A new hybrid material featuring a combination of rigid metal and soft, porous rubber foam can be either stiff or elastic as required.
25 March 2016
New spintronic device with sandwich-like insulation.
24 March 2016Laurie Donaldson
European Commission EUR 3 million challenge for materials solutions to reduce concentration of particulates in urban areas
24 March 2016Cordelia Sealy
New process for using atmospheric CO2 in environmentally friendly battery electrodes.
23 March 2016Laurie Donaldson
Property of organic semiconductor molecule could improve device efficiency.
23 March 2016Laurie Donaldson
22 March 2016Juliet Dunstone
The performance of metal hydride fuel cells can be improved using magnesium oxide nanocrystals coated with graphene oxide.
18 March 2016
A novel ice-repellent coating made from a blend of common synthetic rubbers can cause ice to slide off surfaces.
18 March 2016
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18 March 2016
Details of the five finalists for Elsevier's Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge.
18 March 2016
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17 March 2016
Wrapping graphene in a specially prepared polymer produces an effective support for gold nanoparticle catalysts for fuel cells.
17 March 2016
A composite of a MOF and the iron-containing molecule ferrocene can separate oxygen from other gases.
17 March 2016
New excitonic devices made from the 2D materials molybdenum disulfide and hexagonal boron nitride can control excitons at room temperature.
16 March 2016
A new machine learning tool can predict a theoretical polymer's electronic properties from its atomic configuration.
15 March 2016
Using a 3D printer, scientists have fabricated complex 3D structures made from graphene oxide and ice.
15 March 2016
Scientists have shown that the fungus Neurospora crassa can transform manganese into a composite for use in lithium-ion batteries.
15 March 2016
A novel electroluminescent ‘skin’ can stretch to more than six times its original size while still emitting light.
14 March 2016
By synthesizing highly pure crystals, scientists have overcome a practical limit on the efficiency of cadmium telluride solar cells.
11 March 2016
Scientists have shown that carbon nanotubes produced from atmospheric carbon dioxide can form the basis for battery electrodes.
11 March 2016
Through the EU research project HealCON, scientists are examining three different approaches to creating concrete that can repair itself.
7 March 2016
Scientists have come up with a way to increase the conductivity of two novel electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
7 March 2016
Scientists have developed two new sustainable electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries.
7 March 2016
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5 March 2016Juliet Dunstone
The structure of a pine branch provided researchers with inspiration for next-gen fuel cell electrodes.
5 March 2016Laurie Winkless
Using a technique known as nanotexturing, graphene can be manipulated to create the most light-absorbent material for its weight developed to date.
3 March 2016
A novel anti-fouling coating comprises a hydrophilic polymer that forms strong covalent bonds with various materials.
3 March 2016
A material made of carbon nanotubes and copper oxide nanocrystals can use sunlight to split carbon dioxide and water into green fuels.
2 March 2016
A one-atom-thick layer of tin monoxide is the first stable P-type 2D semiconducting material ever discovered.
1 March 2016
Scientists have developed a way to fabricate atomically-precise two-dimensional superstructures out of the nanocrystals known as quantum dots.
1 March 2016
Researchers have developed a new polymer suited for photostructuring, a technique for creating micro-scale shapes.
1 March 2016