Metals with a gradient in grain size show increased overall strength while allowing ductile behavior to take place to avoid catastrophic failure.
22 March 2017Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have found a way to greatly reduce the effects of fatigue in steel by incorporating a laminated nanostructure.
21 March 2017
Cellulose could offer a renewable, biodegradable alternative to the polymers currently for 3D printing, thanks to a novel 3D printing process.
15 March 2017
Researchers have found a way to remotely control the order in which a 2D sheet folds itself into a 3D structure using different wavelengths of light.
14 March 2017
A portable device for fabricating aligned nanofibers could be used to dress wounds on a battlefield or dress shoppers in customizable fabrics.
14 March 2017
Nanocrystalline doped ceramic oxide with zero-energy grain boundaries is as stable as bulk material.
13 March 2017Cordelia Sealy
The deadline is Monday 13 March 2017.
13 March 2017
A new bioinspired technique can transform silk protein into complex materials that are easily programmable at the nano-, micro- and macro-scales.
9 March 2017
The deadline is Monday 13 March 2017.
9 March 2017
Materials that mimic the biological and physical properties of heart valve tissue could help repair and regenerate damaged or diseased valves
8 March 2017Cordelia Sealy
The micro-looping technique used by brown recluse spiders to produce very strong silk could increase the strength of synthetic materials.
7 March 2017
The first nonreciprocal mechanical metamaterial can easily transfer motion effortlessly in one direction while blocking it in the other.
6 March 2017
Conductive graphene foam reinforced by carbon nanotubes can support more than 3000 times its own weight and easily bounce back to its original height.
6 March 2017
A new method for healing low-quality diamond nanocrystals under high-temperature conditions could lead to their use in quantum sensing.
6 March 2017
A new, thermally-conductive rubber material could represent a breakthrough for creating soft, stretchable machines and electronics.
3 March 2017
A new family of highly stretchable and UV curable elastomers can be stretched by up to 1100%, making them suitable for 3D printing techniques.
2 March 2017
A highly porous ceramic foam ink helps control structure of 3D printed materials.
1 March 2017Laurie Donaldson