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🚨Job Alert!🚨 Position in Earth Materials Sciences, Utrecht University
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Assistant Professor in Earth materials & mineral science
Are you the team player and initiative taking entrepreneur to complement our Earth Sciences faculty in earth materials research and/or mineral sciences?

🦾 Shapeshifting materials could power next generation of soft robots
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-shapeshifting-materials-power-generation-soft.html

Shapeshifting materials could power next generation of soft robots
McGill University engineers have developed new ultra-thin materials that can be programmed to move, fold and reshape themselves, much like animated origami. They open the door to softer, safer and more adaptable robots that could be used in medical tools that gently move inside the body, wearable devices that change shape on the skin or smart packaging that reacts to its environment.

💪 Resilient nylon-11 film generates electricity from pressure and survives repeated runovers
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-resilient-nylon-generates-electricity-pressure.html

Resilient nylon-11 film generates electricity from pressure and survives repeated runovers
RMIT University researchers have developed a flexible nylon-film device that generates electricity from compression and keeps working even after being run over by a car multiple times, opening the door to self-powered sensors on our roads and other electronic devices. The paper is published in the journal Nature Communications.