Tag: materials

Scientists have discovered the first synthetic material that becomes thicker – at the molecular level – as it is stretched. Leeds researchers have discovered a...

Researchers from Intel Corp. and UC Berkeley are looking beyond current transistor technology and preparing the way for a new type of memory and...

Polyurethane foams – PU foams for short – play a big role in our everyday lives, even if we are generally not aware of...

A transistor based on the 2-D material tungsten ditelluride (WTe2) sandwiched between boron nitride can switch between two different electronic states — one that conducts...

The complex interactions inside a lead battery while it charges and discharges remain mysterious, even 159 years after the technology’s invention. But now the lead battery...

“Perovskites of inorganic materials have a huge potential to influence the development of optical communication. These materials have rapid response times, are simple to...

Highlights: > Researchers have uncovered an underlying mechanism related to the materials dependence in copper-based high-temperature superconductors > The research may open a new avenue for...

The special properties of ‘topological materials’ typically occur at their surface. These materials, for example insulators that do conduct current at their surface, are...

As Denmark is getting yet greener and focus on wind energy is increasing, challenges are appearing, too. The reason is the possibility of not...

As a result of climate change, population growth and rising expectations regarding quality of life, energy requirements for cooling processes are growing much faster...

The production of motion sensing devices in mobile phones could become cheaper and more energy-efficient through pioneering work on piezoelectrics by researchers at RMIT. Researchers...

The sophisticated spy-vs.-spy of cybersecurity and cyberattacks has reached the point where even the foundational hardware and materials of electronic devices needs to be...

In January 2017 the world’s lightest mechanical chronograph watch was unveiled in Geneva, Switzerland, showcasing innovative composite development by using graphene. Now the research behind the...

To outsiders, scientific questions can sometimes look like hair-splitting. These questions, however, are often crucial, as in materials science: the commercial use of a...

Published in Advanced Materials Interfaces, the team have found a way of incorporating graphene into a polymer liner used in pipes that transport crude oil...

The use of intellectual-property (IP) blocks–discrete, modular, reusable blocks that deliver frequently used circuit functions—has significantly streamlined the design and creation of microchips. Just...

MIT researchers have designed a polymer material that can change its structure in response to light, converting from a rigid substance to a softer...

Scientists at NUS have discovered a new way to closely look at the electronic quantum behaviour of materials, giving a deeper understanding of how...

A team of German and Polish scientists has for the first time mapped the conductivity of metal oxide surfaces at atomic resolution at Forschungszentrum...

Today with 3D printing you can make almost anything in a matter of hours. However, making sure that part works reliably takes weeks or...