A gelatin-based hydrogel allows researchers to create a flexible, remote controlled robot capable of squeezing through tight spaces.
On the morning of November 13, Hangzhou Bay Institute (HZBI), which is affiliated to the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), officially opened in Qianwan New District.
As the crucial engineering platform of NIMTE to connect links of the “original innovation - application foundation - engineering –in...
On September 25th, Prof. WANG Liping from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), won the 2020 XPLORER PRIZE-Advanced Manufacturing.
The award is annually issued since 2019 to recognize up to 50 extraordinarily talented young scientists per year for their outstanding achievements in fundamental science and fro...
A curious gel can soak up water vapour from the air and swell to enormous size without bursting.
Inspired by ‘air plants’ that need no soil, a squishy material harvests water from the air at night and releases the moisture when warmed by the Sun.
On August 11, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) held a joint webinar themed on Material Sciences. The Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the CAS and the TUBITAK co-organized the webinar.