Switching identities: Revolutionary insulator-like material also conducts electricity
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have made a material that can transition from an electricity-transmitting metal to a nonconducting insulating material without changing its atomic...
A bit of a stretch… material that thickens as it’s pulled
Scientists have discovered the first synthetic material that becomes thicker – at the molecular level – as it is stretched.
Leeds researchers have discovered a...
Understanding magnetism changes caused by crystal lattice expansion
The pattern of arrangement of atoms in a crystal, called the crystal lattice, can have a huge effect on the properties of solid materials....
Could corn stalks or old plastic be the new coal?
At the beginning of the last century, there were 1.6 billion people living on the planet. Today, there are 7.7 billion of us.
“Not only...
New neutron detector can fit in your pocket
Researchers demonstrate first stable semiconductor neutron detector
Homeland Security might soon have a new tool to add to its arsenal.
Researchers at Northwestern University and Argonne...
New Nordson MARCH Plasma Treatment System for Manufacturing of Extended Catheters and Larger Products
PROGENY™ system prevents shape deformation from bending or coiling during plasma treatment
Nordson MARCH, a division of Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN), a global leader in...
Physicists shed X-ray light on melting polymers
Physicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and Lomonosov Moscow State University have combined thermal analysis and X-ray scattering—two techniques for...
Modified quantum dots capture more energy from light
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have synthesized magnetically-doped quantum dots that capture the kinetic energy of electrons created by ultraviolet light before it’s wasted...
Ford and MacDonald’s collaborate to convert coffee bean skin into car parts
Ford Motor Company and McDonald’s USA will soon be giving vehicles a caffeine boost by using part of a familiar staple in the morning...
Diamonds in your devices: powering the next generation of energy storage
Using conductive nanodiamond as electrode material in a water-based cell significantly increases its energy storage capacity, scientists find supercapacitors, which have begun to stand...