Materials

High-temperature flames are used to create a wide variety of materials – but once you start a fire, it's not always easy to control how it interacts with the process. Researchers have now developed a technique that utilizes a molecule-thin…

Macquarie University engineers invented a new technique to make the manufacture of nanosensors less carbon-intensive, much cheaper, more efficient, and more versatile. Treating each sensor with a single drop of ethanol replaces…

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have synthesized a thin film of a unique topological semimetal material with the potential to generate more computing power and memory storage using less energy. Their work is published…

Washington State University researchers created a way to 3D-print two types of steel in the same circular layer using two welding machines. The bimetallic material is 33% to 42% stronger than either metal alone. The method uses common,…

MIT and Duke University chemists discovered a novel way to strengthen polymers—throw a few weaker bonds into the material. For polyacrylate elastomers, researchers increased materials' resistance to tearing by 10x just by using a weaker…

Regardless of your feelings about disposable diapers, whether they're a curse or a blessing or both, I think we can all agree that they do their job - absorbing - pretty well. This is due to the hydrogel material imbued into them.…

No, I’m not talking about the Beach Boys (yes, I’m an old); I’m talking about harvesting energy from vibrations in our surroundings. Researchers have developed an energy-generating device of piezoelectric composites and carbon…

AI apps need denser, more powerful computer chips. However, today’s semiconductor chips are made with boxy 3D structures, making stacking multiple layers of transistors to create dense integrations challenging. By using ultrathin 2D…

A new quantum material with magnetic properties may pave the way for ultra-fast and considerably more energy-efficient computers and mobile devices. While these materials tend to work only in cold temperatures, a research team at Chalmers…

Phase change inks could transform how we heat and cool buildings, homes, and cars, reducing energy use and global greenhouse gas emissions. Research led by Dr. Mohamad Taha and published in The Royal Society of Chemistry’s Journal of…