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Safe titanium can replace toxic lead in perovskite solar cells

Researchers have come up with a new titanium-based material for making lead-free, inorganic perovskite solar cells.

23 February 2018

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Neutrons help close the gap between experiment and theory

For the first time, researchers have compared measurements of a class of metals produced by neutron scattering with realistic theoretical calculations.

25 January 2018

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New alloy catalyst produces fuels without coking

An innovative platinum and copper alloy catalyst can convert methane from shale gas into hydrocarbon fuels without becoming coated in carbon.

22 January 2018

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Nanocomposite hits the right note for bone repair

Novel bioactive nanocomposite hydrogel based on hyaluronic acid and self-assembled bisphosphonate-magnesium nanoparticles facilitates bone regeneration.

5 January 2018Cordelia Sealy

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Ultrafast cooling produces strong and ductile printed metal parts

A new technique for 3D printing metals, which utilizes ultrafast cooling, can produce components with exceptional levels of strength and ductility.

5 January 2018

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2018 Materials Today Innovation Award winner announced

Congratulations to Prof M Stanley Whittingham.

16 November 2018Stewart Bland

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Hydrogen ions offer new way to control thin-film spintronic devices

Hydrogen ions controlled by an electric voltage can be used to change the magnetic properties of a magnetic layer in a spintronics device.

16 November 2018

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New electron microscopy technique produces colorful findings

A new electron microscopy technique can reveal how nanomaterials change in response to illumination with different wavelengths of light.

13 November 2018

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Scientists get ball rolling on stacks of 2D materials

Scientists have used a process called ball-milling to help create 3D heterostructures from various 2D transition metal dichalcogenides.

13 November 2018

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Impressive properties of nanocardboard let it rise to the occasion

A sandwich structure made from aluminum oxide, termed nanocardboard, is stiff, light, thermally insulating and even able to levitate.

12 November 2018

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Novel MOF can generate hydrogen and clean water at the same time

A new metal-organic framework can simultaneously produce hydrogen and clean pollutants from water when irradiated with visible light.

9 November 2018

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Spaced-out nanotwins make for stronger metals

Varying the spacing between twin boundaries can dramatically improve a metal's strength and the extent to which it strengthens when deformed.

9 November 2018

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Manganese, nitrogen and carbon combine to create new fuel cell catalyst

By adding carbon and nitrogen to manganese, researchers have developed a fuel cell catalyst that is just as effective as platinum but much cheaper.

9 November 2018

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Carbon nanotube film stops dendrites in their tracks

Scientists have shown that films of carbon nanotubes can effectively stop dendrites from growing from the anodes in lithium-metal batteries.

9 November 2018

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Modified MOF lets ethylene slip through its fingers

A MOF modified with an iron peroxide compound can separate ethylene from ethane while consuming far less energy than existing techniques.

9 November 2018

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Nanoplumbers: biomaterials to fight cardiovascular diseases

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Recent advances in gas storage and separation using metal–organic frameworks

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Additive manufacturing: scientific and technological challenges, market uptake and opportunities

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Liquid metal wires

Materials Today Interview with Prof Michael Dickey from North Carolina State University about liquid metal wires.

31 January 2017Michael Dickey

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Jun ’16

More than just roughness: AFM techniques for thin film analysis

This webinar will explore the powerful capabilities of today’s atomic force microscopes (AFMs) for characterizing thin films.

1 June 2016

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Sustainable Materials and Technologies

We discuss the journal Sustainable Materials and Technologies with one of the Editors.

13 December 2015Anthony Ku

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Safe titanium can replace toxic lead in perovskite solar cells

Neutrons help close the gap between experiment and theory

New alloy catalyst produces fuels without coking

Nanocomposite hits the right note for bone repair

Ultrafast cooling produces strong and ductile printed metal parts

2018 Materials Today Innovation Award winner announced

Hydrogen ions offer new way to control thin-film spintronic devices

New electron microscopy technique produces colorful findings

Scientists get ball rolling on stacks of 2D materials

Impressive properties of nanocardboard let it rise to the occasion

Novel MOF can generate hydrogen and clean water at the same time

Spaced-out nanotwins make for stronger metals

Manganese, nitrogen and carbon combine to create new fuel cell catalyst

Carbon nanotube film stops dendrites in their tracks

Modified MOF lets ethylene slip through its fingers

Nanoplumbers: biomaterials to fight cardiovascular diseases

Recent advances in gas storage and separation using metal–organic frameworks

Additive manufacturing: scientific and technological challenges, market uptake and opportunities

Liquid metal wires

More than just roughness: AFM techniques for thin film analysis

Sustainable Materials and Technologies

MRS Fall 2018

EUCAS 2019

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