If there were a classroom full of all the transition metals that could be used as catalysts for complex pharmaceutical reactions, iron would be the most promising but most unruly member.
Lithium metal batteries have long promised to offer high-energy density more than double of that of lithium-ion batteries
At the University of Michigan (U-M), researchers have come up with a new method to meet the increasing demand for electric vehicle batteries. This technique helps predict how variations to manufacturing processes and materials will influence the life of a battery.
Researchers from China have proposed novel nanotechnology materials that successfully eliminate VOCs, along with sulfur and nitrogen oxides, from the air at ambient temperature.
By Akhlaqul Karomah
26 Oct 2021
Green food packaging and biodegradable plastics are seen as a viable method for reducing the major ecological problem created by the over use of traditional conventional plastics as product packaging.
By Akhlaqul Karomah
26 Oct 2021
Totimorphic structural materials can morph into any shape, as researchers at Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have found. The team have developed shape-shifting materials that can hold any 2D and 3D form, which makes way for new types of multifunctional materials for use in a number of different fields.
By David J. Cross
26 Oct 2021
The Palo Verde Generating Station in Phoenix, Arizona has been granted the opportunity to demonstrate its ability to produce clean hydrogen energy after receiving $20 million in funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE).
By David J. Cross
26 Oct 2021
A safe food-grade solvent has been employed to extract extremely sought rare-earth metals from coal ash without harming the environment and simultaneously increasing a crucial national resource.
Innovative printing technology and the most harmonizing composition of post processing equipment at an attractive price from a single source – Mimaki realized this user advantage for its full-color inkjet 3D printer, the Mimaki 3DUJ-2207.
Creating intelligent, shape-changing materials is a particular focus in the field of materials science currently. However, the technology is still fairly new.
By Reginald Davey
26 Oct 2021
Shape-morphing materials that can form three-dimensional shapes from flat sheets provide exciting opportunities for the future of materials science.
By Reginald Davey
26 Oct 2021
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells offer excellent potential for use in a wide range of energy-conversion technologies.
By Adrian Thompson
26 Oct 2021
Ongoing efforts to develop and implement affordable, easy-to-distribute vaccines have led to the development of ultra-low-cost electroporator with microneedle electrodes for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.
By Adrian Thompson
26 Oct 2021
The rapid increase in the use of digital technologies has necessitated the rethinking of data storage methods.
Wound healing is a crucial physiological process through which damaged tissues repair themselves. Chronic wounds considerably affect a patient’s quality of life, incur high treatment costs, and are associated with high mortality in diabetic and bedridden patients.