Shellac-based coating makes pulp materials suitable for food without use of petroleum based polymers or metals
Researchers at the School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand and the School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen ...
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Researchers: Energy-efficient construction materials work better in colder climates
The researchers from Lithuania and Cyprus claim that the energy payback period of using phase change materials, new technology in ...
UChicago researcher awarded NSF grant to manufacture advanced quantum materials
Assistant Professor Shuolong Yang and his group at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) are finding inspiration for quantum computing from ...
New company launches ultra-light, low carbon ‘aerogel’ insulation materials
New company launches ultra-light, low carbon ‘aerogel’ insulation materials University of Bath spin-out company Aerogel Core Ltd set to develop ...
Incorporation of water molecules into layered materials impacts ion storage capability
Investigating the interplay between the structure of water molecules that have been incorporated into layered materials such as clays and ...
Correlated rattling atomic chains reduce thermal conductivity of materials
A group of researchers has recently unveiled a novel mechanism that leads to further suppression of thermal conductivity in thermoelectric ...
Two technical breakthroughs make high-quality 2D materials possible
Researchers have been looking to replace silicon in electronics with materials that provide a higher performance and lower power consumption ...
MIT engineers grow “perfect” atom-thin materials on industrial silicon wafers
True to Moore’s Law, the number of transistors on a microchip has doubled every year since the 1960s. But this ...
A window into the nanoworld: Scientists develop new technique to image fluctuations in materials
A team of scientists, led by researchers from the Max Born Institute in Berlin and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin in Germany and ...
New optical method to verify topological phases in magnetic materials
Topological phases are not restricted to electronic systems. They can also occur in magnetic materials whose properties are described in terms ...
Theoretical computations identify a solid-state hydrogen storage material’s key bottleneck
A group of researchers has identified the key stumbling block of a common solid-state hydrogen material, paving the way for ...
Clemson researchers, “father of Thermoelectrics” team up to develop new method to evaluate thermoelectric materials
Working with one of the world’s preeminent thermoelectric materials researchers, a team of researchers in the Clemson Department of Physics ...
Researchers discover new process to create freestanding membranes of ‘smart’ materials
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team of scientists and engineers has developed a new method for making thin films ...
Water pollution, a major environmental contamination issue, solved by developing eco-friendly materials capable of purifying water at high speed with inexpensive raw materials!
□ DGIST (President: Kuk Yang) Department of Energy Science and Engineering Professor Park Chi-Young's team successfully developed an 'atypical porous ...
Novel near-infrared light detection method using upconversion materials is demonstrated
Under the JST Strategic Basic Research Program PRESTO, Associate Professor Ayumi Ishii of Teikyo University of Science with her team ...
New X-ray imaging technique to study the transient phases of quantum materials
The use of light to produce transient phases in quantum materials is fast becoming a novel way to engineer new ...
Making the unimaginable possible in materials discovery
Scientists find way to make new materials for batteries, magnets and microelectronics. Credit: (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) Scientists find ...
Elucidating the mechanism of high proton conduction to develop clean energy materials
Electrochemical devices such as fuel cells are becoming indispensable for new power generation technologies because they can efficiently produce renewable ...
Forget barbells: materials derived from cells may be an exercise alternative for astronauts
Exercise looks a little different en route to the Red Planet, so Professor Marni Boppart got creative. Credit: Fred Zwicky Exercise looks ...
Polymer synthesis research expands, simplifies manufacturing of materials
By discovering a process that could simplify the manufacturing of advanced materials used in consumer electronics, Kennesaw State University assistant ...
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Anu, previously gropod, awarded nearly $1 million competitive grant from the National Science Foundation
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International group of scientists warns nuclear radiation has devastating impacts on ecosystems
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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Latin American and Caribbean researchers detail colonialism in ornithology
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In search of the invisible galaxy
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Can pigeons match wits with artificial intelligence?