Materials

Organic cathode offers more reliable contact with electrolyte, a key to stabilityCredit: University of Houston Solid-state sodium-ion batteries are far safer than conventional lithium-ion batteries, which pose a risk of fire and…

Four UC Santa Barbara professors join the 2019 class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences UC Santa Barbara professors Alison Butler, José Cabezón, Brenda Major and Rachel Segalman have been elected to the American Academy of Arts…

Berkeley Lab-led research team makes a chiral skyrmion crystal with electric properties; puts new spin on future information storage applicationsCredit: Xiaoxing Cheng, Pennsylvania State University; C.T. Nelson, Oak Ridge National…

Method could lead to advances in fighting fires, creating cleaner engines and even space travelCredit: UCF: Karen Norum The inside of a fire might be the last place one would explore, but a new University of Central Florida method to do…

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Self-assembling synthetic materials come together when tiny, uniform building blocks interact and form a structure. However, nature lets materials like proteins of varying size and…

Researchers at Osaka University meticulously measured the optical birefringence of highly aligned cellulose nanofibers, paving the way for sharper television, computer, and smartphone screensCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - A…

Credit: Courtesy of Florida State University TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Network science is how mathematicians and software designers construct complicated social networks like Facebook. But a group of Florida State University…

Credit: © 2019 KAUST Radar technology has been used for decades in aviation, defense and speed-camera technology. Now, a team at KAUST, in collaboration with scientists at the VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, have created a…

Researchers from the UK and Spain have identified an eco-friendly solid that could replace the inefficient and polluting gases used in most refrigerators and air conditioners. When put under pressure, plastic crystals of…

Credit: YU Shuhong Solid acid catalysts (SACs) have attracted continuous research interests in past years, as they play a pivotal role in establishing environmentally friendly catalytic processes for various chemical industries.…