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Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies

When the new shear thinning hydrogel (top) is heated to body temperature, polymer chains join together to form a reinforcing network that improves the gel’s stability (bottom).

New injectable gels toughen up after entering the body

These more durable gels could find applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering.

November 16, 2012

This electron-microscope image of a cross-section of a layered polymer shows the crater left by an impacting glass bead, and the deformation of the previously even, parallel lines of the layered structure as a result of the impact. In this test, the layered material was edge-on to the impact. Comparative tests showed that when the projectile hit head-on, the material was able to resist the impact ...

Stronger than a speeding bullet

New tests of nanostructured material could lead to better armor against everything from gunfire to micrometeorites.

November 7, 2012

This illustration shows how a molten fiber, because of a phenomenon known as Rayleigh instability, naturally breaks up into spherical droplets. Researchers from MIT and UCF have figured out how to use this natural tendency as a way to make large quantities of perfectly uniform particles, which can have quite complex structures.

Dripping faucets inspire new way of creating structured particles

Researchers find new method for making spherical particles, from nanoscale to pinhead-sized — including complex beach-ball-like shapes.

July 18, 2012