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The Future of Welding and Lightweight Vehicles: Making vehicle structures out of a combination of metals and plastics could make them dramatically lighter, stronger,...

Novel 3D Printing Method to Fabricate Complex Metal–Plastic Composite Structures: Three-dimensional (3D) metal–plastic composite structures have widespread potential applicability in smart electronics, micro/nanosensing, internet-of-things...

Biodegradable Paper Sensor Detects Spoiled Food: Smart paper packaging with built-in sensors could offer real-time warnings of spoiled food or temperature conditions likely to...

Rice theorists’ method can predict shapes of crystals that lack symmetry A Crystal Shape Conundrum is Finally Solve: A crystal’s shape is determined by its...

Novel Nanomaterial Catalyst Swaps Heat for Light: Researchers at Rice University have engineered a key light-activated nanomaterial for the hydrogen economy. Using only inexpensive...

by Tsinghua University Press Zinc Batteries are Great, Improvements to Compete with Lithium: Zinc batteries potentially offer a much lower fire risk than their market-leading...

Probing Adhesion of ‘Tricky’ Materials at the Microscale: Scientists have been exploring and exploiting adhesion for centuries. Our knowledge of how to join surfaces...

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office A new technique that accurately measures how atom-thin materials expand when heated could help engineers develop faster, more powerful electronic devices. How...

Achieving High Thermal Conductivity in Plant Fiber Materials: Researchers at the University of Tokyo and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm have developed...

by Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology Easier and Safer to use Carbon Nanotubes in Polymer Nanocomposite Materials: A research team from Skoltech, Aalto University, and...