“One of our wildest dreams for the nanomaterials we are developing is that they could be used to make the super-strong, lightweight cables that would make possible the constr... Read more
Think those flat, glassy solar panels on your neighbour’s roof are the pinnacle of solar technology? Think again. Researchers in the University of Toronto’s Edward S. Rogers Sr. De... Read more
“The material is of a quality close to the best in the literature, but with production rates apparently hundreds of times higher.” Don’t try this at home. No really, don’t: it almo... Read more
The lightweight skeletons of organisms such as sea sponges display a strength that far exceeds that of manmade products constructed from similar materials. Scientists have long sus... Read more
Their results could drive innovations in the tiny transistors that control the flow of electricity across silicon chips, enabling faster, more powerful computing devices. Researche... Read more
A new milestone by engineers at UC Berkeley can help robots become more touchy-feely, literally. A research team led by Ali Javey, UC Berkeley associate professor of electrical eng... Read more
Results in thin films capable of conducting electricity 10 times more efficiently than those created using conventional methods Through innovations to a printing process, researche... Read more
Discovery could provide rapid power to small devices, large industrial equipment Taking a significant step toward improving the power delivery of systems ranging from urban electri... Read more
Tunable material system designed by Harvard team is easily adaptable for diverse applications in fuel transport, textiles, optical systems, and more Imagine a tent that blocks ligh... Read more
These results demonstrate that the self-assembly process of actin filaments may have unanticipated industrial applications. Miniaturization of electronic components is reaching a p... Read more
Polymer film that gradually releases DNA coding for viral proteins could offer a better alternative to traditional vaccines. Vaccines usually consist of inactivated viruses that pr... Read more
Interdisciplinary Study From Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Demonstrates New Method for Significantly Increasing Heat Transfer Rate Across Two Different Materials A team of inter... Read more
Detecting specific gases in the air is possible using a number of different existing technologies, but typically all of these suffer from one or more drawbacks including high energ... Read more
Scientists Find Nanoparticle Size Is Readily Controlled to Make Stronger Aluminum Alloys Long before they knew they were doing it — as long ago as the Wright Brother’s... Read more
