Polystyrene thin films are twice as good as absorbing impact energy as other leading materials such as graphene.
27 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
Rechargeable vanadium-hydrogen (V-H2) flow battery could be simplest option for renewable energy storage.
27 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
Read the first issue of Materialia.
26 September 2018
Find out more about the recipient of the third Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal Award.
26 September 2018
Find out more about the recipient of the 2019 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal.
26 September 2018
Find out more about the 2019 recipient of the Acta Materialia Hollomon Award for Materials and Society.
26 September 2018
Find out more about the recipient of the 2019 Acta Materialia Silver Medal.
26 September 2018
Find out more about the recipient of the 2019 Acta Materialia Gold Medal Award.
26 September 2018
Modeling self organization in magnetic materials.
26 September 2018David Bradley
Replacing metallic nanoantennas with silicon ones for perovskites in solar cells.
26 September 2018Laurie Donaldson
Assembly of cell-laden microgels for cartilage tissue engineering.
25 September 2018Sandra Camarero-Espinosa
X-ray studies have revealed that the pathways lithium ions take through a common battery material are more complex than previously thought.
25 September 2018
Tetrahedron nanostructures composed of certain metals can have a higher degree of symmetry than the geometrical symmetry of spherical atoms.
25 September 2018
inexpensive catalyst for water splitting could support a future hydrogen economy by enabling hydrogen to be produced readily and inexpensively
24 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
Paradoxical symmetry in metallic nano-alloys.
24 September 2018David Bradley
Boride nanowires deposited on carbon fiber cloth could form the basis of high capacity, stable supercapacitors for energy storage devices.
24 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have developed a novel 3D printing process for creating hydrogels with complex 3D shapes and motions.
21 September 2018
Nanowires made of germanium and silicon allow individual electrons to be captured by a ‘quantum dot’ on which superconductivity can take place.
21 September 2018
Lipo-hydrogel drug carrier for bone regeneration.
21 September 2018Xingcai Zhang
N-doped titania photocatalysts on oxidised carbon nanotube support show different properties and performance depending on the synthesis route that is used.
20 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
New approach uses hydrogen to overcome hydrogen-embrittlement problem in alloys for applications in extreme conditions.
20 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
Sandwiching 2D materials between 3D silicon bases and an ultrathin layer of aluminum oxide can reduce the risk of overheating in nanoelectronics.
19 September 2018
A new technique can create an individual fingerprint of the current-carrying edge states occurring in topological insulators or 2D materials.
19 September 2018
Adding a single layer of graphene on top of metal leaves being used for a coating process known as gilding doubles the protective quality.
18 September 2018
Stress-corrosion cracking can occur when a metal is exposed to tensile stress and corrosion separately, as well as simultaneously.
18 September 2018
Scientists have synthesized a novel organic/inorganic hybrid 2D material with promising electrical and magnetic properties.
17 September 2018
A novel process for producing high-performance polymer gels combines spontaneous synthesis with fine control over molecular weight.
17 September 2018
A novel, nature-inspired, microtextured surface can help to decrease frictional drag at the interface between liquids and solids.
14 September 2018
The efficiency of perovskite solar cells can be improved by adding silicon nanoparticles with better light absorption properties.
14 September 2018
Researchers have developed a new method for 'printing' large-scale sheets of the 2D piezoelectric material gallium phosphate.
13 September 2018
As much as 100 times more heat than predicted by standard radiation theory can flow between the edges of two very thin semiconductor plates.
13 September 2018
Novel composite membrane floats on top of the surface of water, absorbs sunlight, and produces vapor for clean water or to produce electricity.
13 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
High-entropy alloys made from metals known to form shape-memory alloys can produce shape-memory alloys that work at high temperatures.
12 September 2018
Scientists have verified a key prediction from a 55-year-old theory about how electrons move through one-dimensional nanotubes and nanowires.
12 September 2018
Conductive, ecoresorbable inks used in 3D printing to form circuits, inductive antennas, sensors and implantable electronic medical devices.
11 September 2018Ioanna Nakou
Network of isolated, individual carbon nanotubes could be ideal transparent conductive films for touch screens, smart windows, and photovoltaic cells.
11 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
Precision-synthsized porous graphene is transformed into a semiconductor and the most efficient filter.
11 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
Nanoscale diamond needles can bend and deform reversibly, like bristles on a brush, before breaking.
10 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
New strategies could translate exceptional attributes of nanoscale fibers like carbon nanotubes and cellulose nanofibrils into macroscale materials.
10 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
Iron-based metal-organic framework (MOF) has microwave-absorbing properties.
7 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
Universal adhesive made up of equal amounts of liquid and solid polymers works in both air and underwater.
7 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
Finding new electrode materials for next-generation batteries is essential for energy research.
6 September 2018Xingcai Zhang
Scientists have induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic ‘building blocks’ that go on to form stable structures.
5 September 2018
Using computational simulations, scientists have discovered the process by which an iron-based superconductor collapses under pressure.
5 September 2018
A new boron nitride lift-off technique could be used to produce tandem solar cells that combine indium gallium nitride and silicon.
4 September 2018
Scientists have developed a new electron microscopy method that allows them to observe the crystallization process for 2D materials.
4 September 2018
Find out who will receive one of the 2017 Acta student awards.
3 September 2018Christopher A. Schuh