Materials chemistry news

Porous scaffold makes a good home for blood stem cells

highly porous polymer foam that mimic bone marrow drives the differentiation of blood-forming stem cells

Carbon nanotube composites cut CO2 emissions

CNTs produced from CO2 using low-energy chemical processes drastically reduce emissions associated with construction materials

New dealloying method produces sponge-like metal materials

Scientists have developed a new approach for making metal-metal composites and porous metals with a ‘bicontinuous’ structure in thin films.

Perovskite for low-temperature ammonia production

Perovskite for low-temperature ammonia production

Nanomaterials pave way for sustainable energy future

Continuing research in the field of nanomaterials for energy storage will be critical for the widespread adoption of sustainable energy sources.

Living polymerization takes 3D printing into fourth dimension

A combination of 3D printing and photo-controlled/living polymerization can produce objects that transform their shape in response to certain conditions.

‘Designer substrates’ produce high quality 2D crystals

'Designer substrates' produced by exposing silicon to phosphine gas offer a quick and inexpensive way to synthesize high quality 2D crystals.

New polymer coating helps reduce the need for toilet flushing

Researchers have developed a novel polymer coating that dramatically reduces the amount of water needed to flush a conventional toilet.

Storing renewable energy even when there is no sun or wind

New class of polymers brings cheaper grid batteries

Heat is on for new thermoelectric material

Applying a thin layer of iron, vanadium, tungsten and aluminum to a silicon crystal produces a highly efficient thermoelectric material.

Unsinkable metal structure uses spider sense to stay afloat

Metal structure that is so water repellent that it won’t sink even when damaged or punctured

Presentation of 13th Feng Xinde Prize for the Best Chinese Paper Published in Polymer in 2018

New hybrid material allows perovskites to go lead-free

Researchers have developed new organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite materials that don't contain lead and have a much improved stability.

Improved electrical devices from 3D-printed polymer structures

Embedding electrical circuits inside 3D-printed plastics to improve electronic devices

Open Call - Materials Today Chemistry: Special Issue on FINAEC (Functional Interfaces based Nanomaterials for Applications in Environment and Chemistry)

Solvent dance leads to crystal growth

Using computer-based simulations of atoms and molecules in solution, scientists have identified a general mechanism governing crystal growth.

Deadline Extended for the 2020 Robert Cahn Award

Catalyst switching creates one material out of four polymers

By juggling four different chemical reactions in a single flask, researchers have combined four polymers to form a single multicrystalline substance.