In recent years, scientists have been studying special materials called topological materials, with special attention paid to the shape, i.e., topology, of their electronic structures (electronic bands). Although it is not visible in real space, their unusual shape in topological materials produces various unique properties that can be suitable for making next-generation devices.
Shear band formation is not typically a good sign in a material — the bands often appear before a material fractures or fails. But materials science and engineering researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found that shear bands aren’t always a negative; under the right conditions, they can improve the ductility, or the plasticity, of a material.
In landfills, plastic food packaging takes up a considerable proportion of plastic waste. In the face of increasing environmental issues, scientists are looking to bio-derived alternatives.
A novel multi-material printer has been developed with the use of multi-wavelength high-power lasers, for rapid and seamless 3D printing of smart, flexible devices by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), Panasonic Factory Solutions Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (Panasonic), and Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (SC3DP).
Creating energy the way the sun and stars do — through nuclear fusion — is one of the grand challenges facing science and technology.
A team of international scientists has used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to detect a new carbon compound in space for the first time. Known as methyl cation (pronounced cat-eye-on) (CH3+), the molecule is important because it aids the formation of more complex carbon-based molecules. Methyl cation was detected in a young star system, with a protoplanetary disk, known as d203-506, which is located about 1,350 light-years away in the Orion Nebula.
When it comes to the environmental impacts of cars, much ink has been spilled on tailpipe emissions. But there's another environmental threat from cars you might not think about: microplastic pollution.
To unveil the previously elusive behavior and stability of complex metal compounds found in aqueous solutions called 'POMs', researchers at the University of Vienna have created a speciation atlas now published in Science Advances.
The majority of common engineering polymers have inherently low surface energy and therefore exhibit poor adhesion characteristics.
Plasma treatment offers a reliable and environmentally friendly method of both cleaning...
Researchers at MIT have developed a new Jell-O-like conductive polymer hydrogel that could be used in place of metals in implantable medical devices.
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