Tag: New materials
Nanoparticles Advance in Thermoelectricity for Power Generation
Low Melting Point for Nanoparticles Plus High Melting Point of Bulk Silver Allows Thermoelectric Modules to Work Across Range of Operating Temperatures
Nanoparticles Advance in...
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...