Materials Sciences

Materials Sciences

Researchers at Stony Brook University Predict Material 'Denser than Diamond'

Stony Brook University graduate student Qiang Zhu, together with Professor of Geosciences and Physics, Artem R. Oganov, postdoc Andriy O. Lyakhov and their…

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Citrate key in bone's nanostructure

Using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, Ames Laboratory scientist and Iowa State University chemistry professor Klaus Schmidt-Rohr and his…

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New chemical method paves the way for making a greater variety of light-sensitive materials that was not possible before

Scientists from Singapore’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and National University of Singapore (NUS) have created a new chemical…

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Sodium-Manganese Oxide Batteries: Boosting Capacity with Heat

By adding the right amount of heat, researchers have developed a method that improves the electrical capacity and recharging lifetime of sodium ion…

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Neutron Analysis Unlocks Secrets of Top Thermoelectric Materials

Researchers performed experiments at both of ORNL's neutron facilities — the Spallation Neutron Source and the High Flux Isotope Reactor — to learn why the…

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Finding answers century-old questions about platinum's catalytic properties

“Understanding platinum’s properties for speeding up chemical reactions will potentially enable scientists to create significantly cheaper synthetic or metal…

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Applying Conductive Nanocoatings to Textiles: New Insights

“Normally, conductive nanocoatings are applied to inorganic materials like silicon. If we can find a way to apply them to textiles – cheap, flexible materials…

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Chemical Wiring and Soldering toward All-Molecule Electronic Circuitry

National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS) announced on May 6, 2011 that a chemical wiring method is developed for interconnection of each organic molecule…

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New Method Tackles Harmful Radioactive Iodine Effectively

Iodine radioisotopes are produced by fission of uranium fuel in a nuclear reactor. Radioactive iodine is of concern because it is highly mobile in the…

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New SAXS Beamline at MAX II Enhances Material Research

The new facility is a SAXS beamline, which means that it is used to examine the components of materials and their morphology with the help of an X-ray…

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Flexible CIGS Solar Cells Achieve 18.7% Efficiency Milestone

It's all about the money. To make solar electricity affordable on a large scale, scientists and engineers worldwide have long been trying to develop a low-cost…

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Colorful Polymers: A New Defense Against Fraud

The polymers do not use pigments but instead exhibit intense colour due to their structure, similar to the way nature creates colour for beetle shells and…

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Enhancing Plasmonic Sensing with Nanoantennas at Berkeley Lab

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), in collaboration with researchers at the…

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New form of girl's best friend is lighter than ever

Aerogels are a class of materials that exhibit the lowest density, thermal conductivity, refractive index and sound velocity of any bulk solid. Aerogels are…

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Improved electrical and mechanical performance for insulating intricate electronics

DuPont Fluoropolymer Solutions has announced the commercial availability of a new perfluoroalkoxy-based resin for insulation of wire, cable and intricate…

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Virginia Tech announces football helmet ratings for reducing concussion risk

This biomechanical impact data study on football helmets represents the first time researchers have provided the public with comparative test results. The…

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