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Environment - Oct 20
Highest mortality risk due to air pollution exposure in Brussels in deprived neighbourhoods
Highest mortality risk due to air pollution exposure in Brussels in deprived neighbourhoods
Pharmacology - Oct 20
TB-PRACTECAL: Clinical Trial Yields Promising Results for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment
TB-PRACTECAL: Clinical Trial Yields Promising Results for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment
Environment - Oct 20
Europeans want climate action but show little appetite for radical lifestyle change - new polling | University of Cambridge
Europeans want climate action but show little appetite for radical lifestyle change - new polling | University of Cambridge
Health - Oct 20
Study aims to identify best remote support services for domestic violence and abuse survivors in COVID-19 pandemic
Study aims to identify best remote support services for domestic violence and abuse survivors in COVID-19 pandemic
Environment - Oct 19
The artificial beach in the Barcelona Forum reveals a surprising marine biodiversity
The artificial beach in the Barcelona Forum reveals a surprising marine biodiversity
Environment - Oct 18
Climate change and human pressure mean migration may be 'no longer worth it', say researchers
Climate change and human pressure mean migration may be 'no longer worth it', say researchers
Health - Oct 18
Milestone moment for the region's life science sector as construction on No. 1 Birmingham Health Innovation Campus gets underway
Milestone moment for the region's life science sector as construction on No. 1 Birmingham Health Innovation Campus gets underway
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Materials Science - Environment - 08.09.2020 
Plastic can be sustainable
Jena research group receives two million euros to research intelligent, recyclable plastic materials Sustainable plastics that have the ability for self-healing, have intelligent properties and can
Research Management - Materials Science - 03.09.2020 
Two Empa researchers receive ERC Starting Grant
Two talented young researchers at Empa will be given the opportunity to develop their own research area over a five-year period with the help of an ERC Starting Grant from the European Research Counc
Environment - Materials Science - 03.09.2020
Materials Science - Chemistry - 02.09.2020
Materials Science - 31.08.2020 
BATTERY 2030+ starts Next Phase towards a Green Society
The European research initiative on Future Battery Technologies, BATTERY 2030+, starts the next phase to develop high-performance batteries for a climate-neutral society.
Materials Science - Health - 26.08.2020
Physics - Materials Science - 24.08.2020 
Rice’s RAMBO-II: A sequel better than the original
First-of-its-kind spectrometer is getting stronger magnets, wider range of lasers Rice's RAMBO-II is the rare sequel that promises to be better than the original.
Physics - Materials Science - 24.08.2020
Economics / Business - Materials Science - 24.08.2020 
Binding carbon dioxide using broken concrete
Thanks to technology from ETH spin-off Neustark, concrete recycling plants can store carbon dioxide over the long term.
Materials Science - Physics - 18.08.2020 
How Can Heat Be Used Effectively?
In many areas of technology, heat is perceived as an undesirable "by-product".
Materials Science - 17.08.2020 
Plastic-free construction
The University of Stuttgart is a research and development partner in the new plastic-free building cooperation network "Gebäude O.K.
Materials Science - 13.08.2020
Materials Science - Environment - 13.08.2020 
New solar cells for space
Perovskite and organic solar cells prove successful on a rocket flight in space Almost all satellites are powered by solar cells - but solar cells are heavy. While conventional high-performance cells reach up to three watts of electricity per gram, perovskite and organic hybrid cells could provide up to ten times that amount.
Materials Science - Physics - 12.08.2020
Materials Science - 06.08.2020 
Why shaving dulls even the sharpest of razors
Human hair is 50 times softer than steel, yet it can chip away a razor's edge, a new study shows. Razors, scalpels, and knives are commonly made from stainless steel, honed to a razor-sharp edge and coated with even harder materials such as diamond-like carbon.
Materials Science - 05.08.2020
Economics / Business - Materials Science - 04.08.2020
Computer Science - Materials Science - 31.07.2020
Materials Science - 30.07.2020
Innovation - Materials Science - 27.07.2020 
Innovative fibre-composite building elements are put into practice
Texoversum, an education, research and innovation centre for the cross-cutting technology of textiles, is being established on the campus of Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences.
Physics - Materials Science - 24.07.2020
Environment - Materials Science - 20.07.2020 
Better wastewater treatment? It’s a wrap
Rice's trap-and-zap strategy for antibiotic resistant bugs becomes wrap, trap and zap A shield of graphene helps particles destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria and free-floating antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants. Think of the new strategy developed at Rice University as "wrap, trap and zap." The labs of Rice environmental scientist Pedro Alvarez and Yalei Zhang, a professor of environmental engineering at Tongji University, Shanghai, introduced microspheres wrapped in graphene oxide in the Elsevier journal Water Research.
Materials Science - 20.07.2020
Materials Science - Environment - 17.07.2020 
Fluorine recycling for lithium-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries contain salts rich in fluorine, which decompose in humid air to toxic, highly corrosive hydrogen fluoride. The hazardous nature of this substance makes recycling more difficult and more expensive. A research project entitled "Fluoribat" is now being launched at Empa to solve this problem.
Physics - Materials Science - 15.07.2020
Materials Science - Environment - 13.07.2020
Physics - Materials Science - 12.07.2020 
A wizard of ultrasharp imaging
To oversee its new cutting-edge electron microscopy systems, MIT sought out Frances Ross' industry-honed expertise.
Materials Science - 10.07.2020 
The battery of the future: intelligent, sustainable, powerful
Federal government to fund three competency clusters with TUM involvement The battery is regarded as a key technology in such sectors as transportation and energy.
Materials Science - Life Sciences - 09.07.2020
Materials Science - Career - 09.07.2020
Materials Science - Environment - 08.07.2020
Physics - Materials Science - 07.07.2020
Electroengineering - Materials Science - 06.07.2020 
Making plastic more transparent while also adding electrical conductivity
Share on: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn In an effort to improve large touchscreens, LED light panels and window-mounted infrared solar cells, researchers at the University of Michigan have made plastic conductive while also making it more transparent. They provide a recipe to help other researchers find the best balance between conductivity and transparency by creating a three-layer anti-reflection surface.
Materials Science - Innovation - 03.07.2020
Materials Science - Economics / Business - 02.07.2020
Physics - Materials Science - 30.06.2020 
Exploring interactions of light and matter
Juejun Hu pushes the frontiers of optoelectronics for biological imaging, communications, and consumer electronics.
Materials Science - 29.06.2020
Materials Science - Economics / Business - 24.06.2020 
Towards closed loops
The circular economy is gaining a foothold in more and more areas: Some have already established business models, in others it is only visible in visionary pioneering projects.
Chemistry - Materials Science - 24.06.2020
Environment - Materials Science - 21.06.2020
Materials Science - Physics - 18.06.2020
Social Sciences - Materials Science - 17.06.2020
Chemistry - Materials Science - 16.06.2020
Materials Science - Health - 10.06.2020 
Innovative textiles for face masks can directly inactivate SARS-CoV-2 as researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and RWTH Aachen University showed
Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin at the Institute for Animal and Environmental Hygiene and the Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University are collaborating on the topic of alternative personal protection equipment.
Pedagogy - Materials Science - 10.06.2020
Materials Science - Health - 10.06.2020 
Self-healing bone cement
Material scientists design damage-tolerant bone replacement Our body is able to treat many injuries and wounds all by itself.
Economics / Business - Materials Science - 09.06.2020
Materials Science - 08.06.2020
Chemistry - Materials Science - 08.06.2020 
Al2Pt for oxygen evolution reaction in water splitting: a strategy for creating multi-functionality in electrocatalysis
Al2Pt for oxygen evolution reaction in water splitting: a strategy for creating multi-functionality in electrocatalysis The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources strongly depends on an availability of effective systems for energy conversion and storage.
Materials Science - Career - 05.06.2020
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Jena research group receives two million euros to research intelligent, recyclable plastic materials Sustainable plastics that have the ability for self-healing, have intelligent properties and can
Two talented young researchers at Empa will be given the opportunity to develop their own research area over a five-year period with the help of an ERC Starting Grant from the European Research Counc
The European research initiative on Future Battery Technologies, BATTERY 2030+, starts the next phase to develop high-performance batteries for a climate-neutral society.
UW experts design masks for campus from scratch
Students and staff returning to the University of Wisconsin-Madison can protect each other from COVID-19 with masks designed by the university's experts in textiles, filtration and infectious disease, and made by one of Wisconsin's oldest companies.
Students and staff returning to the University of Wisconsin-Madison can protect each other from COVID-19 with masks designed by the university's experts in textiles, filtration and infectious disease, and made by one of Wisconsin's oldest companies.
First-of-its-kind spectrometer is getting stronger magnets, wider range of lasers Rice's RAMBO-II is the rare sequel that promises to be better than the original.
Upgraded cleanroom facilities will give UCLA advanced nanofabrication capabilities
UCLA's high-tech capabilities for creating atomically tiny devices and materials are undergoing a multimillion-dollar upgrade.
UCLA's high-tech capabilities for creating atomically tiny devices and materials are undergoing a multimillion-dollar upgrade.
Thanks to technology from ETH spin-off Neustark, concrete recycling plants can store carbon dioxide over the long term.
In many areas of technology, heat is perceived as an undesirable "by-product".
The University of Stuttgart is a research and development partner in the new plastic-free building cooperation network "Gebäude O.K.
Coffee stains inspire new printing technique
Have you ever spilled your coffee on your desk? You may then have observed one of the most puzzling phenomena of fluid mechanics - the coffee-ring effect.
Have you ever spilled your coffee on your desk? You may then have observed one of the most puzzling phenomena of fluid mechanics - the coffee-ring effect.
Perovskite and organic solar cells prove successful on a rocket flight in space Almost all satellites are powered by solar cells - but solar cells are heavy. While conventional high-performance cells reach up to three watts of electricity per gram, perovskite and organic hybrid cells could provide up to ten times that amount.
Why nanomaterial quality matters, and the smart new way to check it
A new way to check the quality of nanomaterials like graphene has emerged from a team at the University of Sussex.
A new way to check the quality of nanomaterials like graphene has emerged from a team at the University of Sussex.
Human hair is 50 times softer than steel, yet it can chip away a razor's edge, a new study shows. Razors, scalpels, and knives are commonly made from stainless steel, honed to a razor-sharp edge and coated with even harder materials such as diamond-like carbon.
Texoversum, an education, research and innovation centre for the cross-cutting technology of textiles, is being established on the campus of Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences.
Argonne breaks ground on $815 million upgrade to X-ray facility
Leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago broke ground July 22 on the future of X-ray science in the U.S. The s
Leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago broke ground July 22 on the future of X-ray science in the U.S. The s
Rice's trap-and-zap strategy for antibiotic resistant bugs becomes wrap, trap and zap A shield of graphene helps particles destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria and free-floating antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants. Think of the new strategy developed at Rice University as "wrap, trap and zap." The labs of Rice environmental scientist Pedro Alvarez and Yalei Zhang, a professor of environmental engineering at Tongji University, Shanghai, introduced microspheres wrapped in graphene oxide in the Elsevier journal Water Research.
Lithium-ion batteries contain salts rich in fluorine, which decompose in humid air to toxic, highly corrosive hydrogen fluoride. The hazardous nature of this substance makes recycling more difficult and more expensive. A research project entitled "Fluoribat" is now being launched at Empa to solve this problem.
Superconducting Twisted Bilayer Graphene-Magic not Needed?
At a Glance Leadership President Provost Board of Trustees Legacy History & Milestones Historic Awards & Honors Caltech Archives Interactive History Map News Publications This is Caltech Calt
At a Glance Leadership President Provost Board of Trustees Legacy History & Milestones Historic Awards & Honors Caltech Archives Interactive History Map News Publications This is Caltech Calt
Merging solar cell and liquid battery produces efficient, long-lasting solar storage
Schematic illustration of an integrated solar flow battery. A solar cell (in green) is hooked up to tanks of chemicals (in red and blue) that can store electricity for later use. Wenjie Li Chemists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their collaborators have created a highly efficient and long-lasting solar flow battery, a way to generate, store and redeliver renewable electricity from the sun in one device.
Schematic illustration of an integrated solar flow battery. A solar cell (in green) is hooked up to tanks of chemicals (in red and blue) that can store electricity for later use. Wenjie Li Chemists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their collaborators have created a highly efficient and long-lasting solar flow battery, a way to generate, store and redeliver renewable electricity from the sun in one device.
To oversee its new cutting-edge electron microscopy systems, MIT sought out Frances Ross' industry-honed expertise.
Federal government to fund three competency clusters with TUM involvement The battery is regarded as a key technology in such sectors as transportation and energy.
$18M Boost to Materials Science Research at UC San Diego
Students and faculty will shape the nanoand bio-materials that will make life better, healthier and safer The UC San Diego MRSEC center provides sustained research and educational opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate students, with a particular focus on transfer students.
Students and faculty will shape the nanoand bio-materials that will make life better, healthier and safer The UC San Diego MRSEC center provides sustained research and educational opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate students, with a particular focus on transfer students.
Printed coatings enable more efficient solar cells
Researchers at Cambridge, Imperial and Singapore have developed a method to print ultrathin coatings on next-generation solar cells, allowing them to work in tandem with silicon solar cells to boost efficiencies. Photovoltaics, or solar cells, work by absorbing sunlight to produce clean electricity. But photovoltaics can absorb only a fraction of the solar spectrum, which limits their efficiencies.
Researchers at Cambridge, Imperial and Singapore have developed a method to print ultrathin coatings on next-generation solar cells, allowing them to work in tandem with silicon solar cells to boost efficiencies. Photovoltaics, or solar cells, work by absorbing sunlight to produce clean electricity. But photovoltaics can absorb only a fraction of the solar spectrum, which limits their efficiencies.
Share on: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn In an effort to improve large touchscreens, LED light panels and window-mounted infrared solar cells, researchers at the University of Michigan have made plastic conductive while also making it more transparent. They provide a recipe to help other researchers find the best balance between conductivity and transparency by creating a three-layer anti-reflection surface.
Juejun Hu pushes the frontiers of optoelectronics for biological imaging, communications, and consumer electronics.
The circular economy is gaining a foothold in more and more areas: Some have already established business models, in others it is only visible in visionary pioneering projects.
Graphene with sodium could make better batteries
Graphene doped with sodium can be a key player in making cheap batteries and spintronic devices, EPFL scientists discover.
Graphene doped with sodium can be a key player in making cheap batteries and spintronic devices, EPFL scientists discover.
"Looking Out"
Miller ICA responds to COVID-19 through artists' windows and to their wisdom Since March, life has been far from normal.
Miller ICA responds to COVID-19 through artists' windows and to their wisdom Since March, life has been far from normal.
Using Jenga to explain lithium-ion batteries
Tower block games such as Jenga can be used to explain to schoolchildren how lithium-ion batteries work, meeting an educational need to better understand a power source that has become vital to everyday life.
Tower block games such as Jenga can be used to explain to schoolchildren how lithium-ion batteries work, meeting an educational need to better understand a power source that has become vital to everyday life.
Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin at the Institute for Animal and Environmental Hygiene and the Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University are collaborating on the topic of alternative personal protection equipment.
Instructors’ foresight leads to remote learning success for physics labs
When UCLA announced on March 10 that the final weeks of winter quarter — and later the entire spring quarter — would be taught remotely because of COVID-19, it immediately tested everyone
When UCLA announced on March 10 that the final weeks of winter quarter — and later the entire spring quarter — would be taught remotely because of COVID-19, it immediately tested everyone
Material scientists design damage-tolerant bone replacement Our body is able to treat many injuries and wounds all by itself.
Al2Pt for oxygen evolution reaction in water splitting: a strategy for creating multi-functionality in electrocatalysis The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources strongly depends on an availability of effective systems for energy conversion and storage.
Elizabeth Dickey Named Head of Materials Science and Engineering
Elizabeth Dickey, a leading researcher in the field of materials science and engineering, has been named head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University effective January 2021.
Elizabeth Dickey, a leading researcher in the field of materials science and engineering, has been named head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University effective January 2021.
News in Brief
Environment - Oct 20
Highest mortality risk due to air pollution exposure in Brussels in deprived neighbourhoods
Highest mortality risk due to air pollution exposure in Brussels in deprived neighbourhoods
Pharmacology - Oct 20
TB-PRACTECAL: Clinical Trial Yields Promising Results for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment
TB-PRACTECAL: Clinical Trial Yields Promising Results for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment
Environment - Oct 20
Europeans want climate action but show little appetite for radical lifestyle change - new polling | University of Cambridge
Europeans want climate action but show little appetite for radical lifestyle change - new polling | University of Cambridge
Health - Oct 20
Study aims to identify best remote support services for domestic violence and abuse survivors in COVID-19 pandemic
Study aims to identify best remote support services for domestic violence and abuse survivors in COVID-19 pandemic
Environment - Oct 19
The artificial beach in the Barcelona Forum reveals a surprising marine biodiversity
The artificial beach in the Barcelona Forum reveals a surprising marine biodiversity
Environment - Oct 18
Climate change and human pressure mean migration may be 'no longer worth it', say researchers
Climate change and human pressure mean migration may be 'no longer worth it', say researchers
Health - Oct 18
Milestone moment for the region's life science sector as construction on No. 1 Birmingham Health Innovation Campus gets underway
Milestone moment for the region's life science sector as construction on No. 1 Birmingham Health Innovation Campus gets underway