conductive cellulose-based ink for printing 3D stretchable wearable electronics is cheaper and less energy intensive to produce
27 February 2023Cordelia Sealy
lupin hull biowaste could offer a cheap, abundant, and environmentally friendly, feedstock for biomaterials and bioplastics
27 February 2023Cordelia Sealy
Placing a perovskite on a layer of metal or alternating layers of metal and a dielectric material can greatly increase its light-conversion efficiency.
24 February 2023
Using a metal-organic framework, researchers have created an engineered wood that gets stronger as it absorbs carbon dioxide.
24 February 2023
Novel triple-doping strategy promises performance boosts
23 February 2023Laurie Winkless
Researchers have discovered that quantum geometry is primarily responsible for the superconductivity of magic-angle graphene.
23 February 2023
A new type of polysulfate compound can be used to make polymer film capacitors that can better withstand high heat and electric fields.
22 February 2023
3D-printing structures for housing human cells using self-assembling peptide ink
22 February 2023Laurie Donaldson
A new chemical vapor deposition technique takes advantage of a 'magic solvent' to produce stronger polymer coatings.
21 February 2023
Using chiral phonons in a 2D material, researchers have managed to convert waste heat into spin information without needing magnetic materials.
21 February 2023
20 February 2023Laurie Winkless
Enhancing environmentally friendly food packaging
20 February 2023Laurie Donaldson
Sunlight-powered hydrogel that can absorb and clean polluted water
17 February 2023Laurie Donaldson
Reseachers have discovered that antiferroelectric thin films become ferroelectric below a certain thickness.
16 February 2023
Researchers have developed a new type of microscope for the real-time visualization of the solid electrolyte interphase in lithium-ion batteries.
15 February 2023
new cermet inspired by the bricks-and-mortar structure of natural nacre demonstrates promising properties for structural load-bearing applications
14 February 2023Cordelia Sealy
By growing layers of lithium metal on a lithium-hating surface, researchers have managed to produce fast-charging lithium-metal batteries.
14 February 2023
Extremely short pulses from a high-powered laser can cause tiny defects in lithium-ion battery materials that actually enhance their performance.
13 February 2023
Researchers have developed a solar-absorber gel that can efficiently soak up and clean dirty water to make it drinkable.
13 February 2023
For the first time, researchers have managed to trap the quasiparticles known as excitons in simple stacks of two-dimensional materials.
10 February 2023
A novel gel made from mucus molecules shows promise as a synthetic bone graft material.
10 February 2023
Researchers used novel peptide inks to print hydrogels with complex structures that could be used for regenerative medicine and medical research.
9 February 2023
Using molecular beam epitaxy, researchers have managed to deposit a ferroelectric semiconductor as a thin film just 5nm thick.
9 February 2023
Researchers have designed simple repeating polymer substructures that can be used to build various deformable underwater robots.
8 February 2023
Using a liquid metal alloy, researcers have created an elastic material that is impervious to both gases and liquids.
8 February 2023
Researchers have discovered a novel quasiparticle that allows the thermal conductivity of ferroelectric materials to be altered by an electrical stimulus.
7 February 2023
Researchers have created a set of computational models for predicting a hydrogel’s structure, mechanical properties and functional performance.
6 February 2023
Researchers have visualized how the atoms in a perovskite crystal lattice rearrange themselves when a high-energy charge carrier is created in their midst.
6 February 2023
Researchers have discovered that nanoscale defects and mechanical stress can cause the solid electrolytes in lithium-metal batteries to fail.
3 February 2023
Researchers have found a way to switch the superconductivity in magic-angle graphene on and off with short electric pulses.
3 February 2023
Researchers have shown that chemically modifying perovskite solar cells with a dipolar polymer can greatly improve their stability.
2 February 2023
Researchers have found a way to greatly increase the length of time that quantum dot spin qubits can store quantum information.
2 February 2023
Researchers have developed a novel electrochromic material that can conduct both heating and cooling by switching between two different conformations.
1 February 2023
Novel carbon-nanotube yarns can convert mechanical movement into electricity more effectively than other material-based energy harvesters.
1 February 2023