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New Study Could Help Design More Advanced Synthetic Structural Materials

Humans have drawn technological inspiration from fish scales going back to ancient times: Romans, Egyptians, and other civilizations would dress their warriors in scale armor, providing both protection and mobility.

19 Jun 2020

Study Explores Using Carbonic Nanoweb Graphdiyne for Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries usually contain graphitic carbons as anode materials. Scientists have investigated the carbonic nanoweb graphdiyne as a novel two-dimensional carbon network for its suitability in battery applications.

19 Jun 2020

Researchers Produce Unique Kind of Light Using Quantum Cascade Lasers

It is a very special kind of light, which can be used for important measurements: so-called frequency combs play a major role in laser research today.

19 Jun 2020

Matter in Optical Lattices Predicted to Form Tensile Quantum Rings

Ultracold atoms trapped in appropriately prepared optical traps can arrange themselves in surprisingly complex, hitherto unobserved structures, according to scientists from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow.

19 Jun 2020

New Porous Organic Polymers-Based Design for Fuel Cell Electrolyte

Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences have successfully established a universal synthetic design using porous organic polymers (POPs) for fuel cell electrolyte, according to an Editor's choice hot article published in the journal Materials Chemistry Frontiers.

19 Jun 2020

Optimizing Optoelectronic Properties of Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells

A simple and noninvasive treatment could become a prime post-crystallization process to optimize the optoelectronic properties of hybrid perovskite solar cell materials.

19 Jun 2020

Study Improves Understanding of Electron-Hole Clusters

In solid materials, when an electron changes position without another to fill its place, a positively charged 'hole' can appear which is attracted to the original electron.

19 Jun 2020

New Framework to Improve Modeling Accuracy to Advance Nuclear Physics

Five Michigan State University researchers from the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams and the Department of Statistics and Probability are participating in a new $3.7 million National Science Foundation project to advance nuclear physics experiments.

19 Jun 2020

Study Gains Deeper Insight into Processes of Molecular Switch

Molecular switches - they are the molecular counterparts of electrical switches and play an important role in many processes in nature.

19 Jun 2020

New Technique to Increase Durability of Li-Ion Batteries

A team of Brown University researchers has found a way to double the toughness of a ceramic material used to make solid-state lithium ion batteries.

19 Jun 2020

Graphene Smart Textiles Developed for Heat Adaptive Clothing

New research on the two-dimensional (2D) material graphene has allowed researchers to create smart adaptive clothing which can lower the body temperature of the wearer in hot climates.

18 Jun 2020

Green Chemistry Innovations Honored by the American Chemical Society and EPA

In conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the American Chemical Society (ACS) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Green Chemistry Challenge Award.

18 Jun 2020

Fuel Cells and Electrolysers 3D Printing: New Approach

Fuel cells able to convert hydrogen into electricity are called to play an important role in the energy transition towards a future with zero-emissions. In reverse mode, electrolysis cells can convert water into hydrogen by using electricity.

From IDTechEx 18 Jun 2020

Bally Ribbon Mills Supplying Range of Narrow Woven Tapes and Elastics Urgently Needed During COVID-19 Emergency

Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM), an industry leader in the design, development, and manufacture of highly specialized engineered woven fabrics, announces it is manufacturing urgently needed narrow woven structural tapes and elastics for use in a range of medical items required for the current COVID-19 emergency.

From Bally Ribbon Mills 18 Jun 2020

New Gold Nanoparticle Film Could Allow Robots Mimic Chameleons, Octopi

A new film made of gold nanoparticles changes color in response to any type of movement. Its unprecedented qualities could allow robots to mimic chameleons and octopi -- among other futuristic applications.

18 Jun 2020