June 28, 2023 —Researchers have used materials inspired by molecular gastronomy to create smart wearables that surpassed similar devices in terms of strain sensitivity. They integrated graphene into seaweed to ...
June 22, 2023 —Chemists discovered a new way to make polymers stronger: introduce a few weaker bonds into the material. Working with polyacrylate elastomers, they could increase the materials' resistance to ...
June 21, 2023 —Collaborators have created 'living-like' bioactive interior architecture designed to one day protect us from hidden airborne threats. This publication establishes that the lab's ...
June 21, 2023 —Tidal range schemes are financially viable and could lower energy bills say researchers. Research combined a tidal range power generation model with its cost model to demonstrate the viability of ...
June 19, 2023 —Researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes -- or even directly from the air -- and transformed into clean, sustainable fuels using just the energy from ...
June 15, 2023 —Engineers developed a metal-free, Jelly-like material that is as soft and tough as biological tissue and can conduct electricity similarly to conventional metals. The new material, which is a type of ...
June 15, 2023 —Although passenger vehicle catalytic converters have been mandatory for over 30 years, there is still plenty of room for improvement. For instance, they only work correctly when the engine is ...
June 15, 2023 —An international research group has engineered a new energy-generating device by combining piezoelectric composites with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP), a commonly used material that is both ...
June 15, 2023 —A study demonstrates that graphene-based materials can be used to efficiently convert high-frequency signals into visible light, and that this mechanism is ultrafast and tunable. These outcomes open ...
June 15, 2023 —A new process enables printing of nanometer-scale quartz glass structures directly onto semiconductor chips. A hybrid organic-inorganic polymer resin is used as feedstock material for 3D printing of ...
June 14, 2023 —Researchers have discovered how to design materials that necessarily have a point or line where the material doesn't deform under stress, and that even remember how they have been poked or ...
June 14, 2023 —A new treatment for high-quality steel alloys appears to confer super-plasticity in a manner researchers cannot fully ...
June 13, 2023 —Scientists develop positive electrode material using an organic redox polymer based on phenothiazine. Aluminium-ion batteries containing this material stored an unprecedented 167 milliampere hours ...
June 12, 2023 —Solid-state batteries use solid electrodes and solid electrolytes, unlike the more commonly known lithium-ion batteries, which use liquid electrolytes. Solid-state batteries overcome various ...
June 12, 2023 —By combining inspiration from the digital world of polygon meshing and the biological world of swarm behavior, the Mori3 robot can morph from 2D triangles into almost any 3D object. The research ...
June 9, 2023 —A team of researchers is exploring novel materials that have potential to make microelectronics more energy efficient. Their recent work explores recently discovered wurtzite ferroelectrics, which ...
June 9, 2023 —Aerospace engineers designed a 1-megawatt electrical motor that is a stepping stone toward electrifying the largest ...
June 9, 2023 —A research team develops a highly stretchable and high-performance organic polymer ...
June 9, 2023 —Researchers reported a deposition process for nanosheet oxide semiconductor. The atomic layer deposition technique was demonstrated for producing field effect transistors for 3D integrated circuits ...
June 8, 2023 —A newly published study details a novel mechanochemistry method that can produce chemicals using less energy and without the use of solvents that produce toxic ...