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There is a need for sensors in extreme environments in several critical industries—energy, aerospace, transportation, and defense—to quantify and track several factors under rough conditions to guarantee human safety and the integrity of mechanical systems.
Recognizing and separating enantiomers is a difficult task for chemical engineers—one might say it gives them a bit of a headache.
A team from Newcastle University and Northumbria University in the UK has found that the thin, root-like threads produced by many fungi can potentially be used as a biodegradable, wearable material that's also able to repair itself.
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) could be a perfect platform for extracting or detecting metal ions, thanks to their huge surface area and diverse functional building units.
The latest developments in electronic skins (E-Skins) offer promising potential for the advancement of smart wearable technology.