Computing catalysts—team unlocks the molecular secrets to a popular polymer
Polyisobutylene (PIB) is a workhorse polymer that is found in a multitude of products, ranging from chewing gum to tires, to engine oil and...
3D Printing Glass-Ceramics at the Nanoscale
Fabrication of a true-3D inorganic ceramic with resolution down to nanoscale using sol-gel resist precursor is demonstrated. The method has an unrestricted free-form capability,...
Mysteries of ‘magic’ angle graphene superconductors
In spring 2018, the surprising discovery of superconductivity in a new material set the scientific community abuzz. Built by layering one carbon sheet atop...
Graphene-based ink may lead to printable energy storage devices
Researchers have created an ink made of graphene nanosheets and demonstrated that the ink can be used to print 3-D structures. As the graphene-based...
Carbon nanostructure stronger than diamonds
Novel plate-cell architecture reaches theoretical limit of performance
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have architecturally designed plate-nanolattices – nanometer-sized carbon...
Team finds Wigner crystal—not Mott insulator—in ‘magic-angle’ graphene
Recently, a team of scientists led by Pablo Jarillo-Herrero at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) created a huge stir in the field of...
Graphene bilayer provides efficient transport and control of spins
University of Groningen physicists in collaboration with a theoretical physics group from Universität Regensburg have built an optimized bilayer graphene device that displays both...
Nanodiamonds Boost 3D Printed Polymer Performance
Carbodeon and Tiamet 3D to launch first nanodiamond-enhanced filaments for 3D printing
Helsinki, Finland/Rotterdam, The Netherlands - March 2018:
Finnish nanodiamond manufacturer Carbodeon and Dutch 3D...
BioLogiQ Launches Three New BioPolymers That Enhance Packaging and Product Sustainability
Specific Grades Targeted at Reduction, Recycling, Composting/Biodegradation
BioLogiQ, Inc., a bioplastic resin manufacturing company specializing in environmentally friendly plastic products made from renewable resources, announced...
Microstructures Self-Assemble into New Materials
A new process developed at Caltech makes it possible for the first time to manufacture large quantities of materials whose structure is designed at...