A lightweight sunshield has been developed to protect the mirrors and instruments aboard the James Webb Space Telescope from solar radiation.
29 June 2016
First field-effect transistor made from solution processed colloidal nanoparticles.
28 June 2016Cordelia Sealy
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
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
Nanoparticles deliver anticancer drugs to tumors in the body more effectively than current medicines.
14 June 2016Cordelia Sealy
Graphene-based wearable patch provides noninvasive blood glucose monitoring for diabetic patients.
14 June 2016Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have unexpectedly found that pulling a multi-layered fiber causes the core material to break into many equal-sized pieces.
13 June 2016
Scientists have used a terahertz laser to induce permanent changes in the conformation of a polymer, giving it an increased pattern of crystallization.
10 June 2016
A highly flexible OLED with excellent efficiency uses graphene as a transparent electrode between layers of titanium dioxide and a conducting polymer.
10 June 2016
Engineers from North Carolina State University, have developed a simple route to fabricating metallic wires at room temperature
8 June 2016Laurie Winkless
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
Discover the first issue of Materials Discovery.
2 June 2016