Tag: Materials

Researchers from Kanazawa University fine-tuned the chemical structure and mechanical performance of a substance that's ordinarily burned in the paper ...

Story tips: Ice breaker data, bacterial breakdown, catching heat and finding order

Credit: U.S. Dept. of Energy ARM User Facility Climate - Ice breaker data With the conclusion of an unprecedented yearlong ...

Next-generation computer chip with two heads

EPFL engineers have developed a computer chip that combines two functions - logic operations and data storage - into a ...

?NTU scientists develop energy-saving ‘liquid window’

Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a liquid window panel that can ...

Nature-inspired design–Mimicking moth eyes to produce transparent anti-reflective coatings

Scientists develop a simple and scalable strategy to produce resin films with anti-reflective nanostructures--inspired by eyes of mothsCredit: Ian Lindsay ...

New technique extends next-generation lithium metal batteries

Researchers find that alkali metal additives can prevent lithium microstructure proliferation during battery use; discovery could optimize electrolyte design for ...

100,000-fold enhancement in the nonlinearity of Si

Scientists at Osaka University develop silicon nanoresonators that can control the scattering of light when excited by another laser; this ...

Scientists develop method to detect charge traps in organic semiconductors

Scientists at Swansea University have developed a very sensitive method to detect the tiny signatures of so called 'charge traps' ...

3D print experts discover how to make tomorrow’s technology using ink-jet printed graphene

Credit: University of Nottingham The University of Nottingham has cracked the conundrum of how to use inks to 3D-print novel ...

Industrial-strength brine, meet your kryptonite

November 3, 2020

Boron nitride coating is key ingredient in hypersaline desalination technologyCredit: Kuichang Zuo/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 3, 2020) - A ...

First comprehensive major reference work on porous materials in 20 years

November 3, 2020

In-depth coverage of the state-of-the-art of the synthesis, manufacturing, modelling and key applications of porous materials in four volumesCredit: World ...

‘Transparent solar cells’ can take us towards a new era of personalized energy

Scientists design novel transparent solar cells using thin silicon films, with efficient power generationCredit: Joel Filipe on Unsplash Today, the ...

Analyzing biological and chemical damage on 20th-century construction materials

The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has used spectroscopy to explore how the environment impacts on the degradation of new ...

Devil in the defect detail of quantum emissions unravelled

Study helps unlock chemical structure in defects that emit single photonsCredit: Trong Toan Tran Systems which can emit a stream ...

Room temperature conversion of CO2 to CO: A new way to synthesize hydrocarbons

New method could potentially reduce dioxide emission into the atmosphere and slash costs of chemical manufacturingCredit: NIST Researchers at the ...

Sheer protection from electromagnetic radiation

A new spin on atoms gives scientists a closer look at quantum weirdness

Credit: Rachel Davidowitz When atoms get extremely close, they develop intriguing interactions that could be harnessed to create new generations ...

Researchers develop a new way to create a spectrum of natural-looking hair colors

Dye uses synthetic melanin to mimic natural hair pigmentationCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. --- We've long been warned of the ...

Smart tablecloth can find fruit and help with watering the plants

Interactive fabric senses everyday non-metallic objectsCredit: Figure courtesy of XDiscovery Lab. HANOVER, N.H. - October 29, 2020 - Researchers have ...

Industry impact: Wojciech Misiolek honored for materials processing advances