HardwareX: New Open Access Journal for Open Source Hardware from Elsevier
28 June 2016Joshua M. Pearce and Todd Duncombe
Scientists have made ultra-thin solar cells from gallium arsenide that are flexible enough to wrap around the average pencil.
24 June 2016
Novel combinatorial libraries of nanoparticles can allow the rapid screening of millions of different nanoparticles for specific properties.
24 June 2016
By using novel branched ligands, scientists have produced perovskite nanocrystals with greatly improved stability and uniform particle size.
22 June 2016
A violin with acoustics that can be customized is made from a novel composite material that incorporates spider's silk.
22 June 2016
When layered perovskites are stretched or compressed, their electrical polarization does not increase as expected but instead goes away completely.
21 June 2016
Read about the event at IMDEA Materials Institute, Madrid, Spain, which will honor Professor Subra Suresh.
17 June 2016
By electroplating a nanofiber polymer mat, scientists have produced an ultrathin film that is both transparent and highly conductive.
17 June 2016
Scientists have unexpectedly found that pulling a multi-layered fiber causes the core material to break into many equal-sized pieces.
13 June 2016
New aluminum-cerium alloys are not just easy to work with and heat tolerant, but could also boost US production of rare earth elements.
10 June 2016
Scientists have developed two different types of nanofibers that can sort themselves into organized structures under artificial conditions.
7 June 2016
By investigating the structure of the dactyl club used by mantis shrimp to bash prey, scientists have been able to develop new super-strong composites.
6 June 2016
A novel ionic liquid can transform into a solid polymer when exposed to light and then return to liquid form when heated.
3 June 2016
Investigating connections between the structure and mechanical properties of bones and shells can improve the performance and longevity of concrete.
3 June 2016
A new material comprising alternating layers of molybdenum boride and aluminum can form its own corrosion-resistant coating.
2 June 2016
A high-entropy steel alloy that can switch between two crystal structures is both strong and ductile.
1 June 2016