Tag: Materials

February 2, 2021

Credit: Lutz Mühlenbein A new method for constructing special solar cells could significantly increase their efficiency. Not only are the ...

UMass Amherst researchers discover materials capable of self-propulsion

Research highlights how shape and environment can cause materials to move without motors or handsCredit: UMass Amherst Imagine a rubber ...

Photonics research makes smaller, more efficient VR, augmented reality tech possible

Credit: Franky So Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas have developed and demonstrated a new ...

Physicists have developed new material for water desalination

Credit: FEFU press office Titanium dioxide nanoparticles decorated by gold absorb about 96% of the solar spectrum and turn it ...

Batteries that can be assembled in ambient air

Credit: POSTECH The honor of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to those who developed lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. These ...

Islands without structure inside metal alloys could lead to tougher materials

January 29, 2021

These high-entropy alloys could lead to better technologies in transportation, energy and denfenseCredit: University of California San Diego An international ...

Accurate drug dosages with proton traps

January 29, 2021

An electronic proton-trapping ion pump for selective drug deliveryCredit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a proton ...

Threads that sense how and when you move? New technology makes it possible

January 29, 2021

Engineers created thread sensors that can be attached to skin to measure movement in real time, with potential implications for ...

From heat to spin to electricity: Understanding spin transport in thermoelectric devices

Scientists shed light on how the magnetic properties of 2D interlayers can enhance spin accumulation effects in thermoelectric heterostructuresCredit: Macrovector ...

National laboratories’ look to the future of light sources with new magnet prototype

Credit: Photo: Ibrahim Kesgin, Argonne National Laboratory With a powerful enough light, you can see things that people once thought ...

Chemists settle battery debate, propel research forward

Researchers used ultrabright x-rays to identify lithium hydride and a new form of lithium fluoride in the interphase of lithium ...

Harnessing the power of AI to understand warm dense matter

CASUS researchers develop effective tool to describe exotic state of matterCredit: Attila Cangi The study of warm dense matter helps ...

Breakthrough for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Overcoming limitations inherent in other LIBS techniques, plasma-grating-induced breakdown spectroscopy enhances signal intensity by more than three timesCredit: SPIE Laser-induced ...

Researcher wins award for strong, lightweight armor discovery