Tag: PlasticStar
Oobleck-like Fluids Contributes to Smart Material Design
Oobleck-like Fluids Contributes to Smart Material Design: If you mix cornstarch and water in the right proportions, you get something that seems not-quite-liquid but...
Gold Nanoparticles Grow from Buckyball Seeds
Rice lab discovers commonly used nanoparticles are cousins of original buckyballs
Gold Nanoparticles Grow from Buckyball Seeds: Rice University chemists have discovered that tiny gold...
Novel Recycling Process Gives Old Plastics New Life
Using greener catalysts, Northwestern researchers break down and rebuild polyurethane to make new foam
Novel Recycling Process Gives Old Plastics New Life: Polyurethane plastics are...
New Quantum Material puts Electrons in a Tangle
A team from Aalto University and the University of Jyväskylä have created an artificial quantum magnet featuring a quasiparticle made of entangled electrons, the...
Multicyclic Molecular Wheels with Polymer Potential
Molecules that act as connected wheels can hold long molecular chains together to modify the properties of soft polymers.
Multicyclic Molecular Wheels with Polymer Potential:...
Sensing and Controlling Microscopic Spin Density in Materials
By fine-tuning the spin density in some materials, researchers may be able to develop new quantum sensors or quantum simulations.
Sensing and Controlling Microscopic Spin...
New Materials Boosts Robot Solar Energy Research
New Robot Boosts Solar Energy Research: Researchers have created a robot capable of conducting experiments more efficiently and sustainably to develop a range of...
Boron Nitride Composite Useful for Advanced Technology
Boron nitride-based nanocomposites have unexpected properties, researchers discovered
Boron Nitride Composite Useful for Advanced Technology: Just as carbon makes up both the brittle core of...
Energy-Storing Supercapacitor from Ancient Materials
Made of cement, carbon black, and water, the device could provide cheap and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources.
Energy-Storing Supercapacitor from Ancient Materials:...
Lithium Revealed for the First Time in UCLA Research
Fundamental discovery and new technique could lead to better, safer rechargeable batteries
Lithium Revealed for the First Time in UCLA Research: Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries power...
