Scientists Develop an Efficient Way to Produce Low-Cost Heatsinks
NUST MISIS scientists found a way to reduce the cost of industrial and electronics heatsinks production up to 10 times. Consequently, the product itself would…
Materials Science
Atomic-Scale Nanowires for Next-Generation Electronics
Scalable synthesis of transition metal chalcogenide nanowires for next-gen electronics. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a way to make self-assembled nanowires of transition…
Scientists Chemically Age Quantum Dots in a Test Tube
Researchers from MIPT and the RAS Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics have proposed a simple and convenient way to obtain arbitrarily sized quantum dots…
MIT Discovery Offers New Promise for Nonsilicon Computer Transistors
Once deemed suitable only for high-speed communication systems, an alloy called InGaAs might one day rival silicon in high-performance computing. For decades, one material has…
Scientists Invent New Glue That’s Activated by Magnetic Field – Saves on Energy, Time and Space
A potential boon to green manufacturing, the new glue saves on energy, time and space. Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have developed…
New Material System Developed to Convert and Generate Terahertz Waves for Tomorrow’s Technologies
On the electromagnetic spectrum, terahertz light is located between infrared radiation and microwaves. It holds enormous potential for tomorrow’s technologies: Among other things, it might…
Engineers Build Chemically Driven Wheels That “Morph” Into Gears to Perform Mechanical Work
Shifting Gears Toward Chemical Machines The gear is one of the oldest mechanical tools in human history1 and led to machines ranging from early irrigation…
“Game Changer” Perovskite Can Detect High-Energy Gamma Rays
Perovskites are materials made up of organic compounds bound to a metal. Propelled into the forefront of materials’ research because of their structure and properties,…
Machine Learning Boosts the Search for New “Superhard” Materials
Superhard materials are in high demand in industry, from energy production to aerospace, but finding suitable new materials has largely been a matter of trial…
A Shock to the PPE System: New Method for Recharging N95 Masks to Meet COVID Demand
A researcher from the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo has demonstrated a novel method for recharging sterilized N95 masks so that…
Kitchen Temperature Superconductivity From Stacked 2D Materials
Ultra-low-energy electronics ‘straight out of the fridge’? Could a stack of 2D materials allow for supercurrents at ground-breakingly warm temperatures, easily achievable in the household…
Space Travel Challenge Solved With Origami
Washington State University researchers have used the ancient Japanese art of paper folding to possibly solve a key challenge for outer space travel – how…
Battling COVID-19: Researchers Discover Materials – Activated With UV Light – That Can Kill Coronavirus and Other Viruses
As the deadly COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world with no end in sight, new ways in which to stop the spread…
Amazing Twist: “Magic” Angle Graphene and the Creation of Unexpected Topological Quantum States
Electrons inhabit a strange and topsy-turvy world. These infinitesimally small particles have never ceased to amaze and mystify despite the more than a century that…
Faster and More Efficient Information Transfer Using Antiferromagnetic Rust
Physicists use antiferromagnetic rust to carry information over long distances at room temperature. Be it with smartphones, laptops, or mainframes: The transmission, processing, and storage…
World Record: Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells on the Magic Threshold of 30% Efficiency
The current world record tandem solar cell provided stable performance for 300 hours – even without encapsulation. An HZB team has published a report in…
Using Fabric to “Listen” to Space Dust – Smart Fabric for Cosmic Dust Detectors and Spacesuit Smart Skins
Fabric samples were sent to the International Space Station for resiliency testing; possible applications include cosmic dust detectors or spacesuit smart skins. Last month a…
Direct Solar Steam Generation: Harvesting the Sun’s Energy for Clean Drinking Water
Scientists review some of the research behind a technology that could cauterize a growing global drinking water crisis. A nascent but promising solution to the…