New research hones in on the structural changes underlying superconductivity in iron arsenide compounds—those containing iron and arsenic.
29 May 2015
Chemists at the University of Waterloo have discovered the key reaction that takes place in sodium-air batteries.
29 May 2015
Research to improve the world.
29 May 2015Zara Preston
DNA origami scaffolds support building of precisely controlled nanoparticle clusters.
28 May 2015Nina Notman
Couple carbon nanotubes as RF quantum dots.
28 May 2015David Bradley
Fan-shaped hyperlens out set to slash resolution limits.
27 May 2015Nina Notman
Compressed graphene can be printed onto paper for flexible applications.
27 May 2015David Bradley
Engineers and physicists have shown how liquid crystals can be employed to create compound lenses similar to those found in nature.
26 May 2015
University of Illinois researchers have developed heat-triggered self-destructing electronic devices.
22 May 2015
The twin boundary defects act as energy highways and could help get better performance out of the batteries.
22 May 2015
Stretchy scaffolds, which expand when local conditions change, could help promote cell regrowth.
21 May 2015Cordelia Sealy
Expanding the magnetic paradigm with new iron alloys
21 May 2015David Bradley
Researchers synthesize antibacterial polydopamine-Ag nanocomposite particles for biomedical applications via an easy, green process.
20 May 2015Cordelia Sealy
Blackpool-based polymer manufacturer Victrex plc has been shortlisted for the RAEng MacRobert Award.
20 May 2015Laurie Winkless
Elsevier is holding its first Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge. The winning project will receive a prize of €50,000.
19 May 2015Zara Preston
Elsevier is pleased to announce that Dr. Guangmin Zhou will receive the Carbon Journal Prize for 2015.
19 May 2015
New, high-volume joining process expands use of aluminum in cars.
12 May 2015
Could compounds extracted from corn husks offer a low-cost route to antibacterial nanoparticles?
11 May 2015Laurie Winkless
Increasing potential for quantum computing through chip architecture.
11 May 2015Laurie Donaldson
The effect of chromium electron spins on order in high entropy alloys.
8 May 2015David Bradley
Technique of microcombing helps to make carbon nanotube films stronger and more conductive.
8 May 2015Laurie Donaldson
Thanks to graphene, we may be one step closer to creating micron-scale motors that can be navigated through our bloodstream.
7 May 2015Laurie Winkless
Researchers have discovered topologically protected one-dimensional electron conducting channels at the domain walls of bilayer graphene.
7 May 2015
Using onion epidermal cells to make artificial muscle.
7 May 2015David Bradley
Wyss has developed a novel, truly biocompatible alginate hydrogel that can be synthesized using "click chemistry".
6 May 2015
Researchers have shown that defects on an atomically thin semiconductor can produce light-emitting quantum dots.
6 May 2015
Researchers have designed a synthetic polymer gel that can utilize internally generated chemical energy.
6 May 2015
Polymer scientists show how micro-scale wrinkling affects electrical performance in carbon-based, single-crystal semiconductors.
6 May 2015
New research has revealed four atomic arrangements of a gold nanoparticle cluster.
5 May 2015
University of Georgia chemistry researchers establishes new research possibilities for silicon chemistry and the semiconductor industry.
5 May 2015
Scientists has now identified proteins, which play a key role in the production of rubber in dandelions.
5 May 2015
Researchers have developed new textured surfaces for culturing cells in the lab.
1 May 2015
Researchers have unveiled an important step in the conversion of light into storable energy.
1 May 2015
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1 May 2015Zara Preston