Polymer coating to make a non-stick toilet bowl
28 November 2019David Bradley
Using an electron microscope, scientists have uncovered the mechanisms that make nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl, so hard and resilient.
7 November 2019
A combination of steel composite metal foam and epoxy resin is a better leading-edge material for aircraft wings than the aluminum currently used.
4 November 2019
An alloy-based nanoparticle catalyst offers a greener route to producing a more robust version of a polymer used in bulletproof vests.
24 October 2019
novel electroluminescent device uses flexible, electrically conductive Ag-coated nylon fibers embedded in a PDMS + ZnS composite as electrodes
15 October 2019Cordelia Sealy
Aerogel support for enzymes
10 October 2019David Bradley
Researchers have created a net-like structure, called a ‘nanochain’, of antimony, which can enhance lithium-ion charge capacity in batteries.
10 October 2019
Adding spider silk protein to wood cellulose nanofibrils makes tougher, but flexible composite
8 October 2019David Bradley
Only around 1% of the surface area of the electrodes in organic solar cells needs to be electrically conductive for them to be fully effective.
27 September 2019
mechanically-triggered origami-inspired approach creates complex three-dimensional structures for biomedicine, electronics or robotics
27 September 2019Cordelia Sealy
coating based on a metal-organic framework containing silver nanoparticles could reduce spread of bacterial contamination of surgical devices and surfaces
25 September 2019Cordelia Sealy
A novel nanocomposite comprising bacteria-generated tellurium nanorods embedded in a polymer makes an effective nonlinear optical material.
24 September 2019
20 September 2019Stewart Bland
A novel algorithm can identify MOF pairs able to connect to one another via the metal node on one binding with the organic linker on the other.
17 September 2019
Graphene composite for terahertz astronomy
17 September 2019David Bradley