Writing in the journal Energies, a team of researchers from China have published a paper investigating the synthesis of graphene oxide doped polyacrylamide gels. The research has potential benefits for the petrochemical industry.
By Reginald Davey
12 Aug 2022
Aalto University researchers created a bio-based adhesive that can replace formaldehyde-containing adhesives in wood construction.
Freiburg chemists have successfully converted polynuclear transition metal carbonyls into their homoleptic complex cations using common inorganic oxidants.
Boise State University scientists have devised a new method for creating new lithium-ion battery materials.
MIT researchers have developed a method for 3D printing materials with tunable mechanical properties, which can sense how they are moving and interacting with the environment. The researchers create these sensing structures using just one material and a single run on a 3D printer.
While scientists have hoped that rechargeable zinc-manganese dioxide batteries could be developed into a viable alternative for grid storage applications, engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago and their colleagues identified the atomistic mechanism of charge and discharge in such batteries.
Materials Design is delighted to announce a new release of its world-leading materials simulation MedeA Environment. The MedeA 3.5 release features a new Flowchart interface for constructing automated simulation protocols to carry out high-throughput simulations with the desired level of sophistication.
Scientists from four universities in China have collaborated on a new paper in the journal Science of the Total Environment investigating how rice husks can improve magnesium oxychloride cement, a green building material.
By Reginald Davey
11 Aug 2022
A paper recently published in the journal Additive Manufacturing demonstrated the feasibility of using a new three-dimensional (3D) printing algorithm to print parts with filaments oriented according to the input orientation field at different infills.
By Samudrapom Dam
11 Aug 2022
Scientists from the Department of Chemistry at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey, have analyzed lithium batteries using non-linear harmonic analysis and EIS. By comparing experimental measurements and mathematical simulations, the authors have identified harmonic distortions and other critical factors in these devices. Their work has appeared in Electrochimica Acta.
By Reginald Davey
11 Aug 2022
The use of computers that operate more like human brains is getting closer to the mainstream.
Bipartisan congressional approval of the CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law Tuesday by President Joe Biden, will drive a $52 billion investment by the federal government to help expand and accelerate U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, an important step for an industry critical to both economic competitiveness and national security.
Researchers analyze the impact of nozzle temperature on 3D printed thermoplastic elastomer foams, revealing insights into density and stiffness adjustments.
By Chinmay Chari
10 Aug 2022
Scientists from Donghua University in Shanghai’s College of Materials Science and Engineering have presented a comprehensive and timely review of the uses of silk fibroin as a biomaterial. Their findings have appeared online in a pre-proof paper in the journal Materials Today Bio.
By Reginald Davey
10 Aug 2022
A team from the University of Naples Federico II in Italy have demonstrated the use of carbon dioxide to 3D print microfoamed strands. Their work has appeared online in the journal Polymers.
By Reginald Davey
10 Aug 2022