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The materials that will be game-changers in solar technology, medical applications, defense technologies and nanotechnology.
Hummingbird inspires novel wind turbine design
A new type of wind turbine has been developed by a Tunisian company called Tyer Wind, and is based on what the…
Metamaterial switches from hard to soft
You typically cannot change whether a material is hard or soft when it is made. But a group of University of…
Bulk alloys converted to oxide nanowires in low-cost technique
A simple technique for producing oxide nanowires directly from bulk materials could dramatically lower the cost of…
Bio-inspired adhesive can attach and detach like a gecko
Technology that emulates the way a gecko uses its toes to cling to flat surfaces has been developed by a small team…
LiquiGlide to upend how we use bottles
Ketchup’s sluggish pace as it oozes out of its bottle is a longstanding nuisance — but one that is about to be…
Framework to design reconfigurable metamaterials developed
Metamaterials—materials whose function is determined by structure, not composition—have been designed to bend light…
Largest ever dataset of poplar tree genetic variations released
The largest ever single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) dataset of genetic variations in poplar trees, information…
Is the world’s consumption of materials a losing battle?
While some scientists believe that the world can achieve significant dematerialization through improvements in…
Jet engines could run hotter and cleaner with new discovery
Researchers in materials science have found a way to deactivate 'nano twins' to improve the high-temperature…
Battery with inbuilt ‘fire extinguisher’ developed
Researchers have designed a lithium-ion battery that contains a fire-extinguishing material, which is released if…