Materials chemistry news, October 2022

Rare-earth complex put in a spin by STM

For the first time, researchers formed a rare-earth complex on a gold surface and then rotated it with a scanning tunneling microscope.

28 October 2022

Researchers have shown that ruthenium dioxide nanoparticles doped with nickel make a cheap and effective anode catalyst for splitting water.

27 October 2022

A novel composite coating made of the 2D material MXene and vanadium in a polymer solution can absorb and disburse electromagnetic radiation.

25 October 2022

Water-repellent smart sensor alerts when wearer is drowning

25 October 2022Laurie Donaldson

Some materials retain memory of previous stretching

21 October 2022Laurie Donaldson

Using light and a catalyst, researchers have been able to produce a soft and stretchy version and a hard and rigid version of the same polymer.

19 October 2022

Loop currents could explain how a quantum material is able to switch from an insulator to a conductor when exposed to a magnetic field.

17 October 2022

A new class of carbide materials is capable of producing tunable plasmonic properties while withstanding incredibly high temperatures.

17 October 2022

Researchers have developed a shape-memory material made of ceramic rather than metal, which can operate at much higher temperatures.

10 October 2022

A breakthrough catalytic process can transform the most widely produced plastic into the second-most widely produced plastic.

10 October 2022

Researchers have created a new formula for the world's whitest paint based on hexagonal boron nitride, making it thinner and lighter.

7 October 2022

Researchers have created a new way to self-assemble materials, by using sticky DNA strands to fold up chains of oil droplets.

6 October 2022

Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind, plant-inspired extrusion process for growing synthetic material for soft robots.

5 October 2022

Researchers have developed a silk-based material that can repel both water and almost anything that contains water.

3 October 2022