New Hydrogel Breakthrough for Wearable Medical Devices

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new type of breathable hydrogel that allows air to pass through while maintaining high water content. According to a study published in the journal Nature, this material solves a long-standing biomedical engineering tradeoff where traditional hydrogels—which are 80 to 90 percent water—suffocate the skin, … Read more

Turning Sunlight and CO2 Into Living Biomass: A Scientific Breakthrough

The Future of Manufacturing: Turning Thin Air Into Products For decades, our global manufacturing infrastructure has been tethered to the ground, relying on the extraction of finite fossil fuels. From the plastics in our electronics to the fertilizers fueling our crops, the carbon building blocks of modern life have historically come from oil, coal, and … Read more