Ultimate Strength of Metals Accurately Predicted With New Theoretical Model
A new model is able to accurately determine the peak strength of polycrystalline metals. To build safe and robust automobiles, spacecraft, and other technology, scientists…
Materials Science
Catalyst Zeolite Nanopores Discovery May Lead to New Materials for Clean Energy and Carbon Capture
UMass Amherst researchers discover new building blocks of catalyst zeolite nanopores. Zeolites crystals, used among other things for refining petroleum to gasoline and biomass into…
A New Kind of Light in the Universe? “Super-Planckian” Material Emits Light That Exceeds Limits of Natural Law
Could there be a new kind of light in the universe? Since the late 19th century, scientists have understood that, when heated, all materials emit…
Secrets of 18th-Century Portrait Revealed by Team of Physicists, Chemists and Art Specialists
Russian researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of RAS, and Russia’s famed Tretyakov Gallery have…
High Voltage Electric Jolt to Carbon Makes Superior Water Purifier
Nanocarbons for purifying water get a lot more efficient by exposing a precursor mixture to high voltage. Nagoya University scientists have developed a one-step fabrication…
More Efficient Underwater Solar Cells With Optimal Materials
There may be many overlooked organic and inorganic materials that could be used to harness sunlight underwater and efficiently power autonomous submersible vehicles, report researchers…
Living Concrete Engineered With Bacteria and Sand
Cement and concrete haven’t changed much as technology in over a hundred years, but researchers in Colorado are revolutionizing building materials by literally bringing them…
New “Human Tissue Replacement” Created Using Nanostructured Rubber-Like Material
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have created a new, rubber-like material with a unique set of properties, which could act as a replacement…
After Decades of Trying, Physicists Observe Kondo Cloud Quantum Phenomenon for the First Time
Physicists have been trying to observe the quantum phenomenon Kondo cloud for many decades. An international research team comprising a scientist from City University of…
Innovative Biocompatible Microparticles Created With Nothing More Than Heat and Light
Innovative manufacturing technique can create new types of microparticles for applications such as drug delivery, diagnostics, and tissue engineering. Biomedical engineers at Duke University have…
Future Sound “Computer” Using New Acoustic Smart Material Inspired by Shark Skin
USC researchers create smart materials that can mimic electrical devices by triggering different responses to sound. From the headphones we use to listen to our…
Super Magnets Produced Successfully With Laser-Based 3D Printer
Research team develops a method for producing specially designed magnets. Magnetic materials are an important component of mechatronic devices such as wind power stations, electric…
How to Wash Your Clothes So They Last Longer? Scientists Find Answers
First research into impact of wash cycle times shows benefits of shorter, cooler washes. Those nice new clothes you got might just last longer, thanks…
Tickling an Atom to Investigate Atomic Impurities in Nanomaterials
Scientists working at the frontier of nanotechnology face huge challenges. The position of a single atom in a material can change the fundamental properties of…
Breakthrough Self-Assembly Innovation Enables Cheaper Solar Energy Production
Material, synthesized by Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania scientists, which self-assemble to form a molecular-thick electrode layer, presents a facile way of realizing highly…
Fastest High-Precision 3D Printer – Unmatched Speed With Submicrometer Accuracy
KIT scientists develop new 3D system to print structures of submicrometer accuracy at record speed. 3D printers working in the millimeter range and larger are…
New Efficiency Record Set by Novel Multi-Material Solar Cells
Researchers create highly efficient and stable tandem solar cell, one of the best-performing reported to date. Researchers from the University of Toronto Engineering and King…
New Light-Activated Coating Kills Bacteria in Low Intensity, Ambient Light
To stop the spread of disease, it could be used to coat phone screens and keyboards, as well as the inside of catheters and breathing…