David L. Chandler

Articles from David

Moisture Plays a Crucial Role in Bonding Failures

Materials that are firmly bonded together with epoxy and other tough adhesives are ubiquitous in modern life — from crowns on teeth to modern composites used in construction. Yet it has proved remarkably difficult to study how these bonds fracture and fail, and how to make them more resistant to such failures.

5 Aug 2014

New Insight into Nature of Heat Flow in Materials

Materials that can be used for thermoelectric devices — those that turn a temperature difference into an electric voltage — have been known for decades. But until now there has been no good explanation for why just a few materials work well for these applications, while most others do not.

30 Apr 2014

New Approach to Study Elusive Surface Properties of Pyrite

Pyrite — perhaps better known as “fool’s gold” for its yellowish metallic appearance — is a common, naturally occurring mineral. It holds promise as a high-tech material, with potential uses in solar cells, spintronic devices and catalysts, but is also a byproduct of corrosion of steel in deep-sea oil and gas wells.

3 Oct 2013

Novel Minuscule Ceramic Objects Have a Memory for Shape

Ceramics are not known for their flexibility: they tend to crack under stress. But researchers from MIT and Singapore have just found a way around that problem — for very tiny objects, at least.

27 Sep 2013

MIT Researchers Find New Class of Materials Capable of Promoting Oxygen Evolution

MIT researchers have found a new family of materials that provides the best-ever performance in a reaction called oxygen evolution, a key requirement for energy storage and delivery systems such as advanced fuel cells and lithium-air batteries.

19 Sep 2013

Tiny, Identical, Interlocking Parts Snapped Together to Assemble Big Structures

MIT researchers have developed a lightweight structure whose tiny blocks can be snapped together much like the bricks of a child’s construction toy. The new material, the researchers say, could revolutionize the assembly of airplanes, spacecraft, and even larger structures, such as dikes and levees.

16 Aug 2013

Researchers Create Two-Dimensional Arrays of Micrograins That Can Funnel Acoustic Waves

In some ways, granular material — such as a pile of sand — can behave much like a crystal, with its close-packed grains mimicking the precise, orderly arrangement of crystalline atoms. Now researchers at MIT have pushed that similarity to a new limit, creating two-dimensional arrays of micrograins that can funnel acoustic waves, much as specially designed crystals can control the passage of light or other waves.

6 Aug 2013

First Successful Systematic Investigation of Factors That Control Boiling Heat Transfer

A team of MIT researchers has succeeded in carrying out the first systematic investigation of the factors that control boiling heat transfer from a surface to a liquid. This process is crucial to the efficiency of power plants and the cooling of high-power electronics, and could even lead to improvements in how vehicles travel through water.

17 Jul 2013

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

David L. Chandler

Articles from David

Moisture Plays a Crucial Role in Bonding Failures

New Insight into Nature of Heat Flow in Materials

New Approach to Study Elusive Surface Properties of Pyrite

Novel Minuscule Ceramic Objects Have a Memory for Shape

MIT Researchers Find New Class of Materials Capable of Promoting Oxygen Evolution

Tiny, Identical, Interlocking Parts Snapped Together to Assemble Big Structures

Researchers Create Two-Dimensional Arrays of Micrograins That Can Funnel Acoustic Waves

First Successful Systematic Investigation of Factors That Control Boiling Heat Transfer

How the RSC is Empowering the Future of Chemical Sciences

A Platform Approach to Scientific Data Flow Management: Everything You Need to Know

Advancing Laboratory Collaboration - Connexus®

Revontium™: Compact XRF Spectrometer

UV Cure Dielectric Sensor: Precision Monitoring for UV Cured Resins with Quick-Connect Fixture

Top Loading Furnaces From Deltech

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Enhancing Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Efficiency

How Isolation Works in a Simple Mass-Spring-Damper System

Fiber Orientation and Distribution Measurement in a Composite Polymer

Determining 31 Elements in Soil

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

David L. Chandler

Articles from David

How the RSC is Empowering the Future of Chemical Sciences

A Platform Approach to Scientific Data Flow Management: Everything You Need to Know

Advancing Laboratory Collaboration - Connexus®

1Overcoming Challenges in Solid-State Sodium Battery Production

2Transforming Carbon Dioxide and Lignin Into Biodegradable Polymers

3A Greener Way of Producing Ammonia

4Advancement of 3D Printing with New Plastic Coating

5New Recipes for Improved Battery Materials

6Making Stronger and Safer Lithium Batteries

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