Materials Science News
November 23, 2024
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Nov. 22, 2024 — Engineers have found a way to simultaneously mitigate three types of defects in parts produced using a prominent additive manufacturing technique called laser powder bed ...
Nov. 22, 2024 — As part of an effort to overcome the long-term energy-storage challenge, engineers have invented a water-soluble chemical additive that improves the performance of a type of electrochemical storage called a bromide aqueous flow ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — New spray developed by scientists could help boost UK farming and increase the UK's food ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — Researchers ahave found a new approach for breaking down PFAS -- a group of human-made 'forever' chemicals commonly used for their water-resistant properties that can carry health risks from long-term exposure. Researchers showcase an effective LED ...
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Nov. 21, 2024 — Researchers have found a new way to improve a key element of thermophotovoltaic systems, which convert heat into electricity via light. Engineers designed a thermal emitter that can deliver high ...
Nov. 21, 2024 — Scientists have developed a new protective coating that significantly extends the life of perovskite solar cells, making them more practical for applications outside the ...
Nov. 21, 2024 — The world's thinnest spaghetti, about 200 times thinner than a human hair, has been ...
Nov. 21, 2024 — Chlorophyll (a naturally occurring pigment involved in photosynthesis)-inspired molecules hold promise for developing next-generation ...
Nov. 21, 2024 — Protein design aims to create customized antibodies for therapies, biosensors for diagnostics, or enzymes for chemical reactions. An international research team has now developed a method for ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — A new study demonstrates a way to diminish the impact that tires have on the environment when they can no longer be used on vehicles. The process upgrades 6PPD -- a useful but environmentally harmful ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — A new method enables researchers to analyse magnetic nanostructures with a high resolution. The new method achieves a resolution of around 70 ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — Surfaces play a key role in numerous chemical reactions, including catalysis and corrosion. Understanding the atomic structure of the surface of a functional material is essential for both engineers ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — A new theory, that explains how light and matter interact at the quantum level has enabled researchers to define for the first time the precise shape of a single ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new method of growing organic crystals that can be used for energy-harvesting ...
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Nov. 19, 2024 — New cathode materials are being developed to further increase the capacity of lithium batteries. Multilayer lithium-rich transition metal oxides (LRTMOs) offer particularly high energy density. ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new crystalline material that can harvest water from fog without any energy input. The design of the novel type of smart crystals, which the researchers named Janus ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Scientists find that most of the microplastics and the 'forever chemicals' known as PFAS cycle through landfills and wastewater treatment plants and end up back in the ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Researchers study how Champatis roll and bounce down inclines. The authors released a heap of the seeds down an inclined plane while a camera recorded their descent to analyze their speed and the ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — Researchers have introduced a technique for compressing a large language model's reams of data, which could increase privacy, save energy and lower costs. The new algorithm works by trimming ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — Researchers have used machine learning and supercomputer simulations to investigate how tiny gold nanoparticles bind to blood proteins. The studies discovered that favorable nanoparticle-protein ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Scientists have created a new 'biocooperative' material based on blood, which has shown to successfully repair bones, paving the way for personalised regenerative blood products that could ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — A sprinkling of magnetic nanoparticles is just enough to power up catalysts, so they can make hydrogen peroxide production more ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Scientists have produced a new route to materials with complex 'disordered' magnetic properties at the quantum level. The material, based on a framework of ruthenium, fulfils the ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Metamaterials are artificial materials that do not occur in nature. Their components function like atoms in conventional materials but have special optical, electrical and magnetic properties. ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — A simple, highly efficient, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly process could provide a viable pathway for the sustainable recycling of depleted lithium-ion batteries (LIBs): No chemicals ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Water, a molecule essential for life, has unusual properties -- known as anomalies -- that define its behavior. However, there are still many enigmas about the molecular mechanisms that would explain ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Scientists create biodiesel with electrocatalysis and ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — A new study determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste -- plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution -- by 91% and plastic-related ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Capturing carbon dioxide from the hot industrial exhaust of cement and steel plants requires cooling the exhaust from around 200 C to 60 C so that liquid amines can react with the CO2. Chemists have ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers look to deep learning techniques in order to streamline the time-consuming process of identifying 2D ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have implemented polyphenylene-based anion exchange membranes poised to make hydrogen production more efficient and durable. The robust hydrophobic design enables effective ion transport ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have explored how a particular chemical can selectively trap certain molecules in the cavities of its structure -- even though in normal conditions it has no such cavities. This ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Robots that can sense touch and perceive temperature differences? An unexpected material might just make this a reality. Researchers are developing soft and intelligent sensor materials based on ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Researchers have developed an innovative electrochemical reactor to extract lithium from natural brine solutions, offering a promising approach to address the growing demand for lithium used in ...
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Battery Research With X-Ray Microscope
- Researchers Develop Crystals to Harvest Water from Air, Inspired by Desert Life
- Study Tracks PFAS, Microplastics Through Landfills and Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Sliding Seeds Can Provide Insight Into Devastating Landslides and Rock Avalanches
Monday, November 18, 2024
- Leaner Large Language Models Could Enable Efficient Local Use on Phones and Laptops
- Machine Learning and Supercomputer Simulations Help Researchers to Predict Interactions Between Gold Nanoparticles and Blood Proteins
Friday, November 15, 2024
- Scientists Transform Blood Into Regenerative Materials, Paving the Way for Personalized, Blood-Based, 3D-Printed Implants
- Novel Magnetic Field Integration Enhances Green Hydrogen Peroxide Production
- New Route to 'quantum Spin Liquid' Materials Discovered
- Material Developed With Novel Stretching Properties
- Recycling Batteries With Citric Acid
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Deciphering the Anomalous Properties of Water
- Novel Electro-Biodiesel a More Efficient, Cleaner Alternative to Existing Alternatives
- Four Global Policies Could Eliminate More Than 90% of Plastic Waste and 30% of Linked Carbon Emissions by 2050
- Breakthrough in Capturing 'hot' CO2 from Industrial Exhaust
- Deep Learning Streamlines Identification of 2D Materials
- Transforming Anion Exchange Membranes in Water Electrolysis for Green Hydrogen Production
- When Is a Hole Not a Hole? Researchers Investigate the Mystery of 'latent Pores'
- Sensitive Ceramics for Soft Robotics
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- 'Game Changer' In Lithium Extraction: Researchers Develop Novel Electrochemical Reactor
- New Model System for the Development of Potential Active Substances Used in Condensate Modifying Drugs
- Engineers Make Converting CO2 Into Useful Products More Practical
- An Advance Toward Inhalable mRNA Medications, Vaccines
- A Step Toward Safer X-Rays With New Detector Technology
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- In Step Forward for Quantum Computing Hardware, Physicist Uncovers Novel Behavior in Quantum-Driven Superconductors
- Synthetic Cells Emulate Natural Cellular Communication
- In Unity Towards Complex Structures
- Breakthrough in Photonic Time Crystals Could Change How We Use and Control Light
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Fighting Microplastics for a Cleaner Future
- Storm in a Laser Beam: Physicists Create 'light Hurricanes' That Could Transport Huge Amounts of Data
- Research Team Successfully Produces Microbial Plastic to Replace PET Bottles
- Carpet Fibers Stop Concrete Cracking
- Carbon Recycling Instead of Plastic Trash
- Two Hundred Times Better Catalysts Thanks to Carbon
- Discovery Taps 'hot Carriers' For on-Demand, Emissions-Free Hydrogen and Catalyst Regeneration
- Compact Error Correction: Towards a More Efficient Quantum 'hard Drive'
- A New Paradigm in High-Speed Photoacoustic Small Animal Whole-Body Imaging
Friday, November 8, 2024
- New Material to Make Next Generation of Electronics Faster and More Efficient
- Chalk-Coated Textiles Cool in Urban Environments
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Chemists Showcase Power of Pathbreaking Method to Make Complex Molecules
- Researchers Develop Robotic Sensory Cilia That Monitor Internal Biomarkers to Detect and Assess Airway Diseases
- Physics With a Twist: New Findings on Graphene
- PFAS Removal Process Aims to Stamp out Pollution Ahead of Semiconductor Industry Growth
- Study Identifies Hip Implant Materials With the Lowest Risk of Needing Revision
- Microplastics Impact Cloud Formation, Likely Affecting Weather and Climate
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Scientists Calculate Predictions for Meson Measurements
- Hydrogels Harness Sunlight: A Step Closer to Artificial Photosynthesis
- A Smart 'insect Screen' For Sun Protection and Cool Comfort
- Earthquake Prediction Techniques Lend Quick Insight Into Strength, Reliability of Materials
- Quantum Vortices Confirm Superfluidity in Supersolid
- AI-Driven Mobile Robots Team Up to Tackle Chemical Synthesis
- Breakthrough in Energy-Efficient Avalanche-Based Amorphization Could Revolutionize Data Storage
- Investigating Performance Limitations in Cost-Effective Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
- Bio-Based Fibers Could Pose Greater Threat to the Environment Than Conventional Plastics
- Explaining Science Through Dance
- High-Quality Nanomechanical Resonators With Built-in Piezoelectricity
- Ensuring a Bright Future for Diamond Electronics and Sensors
- Advancing the Science of Superconductivity
- Leveraging Machine Learning to Find Promising Compositions for Sodium-Ion Batteries
- AI-Powered System Detects Toxic Gases With Speed and Precision
Monday, November 4, 2024
- The Secrets of Baseball's Magic Mud
- Nanoscale Transistors Could Enable More Efficient Electronics
- Synthetic Genes Engineered to Mimic How Cells Build Tissues and Structures
- BESSY II: New Procedure for Better Thermoplastics
- Cobalt-Copper Tandem Converts Carbon Dioxide to Ethanol
Friday, November 1, 2024
- Research Uses Lasers to Detect Landmines, Underground Objects
- Improving Energy Production by Boosting Singlet Fission Process
- Microplastics Increasing in Freshwater, Directly Related to Plastic Production
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Immune System Review Provides Insight Into More Effective Biotechnology
- 'Wearable' Devices for Cells
- A Trick of Light: Researchers Turn Silicon Into Direct Bandgap Semiconductor
- Development of a Simple, Revolutionary Printing Technique for Periodic Nano/microstructures
- Wearable Ultrasound Tech for Muscle Monitoring Opens New Possibilities in Healthcare and Human-Machine Interfaces
- The Silk Thread That Can Turn Clothes Into Charging Stations
- A Paper-Aluminum Combo for Strong, Sustainable Packaging
- Off the Clothesline, on the Grid: MXene Nanomaterials Enable Wireless Charging in Textiles
- A New Paradigm for Control of Quantum Emitters
- New Method Successfully Recycles Carbon Fiber Composite Into Reusable Materials
- Successful Development of a Perfect Diamagnetic Conducting Polymer
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Spin Current Observations from Organic Semiconductor Side
- Nanoplastics Can Reduce the Effectiveness of Antibiotics
- Paving the Way for Polymer Design
- Scientists Develop Cellulose Recycling Method With Applications Ranging from Textiles to Medical Devices
- Breakthrough in Magnetism Could Transform Quantum Computing and Superconductors
- Solving Interface Mystery in Organic Solar Cells Makes Them More Efficient
- Quantum Simulator Could Help Uncover Materials for High-Performance Electronics
- Farewell Frost! New Surface Prevents Frost Without Heat
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- Reactor Could Make Direct Air Capture More Energy Efficient
- Implantable Microparticles Can Deliver Two Cancer Therapies at Once
- Materials Research: Surprise at the Grain Boundary
- Advanced Biodegradable Plastics Run Rings Around Their Predecessors
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Significant Extension of Zinc Battery Lifespan
- New Solvent-Free 3D Printing Material Could Enable Biodegradable Implants
- Potential of MXenes for Nanotech Applications
- Major Development Successes in Diamond Spin Photon Quantum Computers
- Improving Biosensors: Turning Up the Signal
- Quality Control in Artificial Photosynthesis: Validating Natural Antenna Mimicry
- Ultraprecise Method of Aligning 3D Semiconductor Chips Invented
- Molecular Data Storage
- Hydrogen: Breakthrough in Alkaline Membrane Electrolyzers