Materials comment, April 2013

Novel carbon-capture material is cheap and plastic

Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine, researchers have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide.

Recent development of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides and their applications

Ultra-thin solar cells bend and flex while they work

Scientists have made ultra-thin solar cells from gallium arsenide that are flexible enough to wrap around the average pencil.

Graphene can transmit high frequency electrical signals without loss

Graphene can transmit high frequency electrical signals without energy loss, outperforming any other known material, including superconductors.

Seaweed makes super-tough biomaterial

biomaterials based on seaweed-derived alginate could improve polyurethanes used to repair cardiac and vascular tissue