Second skins, recovering paraplegics and more: The most popular science stories of 2016
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Launched today, the annual Altmetric Top 100 highlights the research papers published in the last year that have generated…
Launched today, the annual Altmetric Top 100 highlights the research papers published in the last year that have generated…
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Welcome to the Altmetric High Five! On a monthly basis, my High Five posts examine a selection of the most popular research…
This image is an illustrative example of a 2-grade improvement, which was consistently observed following repeated split-face…
(credit: Ana Guzzo) Our skin provides a protective barrier against things like extreme temperatures, toxins…
“It’s an invisible layer that can provide a barrier, provide cosmetic improvement, and potentially deliver a drug locally to…
New material temporarily tightens…
Every cosmetic cream under the sun promises “a more youthful look” with dubious results. But scientists at MIT may have found…
Gina Kolata in The New York Times: The idea sounds like fantasy: an invisible film that can be painted on your skin and give…
Engineers have designed transparent, peel-off artificial skin that stretches just like the real stuff.
Health and…
Screen cap from a video titled "Engineering a second skin" on MIT's YouTube channel. ; Credit: Massachusetts Institute of…
Research collaborators at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have come up with a special material that can act as a “second…
Developed by researchers at MIT for over a decade, the 'second skin' is a transparent, silicone-based polymer that can be…
Unless you possess the magical healing powers of a Hollywood celebrity, your skin is going to lose elasticity and gain wrinkles…
Skin under the eye on the left is treated with XPL, while skin under the other eye is untreated (Olivio Labs and Mass.
Scientists at Harvard and M.I.T. have developed something they are calling a “second skin,” which they expect will be used in a…
Aging stinks and most people hate it, which means there has never been any lack of products that claim to combat wrinkles and…
M.I.T.'s Robert Langer and team create a "second skin" that both delivers drugs and serves as a cosmetic -- Read more on…
Every cosmetics company on the planet has a product it claims will reduce wrinkles and erase the signs of aging, but…
New material temporarily protects and tightens skin, and smoothes wrinkles. (credit: Olivo Labs) MIT scientists and associates…