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The materials that will be game-changers in solar technology, medical applications, defense technologies and nanotechnology.
Cobalt arrests copper’s impetus
Cobalt is the new copper. Semiconductor manufacturers are now finding that copper, the bee's knees as one of the…
Intricate graphene patterns fabricated on tape by researchers
Researchers have developed a process for fabricating intricate graphene patterns on tape which has been used to…
Hydrogels to power the future of implantables and wearables
Flexible battery-like hydrogels could power soft robots or next-gen wearable and implantable tech.
‘Quantum material’ mimics shark’s ability to detect minute…
A 'quantum material' that mimics a shark's ability to detect the minute electric fields of small prey has been…
Nanomaterials to replace copper in electronic chip interconnects?
One of the world’s leading researchers is exploring the use of carbon-based nanomaterials to replace copper in…
Breathe easy thanks to scientists’ gas mask filter research
In research that could lead to better gas mask filters, scientists have been putting the X-ray spotlight on…
A thermochromic tapestry of many changing colors
Arnhem-based designer Richard Vijgen has created a color-changing tapestry from thermochromic yarn that visualises…
MIT scientists explain a scenario where cream won’t mix with coffee
MIT scientists have now explained why under certain conditions a droplet of liquid should not coalesce with the…
Future Technology Could Lie Within Transparent Solar Materials
In Nature Energy, scientists have reported that see-through solar materials that can be applied to windows to…
How To Tame Those Wild Electrons In Graphene
Scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick have learned how to tame the unruly electrons in graphene, paving…