Materials Sciences

Materials Sciences

Flying becomes lighter, cheaper and environmentally friendlier thanks to 'Structural Health Monitoring'

Because of their lightweight construction, fibre-reinforced composites offer particular advantages in the aviation sector. However, their more complex damage…

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Developing new stimuli-responsive molecular devices

Takuzo Aidagroup directorEmergent Materials DepartmentResponsive Matter Chemistry and Engineering Research GroupRIKEN Advanced Science Institute“The appeal of…

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UW's Newly Named 'Lamborghini Lab' Brings Composite Parts to Sports-car Arena

The UW is the first university in the country to collaborate with Lamborghini. The company has committed to provide substantial funding for lab equipment and…

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New Analyzers Enhance Mineral Value in Australia

Scientists are working on a new range of materials characterisation analysers and techniques that could help unlock the value contained in Australia’s mineral…

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New Material May Expand Uses for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Though the long-term durability of the new mixed ion conductor material must still be proven, its development could address two of the most vexing problems…

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'Green' research at Louisiana Tech results in new geopolymer concrete technology

Dr. Erez Allouche, assistant professor of civil engineering at Louisiana Tech University and associate director of the Trenchless Technology Center, is…

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New Nanoscale Material State Discovered by Researchers

Research professor Sergey Prosandeev and professor Laurent Bellaiche of the University of Arkansas and A.R. Akbarzadeh of the University of California-Los…

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Spallation Neutron Source First of Its Kind to Reach Megawatt Power

“Advances in the materials sciences are fundamental to the development of clean and sustainable energy technologies. In reaching this milestone of operating…

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Engineers Produce ‘How-To’ Guide for Controlling the Structure of Nanoparticles

Now researchers from North Carolina State University have learned how to consistently create hollow, solid and amorphous nanoparticles of nickel phosphide,…

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Smart Memory Foam Innovations: Affordable Shape-Shifting Design

Researchers from Northwestern University and Boise State University have figured out how to produce a less expensive shape-shifting “memory” foam, which could…

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Studying Crystal Growth in Low-Gravity Space Lab

A research project 10 years in the making is now orbiting the Earth, much to the delight of its creator Rohit Trivedi, a senior metallurgist at the U.S….

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Controlling Carbon Nanotubes for Targeted Medicine Delivery

Nanoscopic tubes made of a lattice of carbon just a single atom deep hold promise for delivering medicines directly to a tumor, sensors so keen they detect the…

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Friction Differences Offer New Tool in Carbon Nanotubes

Publishing in the journal Nature Materials this week, researchers from four different institutions report measuring different friction forces when a carbon…

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Understanding Nanoparticles: What Defines Their Safety?

However, little is known which particles may be harmful. Part of the problem is determining exactly what a nanoparticle is.A new analysis by an international…

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New Insights Into Polymer Solar Cells’ Nanoscale Structure

This gives them important new insights in the nanoscale structure of polymer solar cells and its effect on the performance. The findings were published online…

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Graffiti-Free Solutions for Preserving Historic Buildings

It takes seconds to spray on graffiti, but hours or weeks to remove – especially from porous natural stone or brickwork as found in the majority of historic…

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