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New Class of Heteronanostructures Allow Vast Material Combinations

Organizing functional objects in a complex, sophisticated architecture at the nanoscale can yield hybrid materials that tremendously outperform their solo objects, offering exciting routes towards a spectrum of applications

17 May 2021

Etching Process Offers a Promising Route to Boost Hydrogen Production

Extracting hydrogen from water through electrolysis offers a promising route for increasing the production of hydrogen, a clean and environmentally friendly fuel.

17 May 2021

Study Provides Key Insight into the Mechanism of Fast Crystal Growth

Materials in a glassy state are everywhere in our lives and have contributed to humanity for many years.

17 May 2021

New Semiconductor and Magnetic Materials may Play Key Role in Next-Generation Power Electronics

As electrification advancement accelerates and more renewables are integrated into the electric grid, improved power electronics systems are needed to convert AC or DC power into a usable form.

17 May 2021

Renishaw Introduces the World's First Raman System with Remote Probes Capable of Focus-Tracking

Renishaw's latest version of its Virsa™ Raman analyzer, with new WiRE™ 5.5 software, enables its users to analyze samples away from the confines of the laboratory microscope, using remote fiber-optic probes. Its features expand the use of Raman spectroscopy to new samples, applications, and environments.

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 14 May 2021

Sensofar and Linkam develop new technique for characterising the temperature-induced topographical evolution of nanoscale materials

Sensofar, a technology company specialising in the field of non-contact surface metrology, has developed a new technique for characterising the evolution of a sample’s surface topography with temperature using the ...

From Sensofar Metrology 14 May 2021

3D-Printed Landing Gear is 15% Lighter

Safran Landing Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of French multinational aerospace company Safran SA and the world's largest supplier of landing gear, has teamed up with German powder bed, metal additive manufacturing (AM) equipment specialist SLM Solutions to evaluate the feasibility of using its technology to produce large, safety-critical aircraft components. SLM Solutions' sole agent for the UK and Ireland, Kingsbury, describes the project.

14 May 2021

New Smart Materials Could be Used in Targeted Drug Delivery, Energy Storage

Smart materials are a new revolution in the area of materials science and can acclimatize their properties based on their environmental changes.

13 May 2021

Stable, Lithium-Metal Solid-State Battery can be Charged, Discharged Many Times

Quick-charging and long-lasting batteries are crucial to expand the electric vehicle sector but despite this fact, the current generation of lithium-ion batteries does not meet this requirement because they are extremely costly, quite bulky, and take a considerable amount of time to charge.

13 May 2021

Researchers Design Very Fast Engine that Works Using Information

Scientists from Simon Fraser University (SFU) have developed an exceptionally quick engine that taps into a new type of fuel—information.

12 May 2021

Study of Two-Step Process Enables Low-Temperature Crystallization of Phase-Pure a-FAPbI3

Though different fabrication approaches exist, two-step deposition is one of the main experimental techniques now used to make efficient, stable PSCs, especially on the industrial scale.

12 May 2021

Organic Residues in Inks Inhibit Conductivity in 3D Printed Electronic Devices, Study Shows

Inks containing metal nanoparticles are among the most commonly-used conductive materials for printed electronics.

12 May 2021

Researchers Receive $300,000 to Develop Catalysts for Seawater-to-Fuel Technology

What if aircraft carriers could rely on the most abundant of local resources--seawater--to fuel the planes on board-

12 May 2021

3D-Micromac Eliminates Critical Process Bottlenecks to MicroLED Display Manufacturing with New Laser Micromachining Platform

3D-Micromac AG, the industry leader in laser micromachining and roll-to-roll laser systems for the semiconductor, photovoltaic, medical device and electronics markets, today introduced microCETI™—the first laser micromachining platform that supports all laser processes in microLED display manufacturing with the high throughput and precision, and low cost of ownership, needed for volume production requirements.

From 3D-Micromac AG 12 May 2021