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Metals and alloys news, March 2016

A new hybrid material featuring a combination of rigid metal and soft, porous rubber foam can be either stiff or elastic as required.

25 March 2016

European Commission EUR 3 million challenge for materials solutions to reduce concentration of particulates in urban areas

24 March 2016Cordelia Sealy

By coating transparent elastomers with silver nanowires, scientists have developed a novel technique for quickly changing the opacity of a window.

21 March 2016

The performance of metal hydride fuel cells can be improved using magnesium oxide nanocrystals coated with graphene oxide.

18 March 2016

Wrapping graphene in a specially prepared polymer produces an effective support for gold nanoparticle catalysts for fuel cells.

17 March 2016

A composite of a MOF and the iron-containing molecule ferrocene can separate oxygen from other gases.

17 March 2016

Scientists have used a helium ion microscope to control the conductivity and distribution of ferroelectric domains on a 2D material.

16 March 2016

A new flexible, stretchable and tunable ‘meta-skin’ uses rows of small, liquid-metal devices to cloak an object from radar.

16 March 2016

By combining microscopy and theoretical calculations, scientists have studied the properties of a promising next-generation energy storage material.

15 March 2016

Adding a tiny quantity of carbon nanotubes to metals such as aluminum can dramatically reduce the embrittlement caused by radiation.

14 March 2016

New flexible conductive tracks made from a liquid metal alloy can be stretched up to four times their original length in all directions.

11 March 2016

A new surface for controlling infrared plasmons could form the basis for faster, more efficient ways of transmitting massive amounts of data.

9 March 2016

Using everyday materials like paper and foil, engineers have developed a low-cost sensor that can detect external stimuli.

9 March 2016

Scientists have found a way to fabricate a novel 2D heterojunction by bringing together graphene and gallium selenide.

9 March 2016

By depositing tiny titanium oxide crystals on a rubber-like material, scientists have developed a novel device for manipulating light.

8 March 2016

Scientists have zoomed in on the quantum phase transition that could explain why copper oxides are high-temperature superconductors.

8 March 2016

Scientists have come up with a way to increase the conductivity of two novel electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries.

7 March 2016

See your image on the cover of Nano Today in 2016.

5 March 2016Juliet Dunstone

A one-atom-thick layer of tin monoxide is the first stable P-type 2D semiconducting material ever discovered.

1 March 2016

Scientists have developed a way to fabricate atomically-precise two-dimensional superstructures out of the nanocrystals known as quantum dots.

1 March 2016

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