Scientists create wheat-only gel from bran fiber and gluten protein

Scientists in Sweden have for the first time created a fully wheat-based gel made entirely from wheat bran fiber and wheat ...

Nano 3D metallic parts turn out to be surprisingly strong despite defects

Scientists at Caltech have figured out how to precisely engineer tiny three-dimensional (3D) metallic pieces with nanoscale ...
Nanowerk

New hydrogel platform mimics human tissue, can be controlled by light

Light-controlled hydrogel mimics real tissue mechanics, warming cells behave naturally, advancing drug testing and disease modeling.
Nanowerk

Multifunctional hydrogel achieves broadband EMI shielding with minimal filler

A MXene-based double-network hydrogel delivers broadband electromagnetic interference shielding and infrared stealth at just 0.12 wt% filler content. (Nanowerk News) A newly developed composite ...
Aviation Week

DARPA’s Missile-Carrying LongShot Becomes Newest X-Plane

Carrying air-to-air missiles, LongShot is intended to increase the survivability and combat reach of the launch platform. Credit: DARPA An air-launched missile-carrying uncrewed aircraft developed by ...
Marine Link

Saronic Tapped for Pivotal DARPA Autonomous Vessel Program

Saronic was selected to support the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Pulling Guard program, an effort to develop and demonstrate semi-autonomous escort systems designed to enhance ...
Washington Technology

DARPA seeks to scale photonic computing with new program

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency seeks circuit-level innovations to reduce reliance on electronics that erase photonics' speed advantages. Photonic chips promise massive speed and ...
Jane's Information Group

DARPA's ‘Frosty' programme to develop new Arctic radar capability

US Air Force personnel walk up to North Warning System Site CAM-5A, Cape McLoughlin, Northwest Territories, Canada, in April 2025. (US Air Force) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ...
Stars and Stripes

Millions in prize money offered in DOD contest to design drones to haul heavy loads

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — The Pentagon’s research arm is tapping into American innovation to design a drone that can carry more than four times its weight, a breakthrough capability that could be ...
AZoNano

The Potential (and Limits) of Nanotechnology in Environmental Remediation

When words like micro- and nanoparticles are used, most think of pollutants themselves, not remediation. But sometimes, scaling down can be the way to solve the most complex issues in the environment.
SDxCentral

DARPA launches PICASSO program to revolutionize very large-scale photonic circuits

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched a program aimed at radically improving the performance of very large-scale photonic circuits. DARPA is seeking proposals for Photonic ...
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Truby Team Receives DARPA Director’s Fellowship to Advance Robotic Materials Research

Northwestern Engineering’s Ryan Truby and his team members received a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Director’s Fellowship, which is presented to selected DARPA Young Faculty ...