Tag: Materials

$1m grant from DOE funds Pitt researcher and electroninks project using metal ink for OLEDsCredit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH ...

Theoretical tubulanes inspire ultrahard polymers

Rice University-printed sample is full of holes, but stops bullets better than solid materialsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. ...

Perovskite solar cells: Possible aspects of high efficiency uncovered

Credit: HZB Solar cells based on perovskites have reached enormously high efficiencies within a few years, only. Those containing hybrid ...

Epitaxially-grown molybdenum oxide advances as a bulk-like 2D dielectric layer

Credit: JongHoon Kim Since the successful isolation of graphene from bulk graphite, remarkable properties of graphene have attracted many scientists ...

TU Graz researchers develop new 3D printing for the direct production of nanostructures

Credit: © Harald Plank, Institute of Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis at TU Graz In the nanometer range, complex, free-standing 3D ...

Stretchable, degradable semiconductors

Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b00850 To seamlessly integrate electronics with the natural world, materials are needed ...

New material points toward highly efficient solar cells

Credit: Purdue University/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A new type of material for next-generation solar cells eliminates the need ...

Drug dust

New technology could help law enforcement detect smaller amounts of fentanyl with a higher degree of accuracy than any other ...

New Pitt research finds carbon nanotubes show a love/hate relationship with water

Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (Nov. 12, 2019) -- Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are valuable for a wide variety of applications. ...

Researchers strengthen weakest link in manufacturing strong materials

Credit: Kenta Yamanaka et al, Tohoku University Industrial and automotive machinery, such as automotive engine parts, contain materials that are, ...

Brookhaven-Commonwealth Fusion Energy Project wins DOE funding

Through DOE's new Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program, Brookhaven will partner with Massachusetts-based startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems to ...

Magnetic tuning at the nanoscale

Deploying the helium-ion microscope at the HZDR to manipulate nanoscale material properties.Credit: HZDR / A. Wirsig In collaboration with colleagues ...

Massive photons in an artificial magnetic field

Credit: Source: M. Krol, UW Physics An international research collaboration from Poland, the UK and Russia has created a two-dimensional ...

Finding out the factors that most influence the steel corrosion in reinforced concrete

Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Since the Egyptian pyramids and the Roman Coliseum were built, mankind has been searching for an ...

New spin directions in pyrite an encouraging sign for future spintronics

First theoretical demonstration of both in-plane and out-of-plane spinCredit: FLEET A Monash University study revealing new spin textures in pyrite ...

A fast and precise look into fiber-reinforced composites

Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have improved a method for small angle X-ray ...

A cheaper way to scale up atomic layer deposition

Credit: J. Luterbacher (EPFL) Atomic layer deposition (ALD) involves stacking layers of atoms on top of each other like pancakes. ...

‘Messy’ production of perovskite material increases solar cell efficiency

Credit: Ella Maru Studio Scientists at the University of Cambridge studying perovskite materials for next generation solar cells and flexible ...

New catalyst efficiently produces hydrogen from seawater

Holds promise for large-scale hydrogen production, desalinationCredit: University of Houston Seawater is one of the most abundant resources on earth, ...

Large scale integrated circuits produced in printing press