New Strategy in Engineering Mixes Industrial Plastic with Carbon Nanotubes to Devise Tougher, Stronger, Smarter Materials

Medicine & Technology May 11, 2022

A group of engineers incorporated a common form of industrial plastic with carbon nanotubes to make tougher and stronger materials. Find out more about it.

‘Catalytic Condenser’ Demonstrates Alternative Materials Like Metals for Stronger Renewable Energy

May 10, 2022

‘Catalytic Condenser’ has been developed by researchers for more efficient chemical processing. Find out how this helps yield stronger renewable energy.

'Goldilocks' Superconductors One Step Closer With New Cerium Superhydrides

Sep 15, 2021

Researchers from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), together with their colleagues from China, were able to experimentally demonstrate superconductivity in cerium superhydrides.

International Study Develops Technique To Visualize Microscopic 3D Displacements, Suggests Potential Uses

Aug 27, 2021

An international project involving PSL University in France, Harvard University in the U.S., and the Central University of Punjab in India devised a new technique for visualizing microscopic 3D displacement of an object across a large surface.

Most Perfect Graphene: Single-Crystal Specimen Has No Wrinkles, Folds, Adlayers

Aug 26, 2021

A new study has grown large-area, single-crystal graphene that has no flaws - and it may be the most perfect sample synthesized so far.

Metamaterials Made Simpler With Kirigami for Modular, Reconfigurable 3D Structures

Aug 10, 2021

Researchers turned to the Japanese art of Kirigami to create complex 3D structures that serve as modular and reconfigurable building blocks for new metamaterials.

Amalgamation of Two Metals Form Nanocrystals Through an 'Intuitive' Technique

Aug 09, 2021

Researchers were able to develop a new amalgamation process that results in two metals producing nanocrystals, opening a new avenue for creating intermetallic nanocrystals for a variety of specialized applications.

High-Density Glass From a New Type of Thin Film Liquid Could Create Stronger, Denser Materials

Jul 27, 2021

Researchers discovered a new type of liquid in thin films. It is a new material that forms high-density glass, with the results promising how similar materials could lead to stronger, denser fabrications in the future.

Towards Greener Energy Solutions: Inorganic Material With Lowest Thermal Conductivity Successfully Fabricated

Jul 19, 2021

A collaborative effort has led to the discovery of new inorganic material with lower thermal conductivity ever recorded, paving the way for a new class of thermoelectric materials.

First 'Defect Microscope' Can Monitor Subspace Line Defects in Macroscopic Materials

Jul 15, 2021

A new study demonstrated the capabilities of the first "defect microscope" that can monitor how line defects move at the subspace of macroscopic materials - promising wide applications in the fields of physics, materials science, and engineering.

World's Tiniest Technology Thin Film That Is TWO Atoms Thick Used to Store Electric Information

Jul 01, 2021

A team of Israeli scientists has announced fabricating the world's tiniest technology - an atomically thin film that is only two atoms thick.

The Janus Particle: How These Two-Faced ‘Nanoswimmers’ Could Improve Drug Delivery, Waste Recovery

Jun 30, 2021

A new form of nanorobots, fast and self-propelled nanoswimmers, could soon help in a wide variety of applications, from drug delivery to industrial waste recovery.

LEGO Succeeds in Creating Recycled PET Plastic Bricks, But Will Take "Some Time" Before Hitting Shelves

Jun 27, 2021

Taking a major step towards its target of sustainable production by 2030, The LEGO Group has recently released its prototype brick made entirely from recycled plastic.

Inkjet Printing of ‘Impossible Materials’ That Is Invisible to the Human Eye Now Possible With New Technology

Jun 23, 2021

A team of engineers from Tufts University has advanced material science by developing a novel method of fabricating "impossible materials," or those that behave in unusual ways upon contact with microwave energy, through 3D ink jet printing technology.

Greener Approach: Visible Light Used to Decompose CO2 in New Strategy

Jun 22, 2021

One of the challenges in curbing the worsening effects of climate change is in reducing our continuous carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions - and a new technology promises a green and sustainable solution in doing so.