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Mussels inspire innovative new adhesive for surgery

January 11, 2013 – 4:06 am

Mussels inspire innovative new adhesive for surgery - Mussels can be a mouthwatering meal, but the chemistry that lets mussels stick to underwater surfaces may also provide a highly adhesive wound closure and more effective healing from surgery.(10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.07.055)

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Graphene oxide soaks up radioactive waste: U.S., Russian researchers collaborate on solution to toxic groundwater woes

January 10, 2013 – 2:06 pm

Graphene oxide soaks up radioactive waste: U.S., Russian researchers collaborate on solution to toxic groundwater woes - Graphene oxide has a remarkable ability to quickly remove radioactive material from contaminated water, researchers in the United States and Russia have found. The discovery could be a boon in the cleanup of contaminated sites like the Fukushima nuclear plants damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. It could also cut the cost of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") for oil and gas recovery and help reboot American mining of rare earth metals.(10.1039/C2CP44593J)

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Oscillating gel gives synthetic materials the ability to ‘speak’: Material rebuilds itself through chemical communication

January 10, 2013 – 12:06 am

Oscillating gel gives synthetic materials the ability to 'speak': Material rebuilds itself through chemical communication - Self-moving gels can give synthetic materials the ability to "act alive" and mimic primitive biological communication, scientists have found. In a new paper, researchers demonstrate that a synthetic system can reconfigure itself through a combination of chemical communication and interaction with light.(10.1073/pnas.1213432110)

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