A novel electron microscopy technique can visualize the nanoscale structural changes that occur in battery materials during discharge.
17 May 2016
Researchers have demonstrated how an informatics-based adaptive design strategy can accelerate the discovery of new materials with targeted properties.
17 May 2016
Scientists have uncovered the mechanisms that cause a mixture of cornstarch and water known as ‘oobleck’ to switch between a liquid and a solid.
13 May 2016
Scientists have found that the key to fast ion conduction in a solid electrolyte are tiny features that maximize ion transport pathways.
12 May 2016
Using a layer of molybdenum disulfide less than 1nm thick, researchers have designed a system able to absorb more than 35% of incident light.
12 May 2016
Researchers have developed microporous polymer membranes that can accurately separate molecules at a high processing rate.
11 May 2016
Using tiny vesicles and liquid crystals, scientists have produced a synthetic model of a cell membrane.
11 May 2016
Engineers have used metamaterials and 3D printing to develop a novel lens able to focus electromagnetic radiation at terahertz frequencies.
9 May 2016
The heat transfer abilities of graphene nanoflakes can be enhanced by functionalizing them with amino-based and azide-based silane molecules.
4 May 2016
Scientists have worked out why large polymer microgel particles in an assembly will spontaneously shrink to the size of smaller neighboring particles.
4 May 2016
Scientists have discovered that a couple of boron atoms placed very precisely in silicon offer a convenient way to study the quantum world.
3 May 2016