Light, fluffy fibers from the Kapok tree could make the ideal electrode for a new generation of microbial fuel cells.
29 September 2014Cordelia Sealy
Free radicals generated in solution by beta decay of strontium-90 tapped for electricity generation.
29 September 2014David Bradley
New waterproof adhesives.
25 September 2014
The promise of extraordinary properties.
25 September 2014
Researchers have developed full color display technology using aluminum nanorods that are able to identify colors and blend into the background.
19 September 2014Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have studied colloidal solid-solid transitions and discovered a surprising mechanism that facilitates one of these routes.
19 September 2014
A team of researchers has developed a novel method for controllably constructing precise internanotube junctions.
18 September 2014
Rice University scientists who created a de-icing film for radar domes have now refined the technology to work as a transparent coating for glass.
18 September 2014
The very idea of fibers made of carbon nanotubes is neat, but Rice University scientists are making them neat — literally.
16 September 2014
Researchers have developed anew method for the synthesis of an ultrahard material that exceeds diamond in hardness.
16 September 2014
Engineers from McGill University have shown that multi-wall MWCNTs improve the mechanical toughness of carbon fibre laminates.
15 September 2014Laurie Winkless
Researchers have developed a light detector that could revolutionise chemical sensing and night vision technology.
12 September 2014
For the first time, researchers have been able to open a kind of window into the inner workings of a lithium-ion battery.
12 September 2014
Graphene could lead to devices in high-frequency electronics.
12 September 2014Laurie Donaldson
Scientists at EPFL have developed a first building-block for photonic “transistors” that requires record-low energy to operate.
11 September 2014
A new route to making graphene has been discovered that could make the 21st century's wonder material easier to ramp up to industrial scale.
11 September 2014
Researchers have for the first time provided direct evidence of a water-mediated reaction mechanism for the catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide.
11 September 2014
Raising the profile and supporting the efforts of materials science research.
9 September 2014Cordelia Sealy
Shuffling layers in mixed metal oxides.
8 September 2014David Bradley
Scientists, have tapped oil and water to create scaffolds of self-assembling, synthetic proteins called peptoid nanosheets.
5 September 2014
Researchers have developed a new sensor that can detect and count nanoparticles, at sizes as small as 10 nanometers, one at a time.
5 September 2014
Scientists have developed what they believe is the thinnest-possible semiconductor, a new class of nanoscale materials made only three atoms thick.
4 September 2014
Jack Lemons has been awarded the highly acclaimed international 2015 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal Award.
4 September 2014
Researchers have created dynamic nanoparticles (NPs) that could provide an arsenal of applications to diagnose and treat cancer.
4 September 2014
2 September 2014Laurie Donaldson
University of Illinois engineers are bringing a touch of color to glucose monitoring.
2 September 2014
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1 September 2014Zara Preston
Textile-based organic photovoltaic cell could be a promising approach for powering wearable electronics.
1 September 2014Cordelia Sealy