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Formation of Fracture Patterns in Brittle Materials Explained by Physics, Math and Special Gels

Researchers have long wondered about the origin of delicate criss-cross facetted patterns that are usually found on the surfaces of broken material. Typical crack speeds in glass effortlessly surpass a kilometer per second, and broken surface features could be smaller than a millimeter.

1 Nov 2017

Researchers Devise High-Power Radiation Source in TeraHertz Region

In a remarkable advancement, researchers from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, have developed a high-power radiation source in the greatly needed teraHertz (THz) region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

31 Oct 2017

Study Reveals Microscopic Defects in Batteries can be Capitalized

Rice University researchers state that high-performance electrodes for lithium-ion batteries can be enhanced by looking closely at their defects — and exploiting them.

31 Oct 2017

Biomass-Based Polymer can Easily and Inexpensively be used in 3D Printing

The elimination of plastics is inconceivable in the modern world. Unfortunately, they do contain disadvantages, including the depletion of fossil feedstocks, formation of CO2 in production and combustion, and growth of landfills.

30 Oct 2017

Smaller Water Droplets Evaporate More Gradually than Larger Ones

Although the process of evaporation has hitherto been understood completely, physicists from the Warsaw Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences have discovered one more element of surprise—smaller water droplets get evaporated very gradually when compared to larger ones.

27 Oct 2017

First Ever Images of Dendrites that Cause Short Circuits or Fires in Battery

The first ever atomic-scale images of dendrites (i.e. digitated growths), which have the ability to penetrate the barrier in between battery compartments and to trigger fires or short circuits, have been captured by researchers from Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

27 Oct 2017

A Novel Way to Predict Corrosion Caused by Sulfur Compounds in Crude Oil

Studies related to X-ray performed by SLAC will aid the oil sector in improving guidelines for corrosion from sulfur in crude oil.

27 Oct 2017

Innovative Catalyst for Metal-Air Battery Electrodes Will Reform Fuel Cell Technology

Studies of lithium-ion batteries have paved the way for plentiful probabilities in designing next-generation batteries. Specifically, the metal-air batteries—with considerably higher energy density similar to that of 1 kg of gasoline—have of late been accepted and invested for by some of the pioneering companies in the world, such as IBM.

26 Oct 2017

Researchers Discover New Deformation Mechanism in Crystalline Materials

Most metals and semiconductors, from the steel in a knife blade to the silicon in a solar panel, are made up of many tiny crystalline grains.

26 Oct 2017

Discovery of SrYbInO4 Opens New Pathway in Development of ABCO4-Based Ion Conductors

Because some A2BO4-based materials such as (Pr,La)2(Ni,Cu,Ga)O4+δ exhibit high oxide-ion conductivity, scientists at Tokyo Tech have been exploring new structure families of ABCO4-based materials as BaRInO4, where R represents a rare earth element.

26 Oct 2017

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