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29 September 2016Laurie Winkless
Researchers have managed to create a new room-temperature multiferroic by combining two non-multiferroic materials.
29 September 2016
Roll-process technology that transfer and packages large-scale integrated circuits
29 September 2016Laurie Donaldson
Nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon thin film acts as a high capacity, binder-free supercapacitor
28 September 2016David Bradley
Using artificial intelligence, chemists have computed the characteristics of about two million crystals made up of four chemical elements.
27 September 2016
A combination of theory and experiment has gone some way to revealing the ingredients required for high-temperature superconductivity.
27 September 2016
Scientists have developed a thin metamaterial structure that can completely absorb very low frequency sound for nearly every angle of incidence.
26 September 2016
A material made from graphene nanoribbons and polyethylene glycol could help to heal damaged spinal cords in people.
26 September 2016
Spinal cord repair with graphene-polymer nanoribbons.
23 September 2016David Bradley
Carbon nanomaterials have exceptional water transport and sieving properties that could allow them to take over from polymeric membranes.
23 September 2016Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have developed a new way to shape and surface treat plastic components at the same time.
22 September 2016
Weaving solar-powered fabrics that generate electricity from sun and movement.
22 September 2016David Bradley
Scientists have developed an improved method for turning asphalt into a porous material that can capture greenhouse gases from natural gas.
21 September 2016
The recent development of a method for measuring structural defects in polymers led to a theory for predicting their elasticity.
21 September 2016
Using cellulose and polymers, scientists have developed a new strategy for crafting nanorods from a wide range of precursor materials.
20 September 2016
Scientists have synthesized nanometer-sized cage molecules that can be used to transport charge in proton exchange membranes.
19 September 2016
Researchers have created the world’s largest database of elemental crystal surfaces and shapes to date, dubbed Crystalium.
19 September 2016
Scientists have developed a method for allowing materials to self-heal cracks at temperatures well below freezing.
16 September 2016
Scientists have discovered an inorganic semiconductor with a double helix structure that makes it highly flexible.
16 September 2016
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15 September 2016
For the first time, scientists have used a scanning transmission electron microscope to directly write tiny patterns in metallic ‘ink’.
15 September 2016
Scientists have developed a versatile method for patterning the structure of ‘nanowires’ made from amyloid peptides.
15 September 2016
Scientists have developed a novel etching process that can allow metals such as aluminum, titanium or zinc to bond with nearly any other material.
14 September 2016
A novel polyphenyline membrane for fuel cells operates over a wide temperature range and lasts three times longer than existing membranes.
13 September 2016
Porous carbon for carbon capture
13 September 2016David Bradley
Nanodiamonds and other carbon-based materials can be produced by smashing carbon nanotubes against a target at high speeds.
12 September 2016
Cutting fuel cell costs with noble aerogels.
12 September 2016David Bradley
Scientists have developed a responsive, hybrid material, powered by its own chemical reactions, that can recognize simple patterns.
9 September 2016
The thermal conductivity of buckyball-containing superatom crystals is directly related to the rotational disorder within those structures.
9 September 2016
Flakes of graphene welded together by spark plasma sintering produce materials that may be suitable for use as bone implants.
8 September 2016
A pulsed-laser process can improve the electrical conductivity of inkjet-printed graphene without damaging the surfaces on which it is printed.
8 September 2016
Flexible smart windows from niobium oxides (Image: Cockrell School of Engineering
7 September 2016David Bradley
Scientists have discovered that a critical length scale marks the transition between a zero-dimensional quantum dot and a one-dimensional nanowire.
7 September 2016
Using electron microscopy, scientists have uncovered the first atomic scale evidence for strain-induced ferroelectricity in a layered oxide.
6 September 2016
Samarium nickelate can be electrically tuned between a transparent and an opaque state over an unprecedentedly broad spectrum range.
6 September 2016
The hairy leaves of aquatic ferns can help to clean oil spills.
5 September 2016Laurie Donaldson
Silicon nanoparticles based devices that can be controlled for light manipulation.
5 September 2016Laurie Donaldson
Scientists have discovered that electron anions can reduce the temperature at which mayenite changes from a crystal to a glass.
2 September 2016
By sandwiching gallium and nitrogen atoms between layers of graphene and silicon carbide, scientists have produced 2D gallium nitride.
2 September 2016
1 September 2016Laurie Donaldson
spider silk superlens improves on traditional microscopy
1 September 2016Laurie Donaldson