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Nature inspires fight against bacterial infections in prosthetics

Understanding the bactericidal properties of plant and animal surfaces helps improve implants

19 April 2021Laurie Donaldson

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Recycling gives a PET new lease of life

instead of recycling, PET can be transformed into a useful sorbent material for removal of insecticides from water

4 February 2021Cordelia Sealy

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Nafion as a patternable high-speed ionomer for electronics applications

Improving bioelectronics with Nafion films

25 November 2020Laurie Donaldson

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Improved face mask design helps fight Covid-19

Modular mask combines a barrier filtration material with a stretchable fabric for easier use

21 September 2020Laurie Donaldson

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Improving wafers as a semiconductor material

Improving our understanding of the surface of a semiconductor compound

19 May 2020Laurie Donaldson

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Nanocrystals put new face on oxygen reduction

nanocrystal core-shell catalyst for fuel cells uses less Pt but drives the oxygen reduction reaction more efficiently and is more durable

8 January 2020Cordelia Sealy

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Improving disease control by changing fabric color

New color fabric approach that helps control its spread of disease

2 January 2020Laurie Donaldson

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Researchers learn how to analyze surface superstructures

Researchers have shown that machine learing can automatically process the diffraction patterns produced by analyzing suface superstructures on silicon.

24 June 2022

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New polymer surface switches between capture and release

Researchers have developed a polymer surface that can switch betweeen capturing and releasing biomolecules in response to an electrical signal.

22 June 2022

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2D materials stressed for quantum investigation

Unique properties of 2D materials stressed by contoured substrates

21 June 2022Laurie Donaldson

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Green hydrogen produced by solar pixels

Non-toxic semiconductor alternative produces green hydrogen

17 June 2022Laurie Donaldson

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Fluorescent silk tag that can authenticate medicines

fluorescent silk tag authenticates medicines and alcohol

16 June 2022Laurie Donaldson

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New theory puts the equilibrium into interfaces

A new theory proves that local equilibriums can exist at the interface between systems that are out of equilibrium.

16 June 2022

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Holes help shed light on novel medical devices

By etching holes in a top layer of silicon, researchers have developed tiny, flexible solar cells for powering implantable medical devices.

14 June 2022

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New study reveals why tungsten oxide is a model catalyst

Researchers used computational models to understand how tungsten oxide catalysts interact with hydrogen at the molecular level.

25 May 2022

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New finding turns down the heat on silicon nanowires

Researchers have shown that nanowires made from a specific isotope of silicon can conduct heat 150% more efficiently than normal silicon nanowires.

24 May 2022

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Machine learning focuses on metalens design

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to automatically design large-scale metasurfaces for focusing, shaping and controlling light.

23 May 2022

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Surface science

Nature inspires fight against bacterial infections in prosthetics

Recycling gives a PET new lease of life

Nafion as a patternable high-speed ionomer for electronics applications

Improved face mask design helps fight Covid-19

Improving wafers as a semiconductor material

Nanocrystals put new face on oxygen reduction

Improving disease control by changing fabric color

Researchers learn how to analyze surface superstructures

New polymer surface switches between capture and release

2D materials stressed for quantum investigation

Green hydrogen produced by solar pixels

Fluorescent silk tag that can authenticate medicines

New theory puts the equilibrium into interfaces

Holes help shed light on novel medical devices

New study reveals why tungsten oxide is a model catalyst

New finding turns down the heat on silicon nanowires

Machine learning focuses on metalens design

One-dimensional van der Waals quantum materials

Progress in solvent-free dry-film technology for batteries and supercapacitors

Perovskite: Scintillators, direct detectors, and X-ray imagers

Materialism Podcast - Episode 55: Ceramics in Real Time

Materialism Podcast - Episode 40: Reshaping Energy Storage

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