The new architecture of science: Learning from graphene
The unique design of the National Graphene Institute (NGI) in Manchester, UK sheds light on the new generation of 21st ...
Tag: Materials
Researchers make next-generation, high-toughness battery component
Credit: Sheldon lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A team of Brown University researchers has found a way to ...
New research leads to Army drones changing shape mid-flight
Credit: (Spc. Brian Chaney) ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Soon, the U.S. Army will be able to deploy autonomous air ...
Graphene smart textiles developed for heat adaptive clothing
Credit: The University of Manchester New research on the two-dimensional (2D) material graphene has allowed researchers to create smart adaptive ...
Quantum rings in the hold of laser light
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Ultracold atoms trapped in appropriately prepared optical traps can arrange themselves in surprisingly complex, hitherto unobserved ...
Off the scales: Fish armor both tough and flexible
High-tech imaging of carp scales by Berkeley Lab scientists reveals remarkable properties that could lead to advanced synthetic materialsCredit: Quan ...
Researcher named a Top Young Innovator by MIT Technology Review
Miguel Modestino is honored for research to make chemical production processes greenerCredit: NYU Tandon BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, June 17, ...
Order from disorder
Using turbulence to generate frequency combs from small ring lasersCredit: Harvard SEAS We've all experienced turbulent air and water, but ...
Microlandscaped abrasive tools deliver perfect grinding results
Credit: Oliver Dietze Tiny pyramids and cubes precisely aligned in rows and columns or radial lines of minute raised dots ...
Using tiny electrodes to measure electrical activity in bacteria
Organic microbial electrochemical transistor monitoring extracellular electron transferCredit: Thor Balkhed Scientists at Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, have developed ...
Photonics: From custom-built to ready-made
Credit: Lin Chang (UCSB) Information technology continues to progress at a rapid pace. However, the growing demands of data centers ...
Energy storage using oxygen to boost battery performance
Credit: Jeung Ku Kang, KAIST Researchers have presented a novel electrode material for advanced energy storage device that is directly ...
Nanofiber masks can be sterilized multiple times without filter performance deterioration
Credit: Copyright ©2020 American Chemical Society With the global spread of coronavirus infections, personal protective equipments especially hygeine face masks ...
$345K NSF grant to fund research to modify paper electronics to make them stretchable
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York A three-year, $345,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will fund research ...
The smallest motor in the world
On the trail of enigmatic quantum phenomenaCredit: Empa The smallest motor in the world - consisting of just 16 atoms: ...
Scientists discover a long-sought-after nitrogen allotrope in black phosphorus structure
Credit: Cheng Ji Graphene, or a single layer of graphite, has a set of novel properties that have attracted tremendous ...
Determining effective magnetic moment of multicore nanoparticles
Magnetic nanoparticles can be used for drug targeting, storage media, moreCredit: Frank Ludwig WASHINGTON, June 16, 2020 -- Magnetic nanoparticles, ...
All of the performance, none of the fuss: Nitrile hydrogenation done right
Osaka University researchers synthesize an easy-to-handle nano-cobalt phosphide catalyst for efficient hydrogenation of nitriles to primary aminesCredit: Osaka University Osaka, ...
Borrowing from robotics, scientists automate mapping of quantum systems
Understanding the character of hardware errors helps stabilise the technologyCredit: University of Sydney Scientists at the University of Sydney have ...
MIT, NIST create first room-temp ‘magnon switch’ with industrially useful properties
Build approach could lead to entirely new and more efficient logic switches for computer chips.Credit: N. Hanacek / NIST Scientists ...
