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The synthetic bioplastic developed by Kainulainen et al. Image credit: University of Oulu.

Novel Synthetic Bioplastic Protects against UV Radiation

Feb 20, 2020 by News Staff

A team of researchers in Sweden has developed a new bioplastic that, unlike traditional carbon-based plastics or other bioplastics, provides protection...

The image in the left is a schematic diagram of the onion epidermal cells plated with gold of different thickness acting as the top and bottom electrodes. The image in the right displays the completed onion actuator. Credit: Chien-Chun Chen et al., doi: 10.1063/1.4917498.

Scientists Create Artificial Muscles from Gold, Onion Epidermal Cells

May 7, 2015 by News Staff

Onion artificial muscles can either expand or contract to bend in different directions depending on the driving voltage applied, says a group of scientists...