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Scientists Develop New Method to Crystallize Highly Ordered Copper Thin Films

Scientists from Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S &T) have demonstrated for the first time that highly ordered copper thin films can be directly crystallized on a one-molecule-thick layer of organic material instead on the inorganic substrates that have been utilized for years.

1 Oct 2020

Discovery Could Lead to Ecologically Sustainable Energy Storage

Researchers at TU Graz have found a way to convert the aromatic substance vanillin into a redox-active electrolyte material for liquid batteries.

1 Oct 2020

Researchers Gain Key Insight into Electrons' Role in Harvesting of Light

In the search for clean energy alternatives to fossil fuels, one promising solution relies on photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells - water-splitting, artificial-photosynthesis devices that turn sunlight and water into solar fuels such as hydrogen.

1 Oct 2020

Researchers Identify Key Factors to Reduce the Cost of Green Hydrogen

Engineers from UNSW Sydney have crunched the numbers on green hydrogen production costs to reveal that Australia is in prime position to take advantage of the green hydrogen revolution, with its great solar resource and potential for export.

1 Oct 2020

Camera-Based Separation System Could Revolutionize the Recycling of Plastics

A new research project is aiming to develop a camera-based separation system that can separate plastic waste according to type.

1 Oct 2020

Cornell Engineers Develop New Framework to Make Biodegradable Elastomers

Metals such as iron and calcium play a crucial role inside the human body, so it's no surprise that bioengineers would like to integrate them into the soft, stretchy materials used to repair skin, blood vessels, lungs and other tissue.

1 Oct 2020

Element Marks Further Expansion into German Markets with EMV Testhaus and vohtec Rebrands

Element Materials Technology (Element) has completed the formal rebranding of two of its acquired German businesses – product testing company EMV Testhaus, and materials testing company vohtec Qualitätssicherung (vohtec) – marking the significant expansion of Element’s presence in Germany.

From Element Materials Technology 1 Oct 2020

The September Edition of The Bridge, the Materials Science Newsletter from Rigaku, is Now Online

The September 2020 edition of The Bridge newsletter from Rigaku Corporation is now available online on the company’s global website.

From Rigaku Corporation 1 Oct 2020

Bruker Releases Suite of Benchtop 3D Optical Profiler Systems

Bruker today announced the release of its next-generation benchtop ContourX 3D Optical Profilometers for gage-capable surface texture and roughness metrology in R&D and manufacturing environments.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 1 Oct 2020

'Nutation' of Spins in Magnetic Materials Observed for the First Time

Much of the 'memory' of the world and all our digital activities are based on media, hard disks, where the information is encoded thanks to magnetism, by orienting the spin of electrons in one direction or the opposite.

30 Sep 2020

Machine Learning Rediscovers Rules Governing Catalysts to Accelerate the Design of Materials

A machine learning technique rapidly rediscovered rules governing catalysts that took humans years of difficult calculations to reveal--and even explained a deviation.

30 Sep 2020

Lithium-Rich Materials Offer the Possibility of More Sustainable and Cost-Effective Batteries

Next-generation batteries using lithium-rich materials could be more sustainable and cost-effective, according to a team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.

30 Sep 2020

Hybrid Floating Solar Panels-Hydropower Systems may Hold Potential to Produce Electricity

Hybrid systems of floating solar panels and hydropower plants may hold the technical potential to produce a significant portion of the electricity generated annually across the globe, according to an analysis by researchers at the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

30 Sep 2020

Researchers Create Green Fuel Cell that Uses Atmospheric Oxygen

Professor Mohamed Mohamedi along with a team of researchers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has developed a green membraneless fuel cell that utilizes atmospheric oxygen.

30 Sep 2020

New Method to Hydrogenate Thin Metallic Glass Layers at Room Temperature

A group of researchers from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) along with their collaborators from Turkey, Austria, Slovakia, Russia (MISIS, MSU), and the United Kingdom has identified a new method to hydrogenate thin metallic glass layers at room temperatures.

30 Sep 2020