shaped carbon molecules known as buckyballs.
