Tag: Materials

Results from a Princeton-led experiment support a controversial theory that the electron is composed of two particles.Credit: Catherine Zandonella, Princeton ...

Domino-like crystallization of glass

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Materials in a glassy state are everywhere in ...

Ion-selective smart porous membranes

Credit: Yuya Ishizaki A research group has developed an ion-selective smart porous membrane that can respond to outer stimuli, potentially ...

Life may have become cellular by using unusual molecules

All modern life is cellular, but how life came to be cellular remains uncertain. New research suggests chemical compounds likely ...

Better integrated circuits with glide symmetry

Glide symmetry offers a compact, flexible solution for suppression of channel crosstalk in SSPP transmission linesCredit: Xiao Tian Yan et ...

NUS scientists create a new type of intelligent material

Known as "two-dimensional electrolytes", these smart materials could potentially be used in many things from drug delivery to energy storageCredit: ...

An enzyme system for the hydrogen industry

Platinum-free biocatalyst for fuel cells and water electrolysisCredit: Dr. James Birrell / MPI CEC An enzyme could make a dream ...

Shaken, not stirred: Reshuffling skyrmions ultrafast

Credit: MBI Smaller, faster, more energy-efficient: future requirements to computing and data storage are hard to fulfill and alternative concepts ...

Brand new physics of superconducting metals refuted by Lancaster physicists

Credit: Lancaster University Lancaster scientists have demonstrated that other physicists' recent "discovery" of the field effect in superconductors is nothing ...

Tiny, wireless, injectable chips use ultrasound to monitor body processes

Columbia Engineers develop the smallest single-chip system that is a complete functioning electronic circuit; implantable chips visible only in a ...

Low-temperature crystallization of phase-pure α-formamidinium lead iodide enabled by study

Credit: Ahlawat Paramvir, @EPFL Though different fabrication approaches exist, two-step deposition is one of the main experimental techniques now used ...

Bone-deep: Mineral found in human bone can help fight toxic organic compounds

Hydroxyapatite, a mineral present in human bones, shows efficient decomposition of hazardous organic compounds when activated using mechanical stressCredit: Image ...

Researchers develop magnetic thin film for spin-thermoelectric energy conversion

Credit: UNIST A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently introduced a new class of magnetic materials for spin ...

Stabilizer residue in inks found to inhibit conductivity in 3D printed electronic