A novel nanophotonic material made from oxide layers can control the flow of infrared radiation and withstand high temperatures in air.
29 September 2022
Sustainable zinc battery with a biodegradable electrolyte
29 September 2022Laurie Donaldson
egg white proteins can be transformed into ultralightweight carbon aerogels for highly efficient water purification
28 September 2022Cordelia Sealy
By doping with a high-entropy alloy, researchers have been able to make lithium-ion battery cathodes with nickel rather than cobalt.
28 September 2022
Researchers have developed a programmable soft metasurface that can continuously change its shape.
27 September 2022
Researchers have developed a new software platform that allows users to upload, analyze and share measurements of surface roughness.
27 September 2022
Researchers have developed a colloidal synthesis method for producing alkaline-earth chalcogenide nanocrystals wth defined sizes.
26 September 2022
3D printing of simulated Mars rock and dust
26 September 2022Laurie Donaldson
conductive cotton thread can be machine-embroidered onto textiles to create wearable sensors
23 September 2022Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have discovered that the nanoscale events that occur at the surface of metals when they’re deformed can predict their fatigue strength.
23 September 2022
A new design principle can predict whether metallic compounds are likely to host topological states that arise from strong electron interactions.
22 September 2022
High-quality cathode material made from sodium
22 September 2022Laurie Donaldson
Using a tip made from a samarium hexaboride nanowire, researchers have been able to image magnetic features with a scanning tunneling microscope.
21 September 2022
Researchers have unexpectedly discovered that iron-germanium crystals with a kagome lattice display both magnetism and charge density waves.
21 September 2022
Researchers have created a metal nanoparticle called a 'nanorattle' that can amplify and detect signals from cancer-detecting nanoprobes.
20 September 2022
Researchers have developed a 3D nanolattice that possesses a property known as anelasticity, which could form the basis for tiny shock absorbers.
20 September 2022
Researchers have developed a sprayable ice-shedding material that is 100 times stronger than any others.
19 September 2022
Researchers have developed a nano-engineered metasurface that can produce complex webs of entangled photons.
19 September 2022
A novel iron pyrite metasurface can transcend the Moss rule, which describes a trade-off between a material’s optical absorption and how it refracts light.
16 September 2022
For the first time, researchers have used electron microscopy to observe the unique microstructure of a novel, lead-free ferroelectric material.
16 September 2022
block copolymer self-assembly combined with 3D printing creates ceramics with nano- to microscale porosity
15 September 2022Cordelia Sealy
New curing technique speeds up direct ink writing
14 September 2022Laurie Winkless
Researchers have developed a novel 2D magentic material where magnons pair with excitons, offering a way to detect these spinning quasiparticles.
14 September 2022
Researchers have come up with a method for turning 3D printable polymers into lightweight, ultra-tough, biocompatible hybrid carbon microlattices.
13 September 2022
Researchers have demonstrated a new magnetized edge state in a monolayer of tungsten ditelluride.
13 September 2022
Using selectively doped gallium nitride, researchers have created new high-power electronic devices that are more energy efficient than previous versions.
12 September 2022
Researchers have discovered why friction and wear are reduced when two metal surfaces slide against each other at very high speeds.
12 September 2022
Scientists have created a zinc battery that contains a sustainable, biodegradable gel electrolyte made from crab shells.
9 September 2022
Researchers have discovered that stress gradients in a solid electrolyte that affect the passage of ions can lead to the failure of solid-state batteries.
9 September 2022
Researchers have developed copper-based metal oxides that can take part in redox reactions for carbon capture at high temperatures.
8 September 2022
Researchers have synthesized a novel class of metallic superlattices that combine one-dimensional and two-dimensional materials.
8 September 2022
Researchers have demonstrated a prominent superconducting diode effect in three twisted layers of graphene, without an external magnetic field.
7 September 2022
Researchers unexpectedly discovered that a nanoparticle they developed can exhibit superfluorescence at both room temperature and regular intervals.
6 September 2022
Inspired by how termites build their nests, a novel algorithm uses simple rules to design architected materials with unique mechanical properties.
6 September 2022
Researchers have built a 'light trap' that allows a beam of light to be completely absorbed by even the thinnest layers of material.
5 September 2022
Researchers have created the first example of an engineering material that can simultaneously sense, think and act upon mechanical stress.
2 September 2022
Researchers have developed a low-cost battery that uses aluminum and sulfur as electrode materials, with a molten salt electrolyte in between.
2 September 2022
Researchers have discovered that vanadium dioxide is capable of ‘remembering’ the entire history of previous external stimuli.
1 September 2022