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Chemistry - Materials Science - 11.04.2025
Tree gum supercharges supercapacitor lifespan
A waste gum produced by trees found in India could be the key to unlocking a new generation of better-performing, more eco-friendly supercapacitors, researchers say. Scientists from universities in Scotland, South Korea and India are behind the development, which harnesses the unique properties of the otherwise useless tree gum to prevent supercapacitors from degrading over tens of thousands of charging cycles.

Physics - Materials Science - 10.04.2025
New, non-toxic synthesis method for 'miracle material' MXene
New, non-toxic synthesis method for ’miracle material’ MXene
The nanomaterial MXene is used for battery technology or as a high-performance lubricant. Until now, its production was difficult and toxic.

Innovation - Materials Science - 09.04.2025
Pickleball Paddles of the Future
Materials science and engineering students investigated whether pickleball paddles produced by 3D printing could be as good as, or better, than those produced using existing techniques.

Materials Science - Innovation - 04.04.2025
Cinzia Casiraghi appointed as Chief Scientific Officer at the GEIC

Materials Science - 03.04.2025
New UT research projects launched within Open Technology Programme

Materials Science - Environment - 31.03.2025
Schulich students explore new ways of recycling electric vehicle batteries
Schulich students explore new ways of recycling electric vehicle batteries

Chemistry - Materials Science - 28.03.2025
Innovative solutions for tricky problems
Innovative solutions for tricky problems
Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Published: The increasing electrification of the chemical industry and the transport sector is increasing the global demand for sustainable and regionally available starting materials for electrochemical energy storage systems.

Campus - Materials Science - 27.03.2025
Preparing Western students to lead, innovate in critical sectors
Preparing Western students to lead, innovate in critical sectors

Materials Science - Physics - 27.03.2025
Graphene-based programmable surfaces advance terahertz imaging and 6G communications
Graphene-based programmable surfaces advance terahertz imaging and 6G communications
Researchers at The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute have introduced a new class of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces capable of dynamically shaping terahertz (THz) and millimetre (mm) waves.

Physics - Materials Science - 27.03.2025
New Superconducting State
Superconductivity is a quantum physical state in which a metal is able to conduct electricity perfectly without any resistance. In its most familiar application, it enables powerful magnets in MRI machines to create the magnetic fields that allow doctors to see inside our bodies. Thus far, materials can only achieve superconductivity at extremely low temperatures, near absolute zero (a few tens of Kelvin or colder).

Materials Science - Physics - 26.03.2025
Manipulating the very small at large scale
Manipulating the very small at large scale

Materials Science - Innovation - 20.03.2025
National Graphene Institute celebrates 10 years of transformative research
National Graphene Institute celebrates 10 years of transformative research
National Graphene Institute (NGI) at The University of Manchester is marking its 10th anniversary, celebrating a decade of groundbreaking research.

Physics - Materials Science - 14.03.2025
Quantum spin model made from nanographene molecules
Quantum spin model made from nanographene molecules
Researchers from the nanotech@surfaces laboratory have experimentally recreated another fundamental theoretical model from quantum physics, which goes back to the Nobel Prize laureate Werner Heisenberg. The basis for the successful experiment was a kind of "quantum Lego" made of tiny carbon molecules known as nanographenes.

Chemistry - Materials Science - 12.03.2025
Lithium needed for the battery revolution could be harvested from lakes
Lithium needed for the battery revolution could be harvested from lakes
Lithium can be harvested efficiently from brines thanks to an innovative membrane developed at Imperial.

Physics - Materials Science - 06.03.2025
New Empa laboratory to unlock the quantum potential of carbon
New Empa laboratory to unlock the quantum potential of carbon
At the end of January, Empa opened a new laboratory that aims to harness quantum effects from carbon.

Innovation - Materials Science - 03.03.2025
’Jugend forscht’: Young researchers present ideas for a better world

Materials Science - Innovation - 27.02.2025
From raw material to an (almost) finished car battery
From raw material to an (almost) finished car battery
In a four-year EU project led by Empa, eleven collaborators from research and industry succeeded in significantly improving batteries for electric cars.

Astronomy / Space - Materials Science - 26.02.2025
Berlin Instrument Flies to the Moon with IM-2 Mission
Berlin Instrument Flies to the Moon with IM-2 Mission
Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and German Aerospace Center (DLR) have built a radiometer for measuring the temperature inside lunar craters In the night February 27, 2025, C.E.T, th

Physics - Materials Science - 26.02.2025
Breakthrough in quantum nanotechnology
Breakthrough in quantum nanotechnology
Researchers at the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester have achieved a significant milestone in the field of quantum electronics with their latest study on spin injection to graphene.

Chemistry - Materials Science - 25.02.2025
Solar cell of the future
Solar cell of the future
PhD candidate Mike Pols studied perovskites, a promising material for use in solar cells. Its unique crystal structure and special properties make perovskite a promising candidate for the solar cell of the future.

Innovation - Materials Science - 25.02.2025
CSEM opens Switzerland's first dry room to advance next-gen batteries
CSEM opens Switzerland’s first dry room to advance next-gen batteries

Physics - Materials Science - 21.02.2025
Giant X-ray facility shows that magnets can reduce flaws in 3D printed components
Giant X-ray facility shows that magnets can reduce flaws in 3D printed components
Safety critical components for aircraft and Formula 1 racing cars could one day be 3D printed via a new technique, developed by researchers at UCL and the University of Greenwich, that substantially reduces imperfections in the manufacturing process. The technique was developed after the team used advanced X-ray imaging to observe the causes of imperfections that formed in complex 3D printed metal alloy components.

Materials Science - 18.02.2025
Slashing AI Data Center Cooling Cost and GPU/CPU Power Use

Innovation - Materials Science - 14.02.2025
Scaling sustainable carbon fibre production: A breakthrough in lignin-based innovation
Scaling sustainable carbon fibre production: A breakthrough in lignin-based innovation
Lignin, a waste product from cellulose production, can be used to improve the sustainability credentials of carbon fibre.

Materials Science - Innovation - 13.02.2025
Eco ink writes new chapter for graphene use
Eco ink writes new chapter for graphene use
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have unlocked the potential of graphene in areas as diverse as vehicles, consumer electronics and environmental cleanup with an eco-friendly ink for 3D-printing.

Materials Science - 05.02.2025
E-mail from... Brisbane
E-mail from... Brisbane

Microtechnics - Materials Science - 30.01.2025
Tiny robots guided by the light
Tiny robots guided by the light
Inspired by the movement of insects gliding on the surface of water, University of Waterloo researchers have designed tiny robots controlled by light, offering promising possibilities for environmenta

Materials Science - Environment - 25.01.2025
Flower power: lavender oil for longer-lasting sodium-sulfur batteries
Nano-cages made of linalool and sulfur increase the service life and storage capacity of sodium-sulfur batteries   Lavender oil could help solve a problem in the energy transition.

Architecture - Materials Science - 24.01.2025
How good old mud can lower building costs
How good old mud can lower building costs
Builders pour concrete into temporary molds called formwork. MIT researchers invented a way to make these structures out of on-site soil. Buildings cost a lot these days. But when concrete buildings are being constructed, there's another material that can make them less expensive: mud. MIT researchers have developed a method to use lightly treated mud, including soil from a building site, as the "formwork" molds into which concrete is poured.

Materials Science - Innovation - 23.01.2025
This smart fabric heats up under the sun
This smart fabric heats up under the sun
A new type of cloth developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo can heat up when exposed to the sun thanks to innovative nanoparticles embedded in the fabric's fibre.

Agronomy / Food Science - Materials Science - 23.01.2025
Microporous Crystals for Greater Food Safety - ERC Proof of Concept Grant for TU Graz Researcher
Microporous Crystals for Greater Food Safety - ERC Proof of Concept Grant for TU Graz Researcher
A research team led by Paolo Falcaro has developed a microporous crystal compound that signals whether protein-rich foods are spoilt.

Materials Science - 22.01.2025
Method To Transmit Power Through the Body
People with diabetes rely on continuous glucose monitors to keep track of their blood sugar, but eventually the monitor's batteries need to charge. The same is true for a pacemaker or any mobile device, like a fitness tracker. And batteries are bulky and require regular maintenance. To free wearable tech from these burdens, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science developed Power-Over-Skin, which allows electricity to travel through the human body and could one day power battery-free devices from head to toe.

Materials Science - Chemistry - 21.01.2025
Plastic supercapacitors could solve energy storage problems
Plastic supercapacitors could solve energy storage problems
New process grows PEDOT nanofibers with superior electrical conductivity and more surface area to store charge Key takeaways A type of plastic called PEDOT that can conduct electricity is currently used to protect the internal components of electronic devices from static electricity and in organic solar cells and electrochromic devices, but it also has the ability to store electric charge somewhat like a battery.

Materials Science - Physics - 17.01.2025
Reimagining Chain Mail: 3D Architected Materials That Adapt and Protect
Experiments from the Caltech lab of Chiara Daraio, G. Bradford Jones Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics and Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator, have yielded a

Materials Science - Innovation - 13.01.2025
Spirit of Discovery Motivates Rales Fellows at Confluences of Research Fields

Chemistry - Materials Science - 10.01.2025
Light, flexible and radiation-resistant: Organic solar cells for space
Some carbon-based solar cells already show no drop in performance after three years' worth of radiation, and the cause of degradation in others could be preventable Study: Radiation hardness of organic photovoltaics (DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.

Materials Science - Life Sciences - 09.01.2025
Electric fungi
Electric fungi
A battery that needs feeding instead of charging? This is exactly what researchers have achieved with their 3D-printed, biodegradable fungal battery.

Materials Science - Innovation - 06.01.2025
New funding to develop next-gen wireless communications systems
Researchers from the UK and Ireland are collaborating on a new Engineers from the University of Glasgow are teaming up with colleagues from the Tyndall National Institute's Wireless Communications Lab

Materials Science - Physics - 03.01.2025
At MIT, Clare Grey stresses battery development to electrify the planet

Physics - Materials Science - 24.12.2024
Twisted Edison: Bright, elliptically polarized incandescent light
Filaments curling at the micro and nanoscale produce light waves that twirl as they travel Study: Bright, circularly-polarized black-body radiation from twisted nanocarbon Filaments ( adq4068) Bright

Physics - Materials Science - 19.12.2024
By looking at individual atoms in tooth enamel, UW and PNNL researchers are learning what happens to our teeth as we age
By looking at individual atoms in tooth enamel, UW and PNNL researchers are learning what happens to our teeth as we age
Teeth are essential for helping people break down the food they eat, and are protected by enamel, which helps them withstand the large amount of stress they experience as people chew away.

Materials Science - Physics - 18.12.2024
Engineers grow 'high-rise' 3D chips
Engineers grow ’high-rise’ 3D chips
An electronic stacking technique could exponentially increase the number of transistors on chips, enabling more efficient AI hardware. The electronics industry is approaching a limit to the number of transistors that can be packed onto the surface of a computer chip. So, chip manufacturers are looking to build up rather than out.

Materials Science - 17.12.2024
Corals depend on near neighbours to reproduce
Corals depend on near neighbours to reproduce
A new study reveals corals must be within only a few metres of each other to successfully reproduce, leaving them vulnerable in a warming world.

Materials Science - 13.12.2024
New detoxification pathway for mercury in penguins
An international team of scientists led by the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France, has found that emperor penguins detoxify mercury with both sulfur and selenium, a new pathway for a marine predator.

Innovation - Materials Science - 12.12.2024
Embedded FeRAM Platform Compatible with 22nm FD-SOI Node
Embedded FeRAM Platform Compatible with 22nm FD-SOI Node
Scalable Platform -Opens the Door for Faster, More Energy-Efficient, and Cost-Effective Memory Solutions in Embedded Systems, Such as IoT, Mobile Devices, and Edge Computing ' SAN FRANCISCO - Dec.

Materials Science - Innovation - 12.12.2024
Turning 3D printing’s biggest flaw into its smartest feature
A Johns Hopkins research team has created a new 3D-printing technique that addresses structural vulnerabilities in 3D-printed objects Civil and systems engineers at Johns Hopkins University have a turned a longstanding problem with 3D printers into a multifunctional feature: The team developed a new printing technique that solves for the fundamental weakness between the layers created during 3D printing.

Computer Science - Materials Science - 09.12.2024
TU Delft team winner in Airbus-BMW Quantum Computing Challenge
TU Delft team winner in Airbus-BMW Quantum Computing Challenge

Materials Science - Architecture - 09.12.2024
A thinner thermal insulation for buildings
A thinner thermal insulation for buildings

Materials Science - Life Sciences - 09.12.2024
By tweaking materials, scientists create transistors that remember
By tweaking materials, scientists create transistors that remember
Johns Hopkins researchers reveal an unexpected quality in electrical switches, potentially impacting computer memory Key takeaways: The surprising discovery suggests there is potential to develop electronic memory systems that mimic the way human brains work and form memories The device could one day decrease the massive amounts of energy consumed by cloud data storage A team of Johns Hopkins materials scientists made a surprising discovery that could change the way memory works in electronics.

Chemistry - Materials Science - 09.12.2024
Faster organic phosphorescence for better display tech
Layering an organic material on top of 2D materials achieves stable, fast phosphorescent light emission without using expensive and hazardous heavy metals Study: Microsecond triplet emission from organic chromophore-transition metal dichalcogenide hybrids via through-space spin orbit proximity effect (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51501-8) Screens for TVs, smartphones or other displays could be made with a new kind of organic LED material developed by an international team, co-led by University of Michigan engineers.
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