A new class of carbides containing five different metallic elements are predicted to be among the hardest materials with the highest melting points.
28 November 2018
Using a specific combination of heating and cooling, researchers have created superalloys that are much more resistant to heat-related failures.
22 November 2018
Find out the recipients of the 2018 Extreme Mechanics Letters Young Investigator Award.
20 November 2018
A 3D, cross-linked polymer sponge that attaches to the anode in lithium metal batteries can help prevent the formation of dendrites.
20 November 2018
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
A new electron microscopy technique can reveal how nanomaterials change in response to illumination with different wavelengths of light.
13 November 2018
Scientists have used a process called ball-milling to help create 3D heterostructures from various 2D transition metal dichalcogenides.
13 November 2018
A sandwich structure made from aluminum oxide, termed nanocardboard, is stiff, light, thermally insulating and even able to levitate.
12 November 2018
A new metal-organic framework can simultaneously produce hydrogen and clean pollutants from water when irradiated with visible light.
9 November 2018
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
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
Scientists have shown that films of carbon nanotubes can effectively stop dendrites from growing from the anodes in lithium-metal batteries.
9 November 2018
A MOF modified with an iron peroxide compound can separate ethylene from ethane while consuming far less energy than existing techniques.
9 November 2018
Memory steel
7 November 2018David Bradley
Scientists have identified a new class of topological materials made by inserting transition metal atoms into the atomic lattice of niobium disulfide.
7 November 2018
A novel ceramic-metal composite that can handle high heat and pressure makes an effective material for producing solar power heat exchangers.
7 November 2018
Nanoparticles comprising a platinum outer shell that surrounds alternating layers of platinum and cobalt atoms make effective fuel cell catalysts.
6 November 2018
Using nanopillars made from a high-entropy alloy, scientists have been able to study how dislocations organize and interact at the nanoscale.
5 November 2018
Researchers have shown that a freestanding porous titanium monoxide nanofiber mat makes an effective cathode material for lithium-sulfur batteries.
5 November 2018
Electronic skin that heals itself after damage just like human skin could now be possible, according to new research.
2 November 2018Cordelia Sealy
two-dimensional boron – or borophene – accommodates line defects in a unique way
1 November 2018Cordelia Sealy
boron arsenide (BAs) has unusually high thermal conductivity, which could help keep the next generation of electronic and optoelectronic devices cooler
1 November 2018Cordelia Sealy
Japanese art of paper cutting and folding kirigami transforms flat, two-dimensional cutouts in gold films into three-dimensional nanoscale structures
1 November 2018Cordelia Sealy