Advances in materials science are transforming medicine, engineering, and environmental technology. Among the most promising innovations are hydrogels—highly absorbent polymer networks with ...

Each year, bacterial infections are responsible for roughly 7.7 million deaths worldwide, with this problem further exacerbated by rising antibiotic resistance. Not only are wound infections ...

Researchers say cooling innovation can lower temperature of overheated ‘hotspots’ on solar cells that can cause panel failure ...

Hydrogels, with their high-water content and versatile properties, are ideal for advancing medical devices in chronic wound care, tissue regeneration and drug delivery. Their adaptability and ...

Disposable sanitary products can take 500 years to decompose, but a research team at the University of Waterloo is on a ...

A team of scientists has developed a novel hydrogel solar panel coating that is reportedly capable of lowering hot spot ...

A hydrogel engineered with cell-like particles mimicking skin tissue achieves 99.9% compressibility and ultralow energy loss ...

Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a low-cost hydrogel coating that cools solar panel ...

Stretchable MXene hydrogel sensor tracks heart rate and respiration during intense exercise, staying stable under heat, ...