March 12th, 2008 Comments Off
MIT’s Angela Belcher, a former winner of PopSci’s Brillant 10, is developing new materials that could lead to gadgets that mend their cracks when dropped on the floor, and won’t die if exposed to water.
Read on: “From Abalone to Self-healing gadgets”
March 11th, 2008 Comments Off
An MIT materials scientist’s research on sea snails has helped transform battery technology and may end the era when cell phones die if they’re dropped and PDAs must be replaced if they get dunked in the tub.
Read on: “Eureka! Shell Shock“