Elastic polymer conflict resolved to help reduce plastic pollution
28 October 2021Laurie Donaldson
tissue-like sheets of human tendon cells and magnetic nanoparticles enable the study of the effects of inflammation in tendon disorders
28 October 2021Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have discovered that the organic molecules in hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites can actually hamper their photovoltaic efficiencies.
27 October 2021
Researchers have designed a topological insulator in which the transmission of microwave photons can survive unprecedented levels of disorder.
26 October 2021
Understanding how the mechanism by which mussels produce their glue
25 October 2021Laurie Donaldson
25 October 2021Laurie Winkless
By melding small quasicrystals together, researchers have been able to synthesize large quasicrystals without any grain boundary imperfections.
22 October 2021
By applying strain to a multiferroic material, researchers have discovered an exotic new state with a much higher electromechanical response.
22 October 2021
Researchers have developed a novel metasurface that employs deep, narrow holes, rather than very tall pillars, to focus light to a single spot.
22 October 2021
A novel machine-learning model that understands symmetry in materials can, for the first time, search an unstructured image database and identify trends.
21 October 2021
Researchers have uncovered evidence that grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials don't move as expected when they're heated.
20 October 2021
Researchers have developed a composite fabric, incorporating a metal-organic framework, that can deactivate both biological and chemical threats.
20 October 2021
Using machine learning and a form of atomic force microscopy , researchers have mapped the polarization pattern in ferroelectric materials.
19 October 2021
By developing a way to highly entangle polymer chains, researchers have managed to produce an elastomer that is both stiff and tough.
19 October 2021
Fabricating chalcogenide glasses as nanowires can extend their use into the visible and ultraviolet parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
18 October 2021
Researchers have found an excellent bifunctional catalyst, containing platinum and lead, for the oxygen electrode in a unitized regenerative fuel cell.
18 October 2021
Stretching a 2D material called strontium titanate causes crystalline defects to organize into periodic structures that enhance its electronic properties.
15 October 2021
Researchers have adapted a flash Joule heating method for producing graphene so it can instead recycle valuable metals from electronic waste.
15 October 2021
By engineering electron donor and electron acceptor materials, researchers can overcome a key loss mechanism in organic solar cells.
14 October 2021
Researchers have discovered a complex landscape of electronic states that can co-exist on a novel non-magnetic kagome superconductor.
14 October 2021
Researchers have shown that with a bit of strain and a weak magnetic field they can drive the electrons in strontium niobate to the extreme quantum limit.
12 October 2021
A stack of crystalline monolayers with random alignments has excellent heat conductivity in one direction and excellent insulation in the other direction.
12 October 2021
Researchers used liquid gallium to create a copper-based antiviral and antimicrobial coating for various fabrics, including facemasks.
11 October 2021
Colloidal crystals that mimic the nanostructure of opals can visibly and continuously document the temperature in the environment over a defined period.
8 October 2021
A device comprising a 2D hybrid metal halide layered with a ferromagnetic metal can generate terahertz radiation from an an ultrafast spin current.
8 October 2021
By combining a solid-state electrolyte with an all-silicon anode, researchers have produced the first silicon all-solid-state battery.
7 October 2021
An even faster version of the fast-imaging tomography process for materials can produce a record-breaking 1000 3D tomograms per second.
7 October 2021
GaN-on-diamond shown to be innovative semiconductor material for first time
6 October 2021Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have shown how learning can be mimicked in a nickel oxide insulator by varying external stimuli.
6 October 2021
Researchers have created a collaborative artificial intelligence tool that reduces the time and effort required to discover truly new materials.
5 October 2021
A new measurement technique has revealed that a single carbon fiber is more electrically conductive in the direction parallel to its length.
5 October 2021
3D-printed cheap and portable ventilators to combat Covid-19
4 October 2021Laurie Donaldson
calculations identify diffusion paths of Se in CdTe, boosting thin film solar cell efficiency
4 October 2021Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have developed a computational model that can accurately determine the effect of sputtering on complicated, rough surfaces.
1 October 2021
Researchers have shown that the odd harmonics of light can be used to study twisted, or chiral, nanoparticles and molecules.
1 October 2021