Nobarrier to applications for a remarkable 2-D material

Mass production of large, uniform sheets of single-layer molybdenum disulfide, MoS2, is difficult, which limits its commercial application. A*STAR researchers have modified an existing...

Graphmatec develops 3D printable graphene filament

Swedish graphene nanocomposite materials developer Graphmatech, and Add North 3D, a manufacturer of desktop and industrial use 3D printer filaments, have teamed up to...

This sixth-grade inventor built a robot to hunt ocean plastic

Of the millions of metric tons of plastic that enter the ocean each year, researchers don’t yet know exactly where it all ends up....

Plastic sensors could monitor a range of health conditions

An international team of researchers has developed a low-cost sensor made from semiconducting plastic that can be used to diagnose or monitor a wide...

Coherent coupling between a quantum dot and a donor atom

Quantum computers could tackle problems that current supercomputers can't. Quantum computers rely on quantum bits, or "qubits." Current computers perform millions of calculations, one...

3-D printing to the molecular limit

New University of Nottingham research proves that advanced materials containing molecules that switch states in response to environmental stimuli such as light can be...

Synthetic biologists engineer world’s strongest biomaterial

It’s the most durable biological material you’ve never heard of: sporopollenin. This naturally occurring polymer coats and protects individual grains of plant pollen, and it’s...

Interstate Plastics Seattle quality system is ISO certified to AS9120 & ISO9001

  Interstate Plastics Seattle has established itself as a significant material distributor for aerospace industries with its newest Management System AS9120B certification from DEKRA Certification, Inc....

3D printing revolutionizes ETSEIB Motorsport workflow

ETSEIB Motorsport, one of the most experienced teams in the Formula Student competition, uses 3D printing to revolutionize their day-to-day operations. Thanks to the BCN3D...

Light-warping properties of hyperbolic metamaterials

Manipulating light in a variety of ways—shrinking its wavelength and allowing it to travel freely in one direction while stopping it cold in another—hyperbolic...