By utilizing 'frontal polymerization', researchers have shortened the manufacturing process for vascular materials from two days to two minutes.
26 May 2021
earth-abundant molten salt, based on seawater-derived sodium chloride, is stable enough to be used for solar thermal energy storage
25 May 2021Cordelia Sealy
By combining a protein-like molecule with a silicate-based nanocluster, researchers have created a new class of progammable 2D nanocrystals.
25 May 2021
Researchers have developed a novel multilayer, multimaterial lithium-metal battery that can control and contain the growth of lithium dendrites.
24 May 2021
A novel alloy of gallium and iron is more effective and cheaper than other 'magnetostrictive' materials, potentially leading to more efficient computing.
21 May 2021
Innovative process permanently stores plant-captured CO2 as silicon carbide
20 May 2021Laurie Donaldson
Call for Papers: New Journal
19 May 2021
drug-loaded piezoelectric polymer nanoparticles deliver double blow to brain tumors
19 May 2021Cordelia Sealy
Innovative way to reduce the band gap in cheaper and non-toxic tin-based oxide semiconductors
19 May 2021Laurie Donaldson
New way to arrange 2D nanosheets into a 3D configuration to produce new materials
18 May 2021Laurie Donaldson
Inspired by chameleon skin, researchers have developed core-shell hydrogels that change color in response to the vapors released by spoiled fish.
17 May 2021
A novel 'molecular glue' can keep a key interface inside perovskite solar cells from degrading, thereby improving their long-term reliability.
13 May 2021
Researchers have developed an alternative leather-like material from silk, which can be printed into different patterns and textures.
13 May 2021
Researchers have made their transparent wood more sustainable by replacing fossil-based polymer fillers with versions made from orange peel.
12 May 2021
Researchers have developed a way to finely tune the mechanical properties of a scaffolding material so it can support the growth of various tissues.
12 May 2021
Implantable nanoparticle sensor shows concentration changes of substances in the blood
12 May 2021Laurie Donaldson
By eliminating the anode and reducing the water content of the electrolyte, researchers have developed a stable, highly efficient sodium-ion battery.
11 May 2021
Using extremely high pressures, researchers have managed to produce a novel 2D material composed of nitrogen and beryllium atoms, termed beryllonitrene.
6 May 2021
A novel material made up of layers of different oxides, termed a gradient ENZ material, can beam thermal radiation at specific angles.
5 May 2021