natural fiber-reinforced shape memory polymer morphs into different shapes in response to humidity
28 April 2022Cordelia Sealy
By adding ferrocene molecules into perovskite solar cells, researchers have been able to vastly improve the cells’ efficiency and stability.
28 April 2022
Using novel nanocapsules, researchers have developed a 3D printing process that makes it possible to print an object within a volume of resin.
27 April 2022
Researchers have discovered that laser light can trigger a type of magnetism in the superlattice formed by two nonmagnetic 2D materials.
27 April 2022
Scientists have grown thin films of two different crystalline materials on top of each other using an innovative technique called ‘dative epitaxy’.
26 April 2022
Using standard rheology tests, researchers have investigated why the cream in an Oreo cookie sticks to just one wafer when it is twisted apart.
26 April 2022
Using imaging and modelling, researchers have investigated how the various particles in a battery cathode interact with lithium during use.
25 April 2022
A machine-learning system that utilizes experience could speed up the development of optimized production methods for perovskite solar cells.
25 April 2022
Utlizing molecular-beam epitaxy, researchers have developed a novel process for growing single layers of hexagonal boron nitride on graphene.
22 April 2022
Researchers have developed a thermophotovoltaic cell that can convert heat directly to electricity with an efficiency of around 40%.
22 April 2022
By coating nanomaterials with inorganic compounds, researchers have been able to use X-ray tomography to see inside them in unprecedented detail.
21 April 2022
Improved 3D printing by reducing harmful heat build-up
21 April 2022Laurie Donaldson
Using a 3D printing method, researchers have produced micro-scaffolds that can house a high-density of cells for growing tissue in desired shapes.
20 April 2022
Atomic vibrations known as phonons can function as a knob to tune the magnetic bonding between the atomic layers in manganese bismuth telluride.
20 April 2022
A new low-temperature annealing method can produce an alloy of gold and silver that is able to reflect every color in the spectrum.
19 April 2022
Researchers have developed a tunable graphene-based platform that can control the interaction between light and matter in the terahertz spectrum.
18 April 2022
Using a superlattice of hafnium oxide and zirconium oxide as a gate oxide, researchers have created transistors that consume much less energy.
18 April 2022
By growing polymer chains on membranes, researchers have greatly enhanced their efficiency at removing carbon dioxide from mixed gases.
15 April 2022
Using stacked layers of a novel semiconducting material, researchers have managed to produce a highly efficient deep-ultraviolet laser.
15 April 2022
Researchers have discovered that heating plastic waste in the presence of potassium acetate produces particles that can absorb carbon dioxide.
15 April 2022
With a molten salt electrolyte, a novel freeze-thaw battery could store the energy generated by renewable sources such as wind and solar for months.
14 April 2022
Researchers have developed long-lasting, gel-based coatings that can prevent adhesion of everything from ice to bacteria on functional surfaces.
13 April 2022
Researchers have developed a novel way to produce doped graphene by modifying their flash Joule heating process.
13 April 2022
Chemists have deveoped a novel catalytic process for upcycling the common plastic polystyrene into the useful chemical benzoic acid.
12 April 2022
By directly measuring force, stress and pressure, researchers have revealed why liquid droplets are able to erode hard surfaces.
12 April 2022
Researchers have discovered that built-in thermal ‘shock absorbers’ allow semiconducting perovskites to exhibit superfluorescence at room temperature.
12 April 2022
11 April 2022Laurie Winkless
A new additive material comprised of tantalum-titanium oxide nanoparticles can soak up corrosive free radicals in fuel cells.
11 April 2022
Novel water-stable, 2D covalent organic framework nanoparticles can direct the differentiation of human stem cells into bone cells.
8 April 2022
By utilizing a honeycomb layer to capture sunlight, researchers have increased the levels of energy absorbed by wafer-thin photovoltaic panels by 25%.
8 April 2022
Researchers have directly measured how individual electronic quantum states evolve in a kagome magnet in response to an external magnetic field.
7 April 2022
Researchers have developed a piezoelectric polymer that can generate electricity much more efficiently than previous versions.
5 April 2022
Researchers have developed a nitrogen-doped carbon-coated nickel catalyst that can replace expensive platinum as the anode in fuel cells.
5 April 2022
A flexible display that utilizes stretchy light-emitting polymers is brighter than a cellphone and can be stretched up to twice its original length.
4 April 2022
Researchers have shown that wrapping supercapacitor yarns with insulating threads can hep prevent short-circuits.
4 April 2022