Tag: Materials
Soft Material Robot Detects Damage and Heals Itself
By David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle
Soft Material Robot Detects Damage and Heals Itself: If robots are going to venture into remote environments that humans can’t reach,...
Achieving High Thermal Conductivity in Plant Fiber Materials
Achieving High Thermal Conductivity in Plant Fiber Materials: Researchers at the University of Tokyo and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm have developed...
New Material that Promises Faster, Higher Resolution Displays
New Material that Promises Faster, Higher Resolution Displays: A new material is set to provide us with faster and higher resolution displays. Hokkaido University...
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...
A Perfect Trap for Light
At TU Wien (Vienna) and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a "light trap" was developed in which a beam of light prevents itself from...
From Waste to Next-Gen Carbon Fiber
A new chemically designed lignin leads to stronger, lighter carbon fiber and better recycled plastics
From Waste to Next-Gen Carbon Fiber: Research from Washington University...
Rare Earth Materials on the Molecular Level
by Wiley
Rare Earth Materials on the Molecular Level: Rare-earth metals are indispensable for many technical products, from smartphones, laptops, batteries, electromotors, and wind turbines, to...
