Tag: Materials

Credit: Fergus Cuthill A £2.4 million engineering research facility will seek to speed the development of materials and structures for ...

University of Luxembourg cooperates with ArianeGroup on rocket engine technology

Credit: Arianespace The University of Luxembourg and the European rocket manufacturer ArianeGroup have signed a collaboration agreement to advance research ...

Smart glove for Industry 4.0: Connecting the physical hand to the virtual world

Hannover MesseCredit: Oliver Dietze Researchers at Saarland University have created an ultrathin flexible film that can act as a sensor ...

Study shows pressure induces unusually high electrical conductivity in polyiodide

Work carried out in tetraethylammonium di-iodine triiodide (TEAI) Polyiodides exhibit useful electrochemical properties such as charge-carrier transportation, high electrolyte energy ...

Making xylitol and cellulose nanofibers from paper paste

Towards a green and sustainable societyCredit: Kobe University The ecological bio-production of xylitol and cellulose nanofibers using modified yeast cells, ...

Levitating objects with light

Nanoscale patterning could enable precise manipulation of objects on many scalesCredit: Courtesy of the Atwater laboratory Researchers at Caltech have ...

Superbugs have colonized the International Space Station — but there’s a silver lining

An antimicrobial coating made of precious metals reduced growth of bacteria on contamination-prone surfaces inside the ISS, where extreme conditions ...

Molecular motors run in unison in a metal-organic framework

Credit: University of Groningen For molecular motors to be exploited effectively, they need to be able to operate in unison. ...

Semimetals are high conductors

Credit: Sergey Savrasov, UC Davis Researchers in China and at UC Davis have measured high conductivity in very thin layers ...

Materials could delay frost up to 300 times longer than existing anti-icing coatings

Credit: Rukmava Chatterjee. Most techniques to prevent frost and ice formation on surfaces rely heavily on heating or liquid chemicals ...

On-chip, electronically tunable frequency comb

Integrated electro-optic frequency comb could be used for many applications including optical telecommunicationCredit: Image courtesy of Second Bay Studios/Harvard SEAS ...

Supercrystal: A hidden phase of matter created by a burst of light

Credit: L-Q Chen Group, Penn State "Frustration" plus a pulse of laser light resulted in a stable "supercrystal" created by ...

A laser technique proves effective to recover material designed to protect industrial products

Fluoropolymers are macromolecules made up of carbon and fluoride which, due to their properties, tend to be used as non-stick ...

Material for new-generation atomic reactors developed in NUST MISIS