Although silicon semiconductors are nearly universal in modern electronics, devices made from silicon have limitations—including that they cease to function…
The finding, by infectious disease researchers at the University of Adelaide and The University of Queensland, opens the way for further work to design…
The first grades which have now become available in the market are ethylene-copolymers, optimized for mixed waste streams of polypropylene (PP) and…
When we think of structural materials, we usually imagine something big, strong and bulky, like steel beams in bridges and buildings, and while we are becoming…
We use aluminum to make planes lightweight, store sodas in recyclable containers, keep the walls of our homes energy efficient and ensure that the Thanksgiving…
A theoretical, three-dimensional (3D) form of carbon that is metallic under ambient temperature and pressure has been discovered by an international research…
A particularly ingenious remedy for the problem of rust may be available soon. Scientists from the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH in Düsseldorf…
The new publication about “Safety aspects of engineered nanomaterials” demonstrates that engineered nanomaterials are not generally more toxic or harmful than…
Crucially, the research led by the University of York and reported in Nature Materials, shows that oxidation of metals – the process that describes, for…
Gems are known for the beauty of the light that passes through them. But it is the fixed atomic arrangements of these crystals that determine which light…
Barrier films, used in everything from food and drug packaging to consumer electronics and solar cells, help prevent your food from spoiling, help to preserve…
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) Japan Science and Technology Agency A research group led by NIMS GREEN and JST, in collaboration with WPI-MANA…
The study, published in the October 28 Early Online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), is the first to demonstrate the…
People use their GPS apps, cameras, and mobile internet to navigate strange cities in search of good coffee, record “selfie” commentary while they wait in…
M. S. M. Saifullah and Hemant Raut of A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering in Singapore and their co-workers have developed a coating that…
Gelatin, a well-known food ingredient, belongs to a class of molecules called polyampholytes that contain both positively and negatively charged components….
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