This research has the potential to catapult sustainable, energy-efficient materials in a very wide range of applications Discovery Sheds New Light on 175-year-old Principle A new class of ma... Read more
UC Riverside research could lead to new multi-functional electronic devices Graphene, a one-atom thick sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, has many desirable properties. M... Read more
Researchers say structures may be used in windows to wick away moisture. MIT engineers have fabricated a new elastic material coated with microscopic, hairlike structures that tilt in respon... Read more
An international team of scientists led by researchers from the Department of Physics of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona has developed a material which guides and transports a magnetic... Read more
A new physics discovery made by a University of Virginia-led team may lead to more efficient refrigerators, heat pumps and airport scanners, among many possible uses –perhaps within a decade... Read more
Next-generation permanent magnets will rely more heavily on iron or other abundant materials and less on rare earths Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have observed ma... Read more
Hazardous substances, such as toxic heavy metals, can also be removed relatively easily with magnets Phosphorus can be found in fertilizers, drinks and detergents. It accumulates in waterway... Read more
At the Vienna University of Technology, a new class of thermoelectric materials has been discovered. Due to a surprising physical effect they can be used to create electricity more efficient... Read more
Wonder material graphene can be made magnetic and its magnetism switched on and off at the press of a button, opening a new avenue towards electronics with very low energy consumption. In a... Read more
New synthetic nanoparticle could disinfect, depollute, and desalinate contaminated water and then get removed magnetically Among its many talents, silver is an antibiotic. Titanium dioxide i... Read more
Researchers from IMDEA-Nanociencia Institute and from Autonoma and Complutense Universities of Madrid (Spain) have managed to give graphene magnetic properties. The breakthrough, published i... Read more
The advance could yield a new class of nanoscale applications that use light instead of electricity. Stanford researchers in physics and engineering have demonstrated a device that produces... Read more
Could yield an entirely new class of devices that use light instead of electricity Stanford researchers in physics and engineering have demonstrated a device that produces a synthetic magnet... Read more
MIT researchers devise a surprisingly simple but effective method for magnetically separating oil and water. MIT researchers have developed a new technique for magnetically separating oil an... Read more
These engines would have no moving parts, would not wear out, and would be infinitely reliable Researchers who are studying a new magnetic effect that converts heat to electricity have disco... Read more
