Materials Sciences

Materials Sciences

Enhancing Boat Hulls: Innovative Gas Catalytical Infrared Systems

However, the boat varnish should adhere perfectly and shine impressive.

Materials Sciences

Ames Lab’s Nanocrystals: Efficient Light-to-Energy Converters

Ames Laboratory scientists discovered semiconducting nanocrystals that function not only as stellar light-to-energy converters but also as stable light…

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Unlocking Material Potential: The Power of Pressure in Innovation

Materials scientists can exploit the effectiveness of pressure for probing and tuning structural, mechanical, electronic, magnetic and vibrational properties…

Materials Sciences

NIST's 'nano-raspberries' could bear fruit in fuel cells

The berry-like shape is significant because it has a high surface area, which is helpful in the design of catalysts. Even better news for industrial chemists:…

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Diamond-Like Coatings: Cutting Fuel Use with Laser Arc Method

Scientists already know how to coat components with diamond-like carbon to minimize friction. But now Fraunhofer researchers have developed a laser arc method…

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The Perfect Fire: Crafting Flawless Flames Through Time

From ancient Egyptians roasting a dripping cut of beef next to the Great Pyramid of Giza to a Boy Scout learning to build a log cabin fire in his backyard,…

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New Composite Material Innovates CO2 Sensing Technology

Compared with existing sensors, it is much smaller, has a simpler construction, requires considerably less energy and has an entirely different functional…

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Researchers Demonstrate ‘No-Ink’ Color Printing with Nanomaterials

In this case, the print features are very fine – visible only with the aid of a high-powered electron microscope.

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Stretchable Ceramics: Advancements in Flame Technology

Synthesizing nanoscale materials takes place within high-tech laboratories, where scientists in full-body suits keep every grain of dust away from their…

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Innovative Advances in Solid State Physics: ToCoTronics Insights

Topological and Correlated Electronics at Surfaces and Interfaces or short ToCoTronics: This is the name of the Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) at the…

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High-Temperature Superconductivity in Atomically Thin Films

A research group at Tohoku University has succeeded in fabricating an atomically thin, high-temperature superconductor film with a superconducting transition…

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New Magnetic Nanoparticles Could Replace Rare Earth Magnets

“The discovery opens the pathway to systematically improving the new material to outperform the current permanent magnets,” said Shiv Khanna, Ph.D., a…

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New 'designer carbon' from Stanford boosts battery performance

“We have developed a 'designer carbon' that is both versatile and controllable,” said Zhenan Bao, the senior author of the study and a professor of chemical…

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OSU Study Reveals Magnetism’s Control Over Heat and Sound

Phonons–the elemental particles that transmit both heat and sound–have magnetic properties, according to a landmark study supported by Ohio Supercomputer…

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Engineering Phase Changes in Nanoparticle Arrays at Brookhaven

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have just taken a big step toward the goal of engineering dynamic nanomaterials…

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Gold Nanoparticles Enhance Stem Cell Osteogenic Differentiation

Tissue Regeneration Materials Unit at MANA, NIMS successfully developed gold nanoparticles that have functional surfaces and act on osteogenic differentiation…

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