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Electron Arrangements in a Semiconductor Provide New Design Opportunities for Electronic Devices and Quantum Computing

According to recent findings, two different kinds of electron arrangements in a semiconductor offers new design possibilities for electronics.

21 Jun 2018

New 3D Printing Method Could Help Develop Materials for Energy Storage and Electronics

3D printing could be used to fabricate advanced materials containing molecules that change states in response to light.

21 Jun 2018

Study Aims at Producing Novel Composite Fuel for Futuristic Fast Reactors

Researchers have made attempts to overcome the challenges faced in handling plutonium and minor actinides (MA) piled up over several years.

21 Jun 2018

New Superhard Tungsten Boride Can Compete with Conventional ‘Pobedit’

An international team of researchers has projected a new superhard material for use in machine building, drilling, and other fields.

18 Jun 2018

EPFL Student Makes a Virtually Unbreakable Fiberglass Skateboard

EPFL’s civil engineering student Damien Sommer dimensioned and ultimately developed a unique fiberglass skateboard for his Master’s project. When digital techniques are applied to the design process, a product is obtained that is more solid than a conventional skateboard.

23 May 2018

Strong, Super-Tough Carbon Sheets Fabricated at Low Temperature

High-strength, super-tough sheets of carbon have been developed by an international research team led by scientists at Beihang University in China and The University of Texas at Dallas. These sheets can be economically fabricated at low temperatures.

15 May 2018

Autarkic Fiber Composites Promising for Robotics & Prostheses

Researchers are attempting to create a new class of materials by integrating sensors & actuators into flexible fiber composites.

15 May 2018

NIST Researchers Use Invasive Exotic Marine Pest to Design New Composites

A new composite material that is flexible, non-toxic, sustainable and UV light-reflective has been developed after a team of researchers combined derivatives of two leftover materials - wood pulp and dried-up pieces of an invasive exotic pest.

7 May 2018

Spider Silk Key for Creating New Bone-Mending Composite

Researchers from the University of Connecticut have developed a biodegradable composite composed of silk fibers that can be used to mend broken load-bearing bones without the complications occasionally caused by other materials.

23 Apr 2018

Innovative Technology for On-Demand Control of Composite Materials

A technology that renders a composite material stronger and stiffer on-demand upon exposure to ultraviolet light has been developed by engineers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and the University of Maryland.

19 Apr 2018

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