Room-Temperature Superconductivity Might Have Been Attained
Material scientists in Germany have claimed that they have discovered a material that can act as a superconductor at room temperature. If this is accurate,…
Material scientists in Germany have claimed that they have discovered a material that can act as a superconductor at room temperature. If this is accurate,…
Water can be made to boil without any bubbling if a boiling surface is specifically treated so that the vapor cushion does not break down….
Typically, robotic hands have had trouble being dexterous enough and delicate enough to perform certain tasks, but robotics experts from Harvard University have been developing…
Beetles are often observed being able to tenaciously cling to smooth surfaces, like leaves, hanging on even when those surfaces are bordering on the vertical….
Building on their earlier research, scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have made the first all-optical photonic switch out of cadmium sulfide nanowires, an important…
By combining two common polymers, polyacrylamide, and alginate, scientists at Harvard have created a new hydrogel that is capable of maintaining its elasticity and toughness…
A new study from scientists at Harvard University describes the mechanism by which coiling occurs in the cucumber plant and suggests designs for biomimetic twistless…
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and MIT have genetically engineered muscle cells to flex in response to light, which may one day enable highly…
Using a technique called “patterned regrowth,” scientists at Cornell have invented a way to pattern single atom films of graphene and boron nitride without the…
By mixing a pulse of x-rays with a pulse of lower-frequency optical light waves, a team of scientists at the Berkley Lab was able to…
In a newly published research paper, MIT scientists describe the method they used to identify and fabricate nanocrystalline alloys that meet operational requirements, even at…
A newly published study from researchers at MIT details the use of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) as a 2D platform for electronic devices, possibly opening the…
A team of scientists has developed a computer model that can identify the best molecular candidates for removing greenhouse gases from power plants, providing accurate…
An international team of physicists has gained new insights into how superconducting materials interact with magnetic ones, discovering charge density waves in ceramic yttrium and…
Using a technique based on electron-beam lithography and a lift-off process, MIT scientists demonstrated the first semiconductor nanocrystal films of nanoscale dimensions that are electrically…
Working as a team, scientists from SIMES and the SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis studied two platinum-rhodium nanostructures, identifying the most active sites…
An international team of scientists created the world’s first hybrid crystalline/amorphous material that is hard enough to indent diamonds. Using a diamond anvil cell, the…
MIT researchers believe engineers may be able design new bio-inspired materials by compiling and analyzing data on the microstructures of a number of different plants….