Material Science & Technology

Discovered in 2004, graphene has revolutionized various scientific fields. It has remarkable properties such as high electron mobility, high tensile strength and thermal conductivity. Much time and effort has been...

A group of engineers from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst recently demonstrated that almost anything can be made into a device that continuously generates electricity (Generate Clean Energy Through...

Living things are exposed every day to nanoparticles from various products and air pollution. After analyzing hundreds of exposures, researchers from the University of Tampere have revealed How Different Species...

Physico-chemists develop active photochromic colloids that demonstrate the development (New Active Smart Materials developed) of new active smart materials. In nature, the skin of cephalopods (animals with tentacles attached to...

Before long, you'll be able to find a box of fresh-picked, delicious strawberries at your local grocery store or garage. But it's disappointing when you bring them home and find...

Researchers at the University of Missouri have developed a prototype of a thin, lightweight "metamaterial" that can (The Smart Model Defies Newton's Laws of Motion) control the direction and strength...

A research group of Professor Minoru Osada and postdoctoral researcher Yue Shi at the Institute for Future Materials and Systems (IMaSS) at Nagoya University in Japan, has developed a new...

In pursuit of more efficient energy computing new devices (New Devices for More Efficient Energy Computing) developed at UC Santa Barbara promise improvements in design and data storage. Researchers from...

Australian researchers have demonstrated an excellent method for generating energy from metal nanocrystals, with benefits in photovoltaics, photocatalysis and optoelectronics. Based at RMIT University and CISRO, a team led by...

A mechanical filter sponge removes lead from the water, a reusable sponge can capture and recover precious metals and heavy metal contaminants Northwestern University engineers have developed a new sponge that...