Tag: New materials
New Metric Allows Researchers to Better Understand Soft Material Behavior
New Metric Allows Researchers to Better Understand Soft Material Behavior: CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The mechanics behind the collapse of soft materials structure have befuddled...
‘Gluing’ Soft Materials Without Glue
'Gluing' soft materials without glue: If you're a fan of arts and crafts, you're likely familiar with the messy, sticky, frustration-inducing nature of liquid...
New Water-Soluble Plastic Material Based on Potato Starch
It does not pollute the seas and is suitable for use as packaging
New Water-Soluble Plastic Material Based on Potato Starch: The University of Alicante...
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....
Superconductivity Switches On and Off in “Magic-Angle” Graphene
A quick electric pulse completely flips the material’s electronic properties, opening a route to ultrafast, brain-inspired, superconducting electronics.
Superconductivity Switches On and Off in “Magic-Angle”...
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...
Making an Unimaginable Discovery for New Materials
Scientists find way to make new materials for batteries, magnets and microelectronics.
Making an Unimaginable Discovery for New Materials: The world’s best artists can take...
