Material Science & Technology

A textbook process known as "Ostwald ripening," named after Nobel Prize-winning chemist Wilhelm Ostwald, has guided the design of new materials (How are nanoparticles grown) for decades, including nanoparticles -- tiny...

Nature creates layered materials like bone and pearls that become less prone to flaws as they grow older. Now, researchers have created - using biomimetic proteins modeled on squid teeth,...

A research team from the Department of Energy Engineering at the University of Seville has developed an experimental research focused (A new bio-inspired PEM fuel cell with graphene sponge) on...

The results (The Magic angle of superconducting graphene structures) can inform the design of actual superconducting devices. When it comes to graphene, it seems like superconductors are in the family....

Bell Laboratories invented the transistor in 1947 ushering in an era of cooler, smaller electronics that used  less power than bulky and fragile vacuum tube devices. The transistor acts as...

By disrupting the traditional lab-based manufacturing process, Duke University researchers have greatly expanded the ability (Enhanced super-wide spectrum camera capabilities) of super surfaces to manipulate light while making them resistant...

Technical advances allow particles to be placed deeper into biological tissues, which could aid in the diagnosis or monitoring of cancer (Fluorescent sensor - Provides unique insight inside living cells)....

Researchers at the University of Osaka have demonstrated a new way to create three-dimensional interconnections of integrated circuits that operate at short temperatures and do not require external pressure, which...

Evidence suggests that carbon nanotubes, small tubes composed of pure carbon, may form in the dust and gas envelopes surrounding dying stars. The findings suggest a simple but elegant mechanism...

Atoms do strange things when they are forced to leave their comfortable places. Rice University engineers have come up with a new (Impacts can be smooth quantum tests) way to...