A composite made of lignin, nylon and carbon fiber possesses just the right mix of viscosity when hot and strength when cool for 3D printing.
3 January 2019
Pristine graphene formed into geometric shapes such as narrow ribbons connected to wide-open regions can efficiently convert light into electricity.
2 January 2019
Researchers have found that the density of intentionally introduced point defects in graphene electrodes is directly proportional to their sensitivity.
2 January 2019
A new combinatorial library tool can rapidly test millions (even billions) of nanoparticles to determine which is best for a specific application.
1 January 2019
A new nanocomposite anode material can produce lithium-ion batteries that are more suitable for use in large devices such as electric vehicles.
31 December 2018
Congratulations to Prof M Stanley Whittingham.
16 December 2018Stewart Bland
Scientists have discovered that silicon contamination is the reason why graphene often doesn't perform as well as predicted.
7 December 2018
bridging the gaps between aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes with metal atoms boosts electrical conductivity in a new direction
6 December 2018Cordelia Sealy
An easily produced flexible strain-sensing material could promote advances in wearable motion-sensing devices
4 December 2018Xiaozheng Wang, Hongling Sun, Xiaoyan Yue, Yunfei Yu, Guoqiang Zheng, Kun Dai, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen
making tiny, nanoscale holes into graphene sheets and removing them again could hold the key to manufacturing high-quality structures
3 December 2018Cordelia Sealy
A new class of carbides containing five different metallic elements are predicted to be among the hardest materials with the highest melting points.
28 November 2018
New simulations suggest that modifying graphene with oxygen-lined pores will allow it to act as a tunable filter for ions in a liquid.
27 November 2018
A 3D printing technique can produce intricate structures from a novel, stiff material made from seaweed-derived alginate and graphene oxide.
26 November 2018
Physicists have found the first evidence for a 2D material that can become a magnetic topological insulator even when it is not placed in a magnetic field.
23 November 2018
By combining epoxy with graphene foam, scientists have produced a stiff, conductive composite material for electronic applications.
21 November 2018
Find out the recipients of the 2018 Extreme Mechanics Letters Young Investigator Award.
20 November 2018
Scientists have dramatically improved the response of graphene to light by self-assembling a mesh of polymer nanowires that conduct electricity.
19 November 2018
Scientists have used a process called ball-milling to help create 3D heterostructures from various 2D transition metal dichalcogenides.
13 November 2018