Tag: Materials

October 18, 2019

Credit: Images: Björn Kriete (l.) / Stefan Mueller (r.) Plants and bacteria lead the way: They can capture the energy ...

Bio-circuitry mimics synapses and neurons in a step toward sensory computing

Credit: Michelle Lehman/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ...

Stretchable circuits: New process simplifies production of functional prototypes

Credit: Saar-Uni It is based on a so-called laser cutter and its precise, fast cuts. These are provided by easy-to-use ...

Double layer of graphene helps to control spin currents

New type of transistor one step closerCredit: S. Omar, University of Groningen In order to make transistors that operate using ...

SUTD’s breakthrough research allows for 3D printed chocolate without temperature control

SUTD's new approach to the 3D printing of chocolate using cold extrusion instead of conventional hot-melt extrusion method eliminates the ...

New catalyst would boost biomass conversion to fuels, chemicals

Cerium oxide catalyst will remove oxygen, reduce processing requirementsCredit: University of Houston Efforts to use biomass, including wood and agricultural ...

Two Harvard researchers receive the 2019 Eni Award, the ‘Nobel Prize in Energy’

Their invention could help the energy industry prioritize renewable sources like solar and windCredit: Image courtesy of Roy Gordon On ...

Reducing open-circuit voltage loss in organic solar cells

Credit: NINS/IMS The power conversion efficiencies of organic solar cells (OSCs) based on blends of electron donor (D) and acceptor ...

Scientists discover method to create and trap trions at room temperature

A UMD-led team chemically engineered carbon nanotubes to synthesize and trap trions -- quasi-particles potentially useful in bioimaging, chemical sensing ...

UW study advances alignment of single-wall carbon nanotubes along common axis

Credit: University of Wyoming A University of Wyoming researcher and his team have shown, for the first time, the ability ...

Harnessing plasmonics for precision agriculture worldwide

A Moore Inventor Fellowship is supporting a Duke engineer in her quest to develop a small, inexpensive hyperspectral cameraCredit: Jon ...

Dynamic pattern of Skyrmions observed

Credit: Yotta Kippe/HZB Cu2OSeO3 is a material with unusual magnetic properties. Magnetic spin vortices known as skyrmions are formed within ...

Chains of atoms move at lightning speed inside metals

Superioniclike diffusion in an elemental crystal: Bcc titaniumCredit: Davide Sangiovanni A phenomenon that has previously been seen when researchers simulate ...

Solving the mystery of quantum light in thin layers