🫁‘Materials that implants are made of often cause inflammation or tissue damage.’

Prof. of Polymer Science Marleen Kamperman & research team at the UG & UMCG are developing softer materials for stents and valves, as well as less invasive means to insert them using magnets.🧲

Curious? Read more 👇
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/science-in-focus/the-hard-challenge-making-implants-soft-and-smart

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@universityofgroningen @umcgresearch
#HTRIC

AI Spits Out Millions of Molecules, But Functionality Remains Elusive

New AI CoCoGraph makes millions of valid molecules. But it can't yet design them for a specific job, needing more research for medicines and materials.

#AIMoleculeGeneration, #ChemicalAI, #DrugDiscovery, #MaterialScience, #AIResearch

https://newsletter.tf/ai-generates-millions-of-molecules-function-unknown/

A new AI can create millions of molecular structures, but scientists still need to test them to find useful properties for new medicines or materials.

#AIMoleculeGeneration, #ChemicalAI, #DrugDiscovery, #MaterialScience, #AIResearch
https://newsletter.tf/ai-generates-millions-of-molecules-function-unknown/

Terahertz Circuits Edge Closer With New Light-Bending Material

How does lead iodide help make faster microcircuits? Learn how this new material improves data speed and lowers energy use for future technology.

#terahertz, #microcircuits, #materialscience, #techupdate, #futuretech

https://newsletter.tf/lead-iodide-terahertz-circuits-innovation/

Scientists found that lead iodide can bend light to make computers faster. This new method is much cheaper than older ways to build light-based circuits.

#terahertz, #microcircuits, #materialscience, #techupdate, #futuretech
https://newsletter.tf/lead-iodide-terahertz-circuits-innovation/

Nematic Crystals Exhibit Paradoxical Order-Disorder State

How do nematic crystals show order and disorder at the same time? Learn about the May 2026 discovery of nematoelasticity and its role in superconductivity.

#physicsnews, #nematiccrystals, #superconductivity, #materialscience, #quantumphysics

https://newsletter.tf/nematoelasticity-crystal-research-may-2026/

Scientists found that nematic crystals act in two ways at once. This discovery is more complex than older models of crystal behavior.

#physicsnews, #nematiccrystals, #superconductivity, #materialscience, #quantumphysics
https://newsletter.tf/nematoelasticity-crystal-research-may-2026/

Record Prowess in Thermoelectricity Unveiled Via Engineered Defects

Scientists create new defects in materials to better convert waste heat into electricity. This could lead to more efficient energy use.

#ThermoelectricEnergy, #WasteHeatRecovery, #MaterialScience, #EnergyEfficiency, #NewTechnology

https://newsletter.tf/new-defects-improve-heat-to-electricity-conversion/