A new approach could fractionate crude oil using much less energy
MIT researchers’ new membrane separates different types of fuel based on their molecular size, eliminating the need for energy-intensive crude oil distillation.
Separating crude oil...
SwRI breaks pressure and temperature record for sCO2 materials testing
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has achieved a significant milestone, reaching new temperature records for testing materials in high-pressure environments. While conducting material testing for...
Perovskite solar cells: TEAM PV develops reproducibility and comparability
Ten teams at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin are building a long-term international alliance to converge practices and develop reproducibility and comparability in perovskite materials. The TEAM...
Beehive Industries, ORNL are advancing aerospace additive manufacturing
When Jonaaron Jones started his master’s degree at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, his mentor invited him to visit the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, or...
A fluid battery that can take any shape
Using electrodes in a fluid form, researchers at Linköping University have developed a battery that can take any shape. This soft and conformable battery...
World record for lithium-ion conductors
TUM researchers develop new material for solid-state batteries
Solid-state batteries are considered a key technology for the future: they can store more energy and do...
A new approach to control light in photonic circuits
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a simple, efficient way to enable one-way light transmission in photonic chips
To improve photonic and...
UHMW Enhances OEM Component Longevity While Minimizing Downtime
IPX 2000® UHMW from Interstate Advanced Materials is designed to meet the demands of OEM environments and prevent system failure in critical applications.
In harsh...
Unusual chiral quantum state in a topological material
Chirality — the property of an object distinct from its mirror image — has long captivated scientists across biology, chemistry, and physics. The phenomenon...
New Self-Healing Polymer Never Before Seen at Any Scale
Material scientists at Texas A&M have developed a dynamic material that self-heals after puncturing by changing from solid to liquid and back.
What if there...