Tag: Advanced Materials
Can Synthetic Polymers Replace the Body’s Natural Proteins?
Can Synthetic Polymers Replace the Body’s Natural Proteins?: Most life on Earth is based on polymers of 20 amino acids that have evolved into...
New Compound Could Lead to Next-Generation Energy Storage Devices
Flexible polymers made with a new generation of the Nobel-winning “click chemistry” reaction find use in capacitors and other applications
New Compound Could Lead to...
Engineered Wood Grows Stronger while Trapping Carbon Dioxide
Rice U. scientists’ method could lower both emissions and building construction costs
Engineered Wood Grows Stronger while Trapping Carbon Dioxide: Rice University scientists have figured out...
MIT Polymer Modular System to Produce Efficient and Scalable Aquabots
The system’s simple repeating elements can assemble into swimming forms ranging from eel-like to wing-shaped.
MIT Polymer Modular System to Produce Efficient and Scalable Aquabots:...
Researchers Develop Elastic Material that is Impervious to Gases and Liquids
Researchers Develop Elastic Material that is Impervious to Gases and Liquids: An international team of researchers has developed a technique that uses liquid metal...
Make Materials Thin Enough, and they Become Ferroelectric
Make Materials Thin Enough, and they Become Ferroelectric: Antiferroelectric materials have electrical properties that make them advantageous for use in high-density energy storage applications....
Microscopy Images Lead to New Ways to Control Excitons for Quantum...
Microscopy Images Lead to New Ways to Control Excitons for Quantum Computing: Excitons are drawing attention as possible quantum bits (qubits) in tomorrow’s quantum...
New Gel Material Filters Cleans Water for Daily Needs
Worldwide, over two billion people lack reliable access to clean water. And one potential solution for meeting that need works a lot like a...
Progress Toward Fast-Charging Lithium-Metal Batteries
By growing uniform lithium crystals on a surprising surface, UC San Diego engineers open a new door to fast-charging lithium-metal batteries
Progress Toward Fast-charging Lithium-Metal...
Temperature-Sensing Building Material Changes to Save Energy
Temperature-Sensing Building Material changes to Save Energy: Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have designed a chameleon-like building...
