Ant-sized piezoelectric robots
31 July 2019David Bradley
A novel algorithm considers all possible combinations of elements in the periodic table in order to predict novel hard and tough materials.
31 July 2019
CNTs produce sticky tape for extreme environments
30 July 2019Laurie Donaldson
Aerogel helps to heat the house as renewable energy
30 July 2019Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have shown that coating zinc oxide nanowires with amorphous titania can enhance their ability to catalyze the water-splitting reaction.
30 July 2019
Scientists have discovered a previously unseen mode of a ferromagnetic property known as giant magneto-resistance in a 2D heterostructure.
30 July 2019
Artificial proteins can self-assemble on a crystal surface by matching the pattern of amino acids in the protein with the atoms of the crystal.
30 July 2019
New light materials for 3D printing
30 July 2019David Bradley
Using a novel etching process, researchers have been able to fabricate fins on a novel semiconducting material, thereby enhancing its surface area.
30 July 2019
Selective-area epitaxy helps nanowires into 2D for more complex devices
29 July 2019Laurie Donaldson
X-ray analysis of sintering bioactive glass particles reveals process and opens door tailored scaffolds for bone repair
29 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
Automated materials knowledge extraction
28 July 2019David Bradley
Researchers have confirmed that magnetic fluctuations can act as an electron ‘pairing glue’ in iron-based superconductors.
25 July 2019
Researchers have discovered a phenomenon that allows block copolymers to self-assemble in patterns that deviate from regular symmetrical arrays.
24 July 2019
Researchers have uncovered the first example of a native metal with bistable and electrically switchable spontaneous polarization states.
24 July 2019
Researchers have shown that a text-mining algorithm with no training in materials science can accurately predict novel thermoelectric materials.
23 July 2019
new proactive risk governance system can keep pace with development and should lead to safer nanomaterials, products, and processes
23 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
22 July 2019Christopher A. Schuh
Using x-ray spectroscopy, researchers have produced a ‘movie’ of thin film growth that depicts the process more accurately than ever before.
22 July 2019
A new method for getting high-energy photons striking silicon to kick out two electrons instead of one could produce more efficient solar cells.
22 July 2019
By letting through over 95% of incoming sunlight while being highly insulating, a novel silica aerogel can heat up to a temperature of 220°C.
19 July 2019
By energizing precursor molecules using a supersonic jet of inert gas, researchers have been able to accelerate the fabrication of nanomaterials.
19 July 2019
A new membrane made from water-wet materials with gas-entrapping pores can perform a type of desalination known as membrane distillation.
18 July 2019
Leaves provided the template for hierarchical porous structures of mixed-metal oxides that act as supports for metal-organic framework crystals.
18 July 2019
By utilizing theory and experiment, researchers have managed to improve the performance of liquefied gas electrolytes with lithium-metal anodes.
17 July 2019
Direct growth technique could produce low-cost, high-efficiency graphene-on-silicon Schottky junction solar cells.
17 July 2019Laurie Winkless
16 July 2019By Johnna Temenoff & Robert Hastings
Researchers have used X-ray tomography to visualize how cracks form near the edges of the interfaces between materials in solid-state batteries.
16 July 2019
Gold heterostructures could potentially be used to demonstrate the existence and nature of quantum particles known as Majorana fermions.
16 July 2019
Researchers have developed a novel ink for 3D printing, based on a nanocellulose gel, that can mimic the unique ‘ultrastructure’ of wood.
15 July 2019
Scientists have used a novel bismuth-based, 2D superconductor to experimentally confirm a 23-year-old theory of superconductors.
15 July 2019
Researchers have determined the mechanism that allows a 2D perovskite crystal to emit green light, and also how to replicate it.
12 July 2019
Researchers have demonstrated previously unknown quantum states of matter that arise in double-layer stacks of graphene.
12 July 2019
Previous assumptions regarding polymer behavior are challenged by new laboratory techniques that measure polymer flow at the molecular level.
11 July 2019
new insight into hematite nanorods could help future development of photoelectrochemical cells for water splitting
11 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have developed a model to explain the disparity in performance between the p-type and n-type forms of thermoelectric materials.
10 July 2019
simple process to make hexaferrites particles with high coercivity could prove useful for magnetic storage media and microwave absorbers
10 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
By taking advantage of defects, scientists have created new inorganic crystals made of stacks of atomically thin sheets that unexpectedly spiral.
9 July 2019
A new NMR technique is able to determine the atomic-scale location and distribution of functional groups on mesoporous silica nanoparticles.
9 July 2019
flexible capacitors made from layers of polyester coated with graphene and hexagonal boron nitride inks could form basis of washable wearable electronics
5 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
flash infrared annealing (FIRA) could hold the key to low-cost environmentally friendly perovskite solar cells
5 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
Placing a topological insulator on a thin superconducting film has revealed a novel form of electron tunneling known as Klein tunneling.
5 July 2019
ion trap based on the nanofibrous structure of cellulose converts low-grade heat into useful electricity
4 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
set of basic design rules maps out the synthesis of interfaces in nanoparticles made from multiple elemental components
4 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
Precision analysis with laser light reveals the secrets of transporting drugs across membranes
3 July 2019
Scientists have discovered that the 2D material platinum diselenide is magnetic, due to irregularities in the arrangement of its atoms.
3 July 2019
Using high-throughput computational materials science, scientists have developed a chemical map to guide the exploratory synthesis of nitrides.
3 July 2019
lithographic patterning of graphene down to 10 nm engineers the band gap
2 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
Magnetic shape-memory material with potential applications in biomedicine, aerospace, wearable electronics and robotics
1 July 2019Laurie Donaldson
New process for fabricating oxide perovskite crystals
1 July 2019Laurie Donaldson