Materials

Synthesizing a new class of bio-inspired, light-capturing nanomaterialsCredit: (Illustration by Stephanie King | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Inspired by nature, researchers at Pacific Northwest National…

Pitt researchers receive $820K from Office of Naval Research for work on ultra-high frequency soft magnet technologyCredit: University of Pittsburgh As electrification advancement accelerates and more renewables are integrated into the…

Credit: Mayank Garg, Nancy Sottos, Jeff Moore, and Philippe Guebelle Developing self-healing materials is nothing new for Nancy Sottos, lead of the Autonomous Materials Systems Group at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and…

Credit: Takehito Suzuki, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Japanese researchers successfully tested reflectionless, highly refractive index metasurface that may eventually be used in practical applications to send,…

Scientists have uncovered the exact mechanism that causes new solar cells to break down, and suggest a potential solution. Solar cells harness energy from the Sun and provide an alternative to non-renewable energy sources like fossil…

More sensitive than a dog's nose and the sensors don't get tiredCredit: (Photo courtesy of Otto Gregory.) KINGSTON, R.I. - May 14, 2021 - We are frequently reminded of how vulnerable our health and safety are to threats from nature or…

Scientists develop a method to visualize monoatomic chains and measure the strength and conductance of single-atom bondsCredit: Yoshifumi Oshima Ishikawa, Japan - Today, many well-studied materials in various fields, such as…

Hydrogels merge two physical forms of the same seaweed material for strength, flexibilityCredit: Orlin Velev, NC State University 3D-printable gels with improved and highly controlled properties can be created by merging micro- and…

A paper by Kazan Federal University appeared in International Journal of Solids and StructuresCredit: Kazan Federal University The work was sponsored by Russian Science Foundation; the project, headed by Professor Anatolii Mokshin, is…

Credit: Akihiro Moriyoshi, et al. PLOS ONE. May 13, 2021 Scientists reveal that the deterioration of modern concrete and asphalt structures is due to the presence of trace quantities of organic matter in these structures.…

Physicists at ETH Zurich demonstrate that a tiny cloud of atoms can be turned from a heat engine into a cooler by cranking up the interactions between the particlesCredit: D. Husmann & S. Häusler, ETH Zurich When a piece of…

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Materials in a glassy state are everywhere in our lives and have contributed to humanity for many years. Today, they play a critical role in various…

Results from a Princeton-led experiment support a controversial theory that the electron is composed of two particles.Credit: Catherine Zandonella, Princeton University A new discovery led by Princeton University could upend…

Credit: Yuya Ishizaki A research group has developed an ion-selective smart porous membrane that can respond to outer stimuli, potentially paving the way for new applications in molecular separation and sensing applications.…

All modern life is cellular, but how life came to be cellular remains uncertain. New research suggests chemical compounds likely common on primitive Earth may have helped scaffold the emergence of biological cellularity.Credit: Tony Z. Jia…

Glide symmetry offers a compact, flexible solution for suppression of channel crosstalk in SSPP transmission linesCredit: Xiao Tian Yan et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.3.2.025001 Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) are highly localized surface…

Researchers demonstrate a solution to a 40-year problem Long-lasting, quick-charging batteries are essential to the expansion of the electric vehicle market, but today's lithium-ion batteries fall short of what's needed -- they're too…

An international research team led by the University of Cologne has succeeded for the first time in connecting several atomically precise nanoribbons made of graphene, a modification of carbon, to form complex structures. The scientists…

Known as "two-dimensional electrolytes", these smart materials could potentially be used in many things from drug delivery to energy storageCredit: National University of Singapore Intelligent materials, the latest revolution in…

Platinum-free biocatalyst for fuel cells and water electrolysisCredit: Dr. James Birrell / MPI CEC An enzyme could make a dream come true for the energy industry: It can efficiently produce hydrogen using electricity and can…