Bare Polymers Allows the Creation of Unique Hybrid Materials

Bare Polymers Allows the Creation of Unique Hybrid Materials: Bare aromatic polymers have the potential to be used in a wide range of high-performance...

Polymer Microlattice Benefits from Some Slow Heating

Polymer Microlattice Benefits from Some Slow Heating: Developing a lightweight material that is both strong and highly ductile has been regarded as a long-desired...

New Method to Make Promising Battery Material

by Michael Matz, Argonne National Laboratory New Method to Make Promising Battery Material: Charging and discharging a battery cell transforms its electrode material into a "super"...

Plastic Film that can Kill Viruses Using Room Lights

Plastic Film that can Kill Viruses Using Room Lights: Plastic Film that can Kill Viruses Using Room Lights: Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have...

When Curved Materials Flatten

When Curved Materials Flatten: An object that's intrinsically flat, say a piece of paper, can be shaped into a cylinder without stretching or tearing...

New Material Magnons: See Spins in a 2D Magnet

Research shows that spinning quasiparticles, or magnons, light up when paired with a light-emitting quasiparticle, or exciton, with potential quantum information applications. New Material Magnons:...

3D Printed and Self-Assembly Novel Ceramics

3D Printed and Self-Assembly Novel Ceramics: Lightweight, hierarchically porous ceramics are widely used from catalyst supports to thermal insulation to photonics and electronics. But...

Material that Responds to Heat or Cold Without a Power Source

by Bob Yirka , Phys.org Material that Responds to Heat or Cold Without a Power Source: A team of researchers at Nankai University has developed...

Color Change in Space Materials Help Measure Degradation

by John Toon, Georgia Institute of Technology Color Change in Space Materials Help Measure Degradation: For the next six months, a camera system on the exterior...

Martian Rock Metal Composite has Potential of 3D Printing on Mars

Martian Rock Metal Composite has Potential of 3D Printing on Mars: A little Martian dust appears to go a long way. A small amount...