Turning Coal Waste Into Tougher Concrete: Coating the Weak Link at the Interface
Researchers coated coal gangue aggregate with sodium silicate, silica fume, or limestone powder and showed that the right coating dramatically...
Glass Fibers Beat Nanoclay in the Battle to Reinforce Polypropylene
A systematic study of polypropylene composites filled with both glass fiber and organoclay finds that the fibers dominate reinforcement, consume...
Molecular Traps Let Polymer Capacitors Store Energy Efficiently at High Heat
Researchers in China have shown that doping cycloolefin copolymer films with trace amounts of anthracene creates deep electron traps that...
Simple Slurry-Coating Trick Yields MXene-Polyaniline Electrode That Endures 10,000 Charge Cycles
Researchers at VIT-AP University used a simple slurry-coating method to build a MXene-polyaniline hybrid electrode that delivers 406 F g−1...
Glassy Armor: What Really Decides Whether Iron-Based Amorphous Coatings Resist Corrosion
A new review in the Journal of Materials Science explains why iron-based amorphous coatings resist corrosion so effectively, which defects...
Gadolinium and Graphene Oxide Supercharge Zinc Tungstate Scintillator Performance
A gadolinium-doped zinc tungstate and graphene oxide nanocomposite achieves a 169 percent boost in alpha-particle scintillation counting rate with a...
Doped Ceramic Particles Push Flexible Polymer Fibers to Record Piezoelectric Output
Researchers boosted the beta-phase content of electrospun PVDF fibers from about 66 to 87 percent using strontium-doped barium titanate particles,...
Zirconia–Silver Sol–Gel Coating Fights Implant Infections Without Blocking Bone Growth
Italian researchers have developed a sol–gel zirconia–silver coating for titanium implants that significantly reduces Staphylococcus aureus colonization while preserving normal...
Researchers Evaluate Nanotube–Zinc Oxide Electrodes for Thin-Film Solar Cells
Researchers have developed carbon nanotube-zinc oxide composite electrodes that offer a cost-effective alternative to indium tin oxide for thin-film solar...
Common Glycerol Makes Chitosan Polymer Electrolytes Thousands of Times More Conductive
Researchers report that glycerol plasticization collapses the crystallinity of chitosan/PVP-NaNO3 biopolymer electrolytes and boosts ionic conductivity by more than four...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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