human skin
Using own skin cells to repair hearts on horizon
A heart patient's own skin cells soon could be used to repair damaged cardiac tissue thanks to pioneering stem cell research of the University of Houston's…
MIT commissions Peratech to develop next generation tactile robotic skin
The key to the sensing technology is Peratech's patented 'QTC' materials. QTC's, or Quantum Tunnelling Composites, are a unique new material type which…
Scientists move a step closer to understanding why leopards can't change their spots
The leopard cannot change its spots, nor can the tiger change its stripes, but a new research report published in the January 2009 issue of the journal…
Can a drop of water cause sunburn or fire?
To the gardening world it may have always been considered a fact, but science has never proved the widely held belief that watering your garden in the midday…
What sponges, beards and the lung have in common
Porous media are ubiquitous.The sponge in the kitchen, the lung tissue, the human skin, all of them are porous. They are full of holes like a Swiss cheese and…
Self-healing surfaces
It's a different matter with materials, such as metals – if the electroplated layer protecting the metals from corrosion is scratched, rust protection is lost….