The new materials, known as “triple-shape materials,” can assume three different shapes, each shape depending on how much heat is applied. This landmark…
A fast sensor that makes steel production more efficient, a filling material that restores defective teeth even better and safer than existing materials, and a…
Key targets of this action are quality assurance and performance classification for modified wood and wood products as potential alternatives to wood treated…
New implantable biomedical devices that can act as artificial nerve cells, control severe pain, or allow otherwise paralyzed muscles to be moved might one day…
A team of MIT engineers has identified two key physical processes that lend spider silk its unrivaled strength and durability, bringing closer to reality the…
Car engines that consume less energy and can keep running on low oil, lead-free plumbing fixtures, and tanks that are light enough to be airlifted, but are…
“We provide a complete picture of how the ferroelectric transition temperature changes when the electrical and mechanical conditions change within nanoscale…
A type of one-dimensional structure with high-aspect ratio, carbon nanotubes have emerged as a promising material because of their many impressive mechanical,…
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have discovered what limits our ability to reduce the size of capacitors, often the largest components in integrated circuits,…
Modern multi-nutrient fertilizers produced for home and agricultural use are formulated from multiple sources to provide significant amount of nitrogen,…
Based on a collaboration of materials scientists and chemical engineers, the research aims to duplicate the self-cleaning surfaces of the lotus plant, which…
“The world abounds with particles that have traditionally been treated as geometrically symmetric, chemically isotropic and electrically uniform,” said Steve…
Using environmentally safe compounds like sugars and vitamin C, scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have vastly improved a popular technology used to…
Wood-plastic composites, often used for such things as outdoor decking, are one of the fastest growing components of the wood composites industry. Some…
EUREKA project E! 2709 BASTEX has developed new antibacterial additives which can be incorporated into polypropylene material to produce high-performance…
Liquid crystals are a key component of the displays used in most laptop computers and the increasingly-popular flat panel televisions. Controlled by a network…
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