Material Science & Technology

Reconstructed vortex rings inside a magnetic micropillar. Courtesy: Claire Donnelly Magnets often harbor hidden beauty. Take a simple fridge magnet: Somewhat counterintuitively, it is 'sticky' on one side but not...

Our lungs are exposed to a multitude of hazardous airborne particles on a daily basis. Nanoparticles, due to their small size, may reach the sensitive alveolar region of the human...

New research by scientists from Delft University of Technology and the University of Duisburg-Essen uses the motion of atomically thin graphene to identify noble gasses. These gasses are chemically passive...

Faster, smaller, smarter and more energy-efficient chips for everything from consumer electronics to big data to brain-inspired computing could soon be on the way after engineers at The University of...

Although most of the planet is covered by water, only a fraction of it is clean enough for humans to use. Therefore, it is important to recycle this resource whenever...

Researchers have shown that distorted photons (Nondestructive Mid-Infrared Imaging) can be used to improve penetration depth using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in more scattered materials. This method is a method...

Novel cathode design significantly improves performance of next-generation battery A team led by Cheong Ying Chan Professor of Engineering and Environment Prof. ZHAO Tianshou, Chair Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace...

Novel microcopy methods allow scientists to study the mechanical interaction of T-cells and particles. Credit: Vienna University of Technology. When T-cells of our immune system become active, tiny traction forces...

A field of converted nanocomposites, their shape formed with self-assembly and their composition tuned with conversion reactions. Credit: AMOLF. Imagine if a material would arrange itself into a shape suited...

Rice University scientists coupled gold nanoparticles with soft polymers that pull energy from the gold’s plasmonic response to light. That energy can then be used to potentially catalyze chemical reactions....