New structural supercapacitor electrode produced from nanofiber materials
23 June 2020Laurie Donaldson
Polymer coating could help biomedical devices and crop sprays
22 June 2020Laurie Donaldson
Natural multifunctional green composite coating improves on conventional coatings
22 June 2020Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have found a new way to control harmful fungi, by developing polymer coatings that resist the attachment of these fungi.
17 June 2020
A novel metasurface can operate as many birefringent materials in parallel, allowing more compact manipulation of light polarization.
16 June 2020
Inspired by the Japanese art of paper cutting, engineers have designed a friction-boosting material that could be used to coat the bottom of shoes.
12 June 2020
Applying a magnetic field to small particles of nickel suspended at the surface of water causes them to assemble into a novel active material.
11 June 2020
A felt of nickel microfibers has the optimum combination of surface area and bubble release for producing hydrogen via electrolysis.
9 June 2020
Scientists have uncovered evidence that the 2D material tungsten ditelluride conducts electricity in very narrow channels at its outer edges.
8 June 2020
Slippery kidney stone test
5 June 2020David Bradley
For the first time, researchers have synthesized large-scale 2D conjugated polymers, and thoroughly characterized their electronic properties.
4 June 2020
Physicists have found surprising evidence that an electronic state known as the quantum Hall effect could be ‘reincarnated’ in 3D topological materials.
1 June 2020