MIT researchers 3-D print colloidal crystals

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The technique could be used to scale-up self-assembled materials for use as optical sensors, color displays, and light-guided electronics. IT engineers have united the principles of self-assembly and 3-D printing... Read More

The BMW Vision iNEXT World Flight. Two companies – one mission.

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Munich, New York, San Francisco and Beijing – four destinations on three continents in five days: The BMW Group is teaming up with Lufthansa Cargo to present the #BMW #Vision iNEXT World Flight... Read More

Introducing the latest in textiles: Soft hardware

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Researchers incorporate optoelectronic diodes into fibers and weave them into washable fabrics. The latest development in textiles and fibers is a kind of soft hardware that you can wear: cloth... Read More

Optical fibers that can “feel” the materials around them

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EPFL researchers have developed an optical fiber capable of detecting what sort of material or liquid they have come into contact with. Their research has been published in Nature Communications.... Read More