Chemical engineers make diverse range of thermally conductive materials using single method
1 November 2023Laurie Winkless
Researchers have combined metal nanoclusters and graphene nanosheets to produce a new and imporved separator for lithium-sulfur batteries.
16 October 2023
‘Engineered living material’ that decontaminates pollutants from water
19 September 2023Laurie Donaldson
actuators based on composite fibers comprising aligned reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanosheets and PEDOT: PSS surpass biological muscles
15 September 2023Cordelia Sealy
A novel composite, textile-based material uses heat to kill viruses on its outer surface while staying cool on the reverse side near the user’s skin.
8 September 2023
impact-resistant materials inspired by the largest edible fruit on Earth, the jackfruit, show better performance
1 September 2023Cordelia Sealy
Researchers used kirigami, the Japanese art of folding and cutting paper, to develop ultrastrong, lightweight materials.
23 August 2023
industrial thermoplastic composite waste can be recycled into filaments for additive manufacturing
18 August 2023Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have developed a novel nanocomposite with intriguing properties by mixing hard and soft versions of boron nitride.
11 August 2023
Inspired by mussels, researchers have developed a new kind of membrane that can separate chemicals within wastewater so effectively they can be reused.
10 August 2023
Researchers have produced a novel, highly scalable supercapacitor for storing renewable energy by combining cement, carbon black and water.
3 August 2023
carbon fiber reinforced composite combined with piezoelectric nanoparticles acts as a self-powered sensor to detect stress and damage
28 July 2023Cordelia Sealy
A novel method for testing the puncture reistance of materials at small scales can also predict the resistance at larger scales in real-world situations.
5 July 2023
Researchers have developed a multifunctional composite polymer coating with both radiative and non-radiative cooling capacity.
4 July 2023
Researchers have created a new class of composite materials that can absorb low-energy light and transform it into higher-energy light.
12 June 2023
combination of two 3D-printable polymers create mechanical metamaterials with a shape memory response
26 May 2023Cordelia Sealy
Stabilization by electron-accepting boron compounds helps structural analysis of anionic Pt(0) complexes
17 May 2023Laurie Donaldson