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Materials chemistry news, November 2016

Using a database of materials, scientists have quantified the thermodynamic scale of metastability for almost 30,000 known materials.

30 November 2016

Scientists have come up with a new way to produce two-dimensional nanomaterials by dissolving layered materials in liquids.

30 November 2016

Scientists have used photonic technology to produce lightweight and ultra-resistant coatings in any desired color.

30 November 2016

A novel silicone polymer gel makes an environmentally-friendly, inexpensive, long-lasting ice-repellent coating.

29 November 2016

Carbon nanotubes promise electronic devices of the future that could outperform Si and GaAs technologies.

29 November 2016Cordelia Sealy

Inducing superconductivity in non-superconducting materials

29 November 2016Laurie Donaldson

Scientists have synthesized a novel carbon material by using high pressures – rather than high temperatures – to initiate chemical reactions.

24 November 2016

Inexpensive rewritable material that is environmentally friendly.

22 November 2016Laurie Donaldson

By using a very hot pressing temperature, scientists have created a novel thermoelectric material with an unusually high power factor.

21 November 2016

Researchers have identified new monolithic polymer films that can directly convert ultraviolet light into sustained motion.

17 November 2016

View the winning image of the 2016 NuMART competition.

16 November 2016

By combining physical and chemical approaches to self-healing, a new polymeric material can self-heal in semi-dry conditions.

16 November 2016

A new electroactive material made from a bottlebrush polymer can change shape and size when exposed to a relatively small electric field.

16 November 2016

Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini receives "Arthur L. Friedberg Ceramic Engineering Tutorial and Lecture Award 2016".

15 November 2016

A new method uses graphene templates to make ultrathin metal oxide sheets containing intricate wrinkle and crumple patterns.

14 November 2016

Hydrogenation proceeds differently over single-layer graphene compared with few-layer graphene, and also requires defects or edges.

11 November 2016

Scientists have developed new polymer-stabilized droplet carriers that can identify and encapsulate nanoparticles for transport in a cell.

10 November 2016

Using alternating layers of an antiferromagnet, researchers have produced a topological insulator that can work at higher temperatures.

7 November 2016

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4 November 2016

The University at Buffalo's new Materials Data Engineering Laboratory will conduct materials modeling and simulations using visual data.

4 November 2016

By capturing both high- and low-energy photons, a new perovskite tandem solar cell has achieved a power conversion efficiency of 20.3%.

3 November 2016

A new computational method can efficiently identify the best metal-organic frameworks for capturing carbon dioxide emissions.

2 November 2016

See your image on the cover of Nano Today in 2017.

1 November 2016

Nano-features similar to leaf veins improves electrodes

1 November 2016Laurie Donaldson

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