Cladding Solutions – Moisture Resistant Wall Panels from Interstate Plastics
Interstate Plastics now offers UtiLite™, a rot, corrosion, and moisture-resistant decorative interlocking wall and ceiling panel.
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Glimpse inside a graphene sandwich
In the search for novel types of superconductors – phases of matter that that conduct electric current without loss – scientists are investigating materials...
Team demonstrates rare form of electricity in ultra-thin material
The nanoscopic equivalent of stacking a deck of cards — layering materials a mere few atoms thick atop one another — has emerged as...
A Promising Method to Produce Fiber Batteries on an Industrial Scale
Fiber batteries are millimeter-thin batteries based on fibers that can be woven into items of clothing or used to create highly flexible, wearable electronics....
Breakthrough in Cathode Chemistry Clears Path for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries’ Commercial Viability
America’s growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) has shed light on the significant challenge of sustainably sourcing the battery technology necessary for the broad...
Drexel’s MXene Filter Materials for Wearable Artificial Kidney Technology
Drexel University’s MXene material is one step closer to transforming the lives of people suffering from end-stage kidney disease. Nephria Bio, Inc., a U.S.-based...
Templating Approach Stabilises ‘ideal’ Material for Alternative Solar Cells
Researchers have developed a method to stabilise a promising material known as perovskite for cheap solar cells, without compromising its near-perfect performance.
The researchers, from...
Scientists Develop Fully Woven, Smart Display
Researchers have developed a 46-inch (116cm) woven display with smart sensors, energy harvesting and storage integrated directly into the fabric.
By integrating fibre-based electronics, photonic,...
AI to Help Scale up Advanced Solar Cell Manufacturing
Perovskite materials would be superior to silicon in PV cells, but manufacturing such cells at scale is a huge hurdle. Machine learning can help.
David...
A New Heat Engine with no Moving Parts is as Efficient...
The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
Engineers at MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)...