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High Configuration Entropy Impacts Glass Transition of Metallic Glasses

A team of researchers from Tohoku University and Johns Hopkins University has uncovered several key aspects of glass transition.

19 Jul 2021

New Study Could Help Commercialize Next-Generation Flexible, Printable Electronics

At the Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden), physicists have established the first implementation of a complementary vertical organic transistor technology, which can operate at low voltage, with adjustable inverter properties, and a fall and rise time of below 10 ns shown in inverter and ring-oscillator circuits, respectively.

19 Jul 2021

Researchers Discover an Inorganic Material with Lowest Thermal Conductivity Ever Reported

A collaborative research team, led by the University of Liverpool, has discovered a new inorganic material with the lowest thermal conductivity ever reported, paving the way for the development of new thermoelectric materials that will be critical for a sustainable society.

19 Jul 2021

Researchers Take First Snapshots of Atoms Moving Inside Tiny Switches

Electronic circuits that compute and store information contain millions of tiny switches that control the flow of electric current.

16 Jul 2021

Mechanical Force can be Used to Alter Chemical Reactions and Increase Selectivity

A new study shows that it is possible to use mechanical force to deliberately alter chemical reactions and increase chemical selectivity - a grand challenge of the field.

16 Jul 2021

Inorganic Materials with Low Thermal Conductivity can Contribute to Sustainable Society

The University of Liverpool led a collaborative team of researchers to achieve the discovery of a new inorganic material that exhibits the lowest ever thermal conductivity.

16 Jul 2021

Scientists Convert Methane into Methanol at Room Temperature Using Iron Zeolites

Researchers from Stanford University and the University of Leuven in Belgium adopted a “tantalizing” principle from nature to convert harmful methane into methanol under room temperature.

16 Jul 2021

Atonarp Announces Innovative New Metrology Platform Aston, Aimed at Increasing Yield, Throughput, and Efficiency in Semiconductor Manufacturing Processes

Atonarp, a leading manufacturer of molecular sensing and diagnostics products for the semiconductor, healthcare, and pharma industries, today announced Aston, an innovative in-situ semiconductor metrology platform with an integrated plasma ionization source.

From Atonarp Inc. 16 Jul 2021

Scientists Develop a Multifunctional Pressure Sensor Using 3D Printing Technology

The treatment of many medical issues like abnormal gait and muscular disorders require an accurate sensing of applied pressure. In this regard, flexible pressure sensors that are simple, lightweight, and low-cost, have garnered considerable attention.

15 Jul 2021

Tweaking Semiconductor Crystals to Achieve Superior Properties for Electronics

Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from the U.S. and Singapore have created a neural network that can help tweak semiconductor crystals in a controlled fashion to achieve superior properties for electronics.

15 Jul 2021

Using Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Materials Discovery

In the periodic table of elements, there are 118 distinct elements, most of which can combine with one or more others to form materials with potentially surprising properties.

15 Jul 2021

One-Step Method Creates a Buoyant Cotton Fabric for Life Jackets and Swimsuits

Summertime is here, and that often means long, lazy days at the beach, water skiing and swimming. Life jackets and swimsuits are essential gear for these activities, but if not dried thoroughly, they can develop a gross, musty smell.

15 Jul 2021

New Chemistry Approach Could Eliminate Micropollutants from the Environment

Army-funded research identified a new chemistry approach that could remove micropollutants from the environment.

15 Jul 2021

Novel Hydrogel Composite Rapidly Degrades Organophosphate-Based Nerve Agents

Scientists at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois have developed a hydrogel integrated with zirconium-based robust metal-organic frameworks that rapidly degrades organophosphate-based nerve agents used in chemical warfare.

15 Jul 2021

Research Focuses on Sustainable, Energy-Efficient Process for Urea Synthesis

Urea, a vital element, is found in all things ranging from skincare commodities to fertilizers. Urea is a natural product of human urine; however, mass production of urea is a huge undertaking and accounts for around 2% of global emissions and energy utilized.

15 Jul 2021