Tag: Composite Materials
High-strength steels to improve vehicle safety and efficiency
The demand for lighter, stronger, and more durable materials for use in vehicles has never been higher. Companies are looking at new and advanced...
An atom-thick graphene membrane for industrial gas separation
Chemical engineers at EPFL have demonstrated for the first time that an atom-thick graphene membrane can separate gas mixtures with a high-efficiency. The "ultimate"...
A way to make cleaner metal-free perovskites at low cost
A team of researchers at Southeast University in China has found a way to make metal-free perovskites in a useable form. In their paper...
How to build efficient organic solar cells
Organic solar cells, made from carbon-based materials, present unique advantages compared with other solar cell technologies. For example, they can be manufactured through low-cost...
Graphene could be key to controlling water evaporation
Graphene coatings may offer the ability to control the water evaporation process from various surfaces, according to new research.
The study, carried out by a...
Molecular clock could greatly improve smartphone navigation
MIT researchers have developed the first molecular clock on a chip, which uses the constant, measurable rotation of molecules — when exposed to a...
Quantum dot white LEDs achieve record efficiency
Researchers have demonstrated nanomaterial-based white-light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that exhibit a record luminous efficiency of 105 lumens per watt. Luminous efficiency is a measure of...
MARY CORSE: A Survey in Light
At the entrance to Mary Corse: A Survey in Light at the Whitney Museum of American Art, a monitor plays White Light (1968), a film showing a young...
A record-breaking hydrogen-rich superconductor
A new hydrogen-rich compound may be a record-breaking superconductor
The material appears to transmit electricity without resistance at a relatively high temperature
Superconductors are heating up,...
3D Printing Is the Future of Factories (for Real This Time)
FACTORIES, THE CHIEF innovation of the industrial revolution, are cathedrals of productivity, built to shelter specialized processes and enforce the division of labor.
Adam Smith,...
