Next-Generation Stable Pop-Up Structures Inspired by Origami
Next-generation inflatable buildings maintain their shape without constant input of pressure. In 2016, an inflatable arch wreaked havoc at the Tour de France bicycle race…
Next-generation inflatable buildings maintain their shape without constant input of pressure. In 2016, an inflatable arch wreaked havoc at the Tour de France bicycle race…
Polymer-eating enzymes embedded in plastic allow programmed degradation. Biodegradable plastics have been advertised as one solution to the plastic pollution problem bedeviling the world, but…
Method of generating quasipatterns may lead to customizable materials. Mathematicians and engineers at the University of Utah have teamed up to show how ultrasound waves…
A High-Conductivity N-Type Polymeric Ink for Printed Electronics Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a stable high-conductivity polymer ink. The advance paves the way…
New software will allow creation of more complex devices. Someday, scientists believe, tiny DNA-based robots and other nanodevices will deliver medicine inside our bodies, detect…
It may be possible in the future to use information technology where electron spin is used to process information in quantum computers. It has long…
Better optoelectronic devices could be realized using a high-quality film of cuprous iodide. A defect-free thin film of cuprous iodide—made up of just one crystal—has…
Clemson physicist joins forces with collaborators from China and Denmark to create hybrid compound. Thermoelectrics directly convert heat into electricity and power a wide array…
Nanothin antimicrobial coating could prevent and treat potentially deadly infections. Researchers have developed a new superbug-destroying coating that could be used on wound dressings and…
Heidelberg scientists achieve defect control with a new reaction pathway. The properties of carbon-based nanomaterials can be altered and engineered through the deliberate introduction of…
Most people know mother-of-pearl, an iridescent biomineral also called nacre, from buttons, jewelry, instrument inlays, and other decorative flourishes. Scientists, too, have admired and marveled…
Graphene Flagship researchers have developed a new measurement standard for the analysis of graphene and layered materials that could accelerate production and optimize device fabrication….
Filling a Crucial Gap in the Materials Spectrum A new study, out this week, could pave the way to next-generation, transparent electronics. Such see-through devices…
Polyurethanes, a type of plastic, are nearly everywhere — in shoes, clothes, refrigerators, and construction materials. But these highly versatile materials can have a major…
Texas A&M researchers have enhanced the dehumidification efficiency of a polymer that could help develop more energy-efficient systems with a smaller carbon footprint. On sultry…
University of Virginia School of Engineering and Northwestern University researchers create a new polymer-based electrical insulation for circuits that could help put more power in…
Physicists on the hunt for a rarely seen magnetic spin texture have discovered another object that bears its hallmarks, hidden in the structure of ultra-thin…
Nature’s strongest material now has some stiff competition. For the first time, researchers have hard evidence that human-made hexagonal diamonds are stiffer than the common…