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Renewable Pollens Could Produce Carbon Architectures for Battery Anode Applications

Pollens hold promise for potential application as anodes in lithium-ion batteries, according to a team of researchers from the Purdue University.

8 Feb 2016

UKAEA Launches MeT1 Device to Test Structural Integrity of Fusion Power Plant Materials

UKAEA’s Technology Department has a new arrival - a novel mechanical testing system called ‘MeT1’.

8 Feb 2016

Sandwich System of Transition Metal Oxides Helps Control Properties of Interfaces

A Franco-German cooperation has investigated a sandwich system of transition metal oxides at BESSY II. The scientists discovered a new option to control properties of the interface between the two layers, for instance the amount of charge transferred from one layer to the other or the emergence of ferromagnetism. Their insights might help to create new properties at the interface, not present in the primary materials, maybe even novel forms of High Tc superconductivity.

5 Feb 2016

MIT, Texas Instruments Researchers Develop Unhackable Radio Frequency Identification Chips

Researchers at MIT and Texas Instruments have developed a new type of radio frequency identification (RFID) chip that is virtually impossible to hack.

3 Feb 2016

Sandia Labs Analyzes Impact on Composites Using Nondestructive Testing Methods

Researchers David Moore and Timothy Briggs from Sandia National Laboratories and their teams are analyzing the inner parts of a composite material. Moore had a rectangular piece of carbon composite material with a surface that was smooth with a weak woven pattern.

3 Feb 2016

New Discovery Ensures Fast Transport of Electrical Charges in Polymers

A team of researchers at Umeå University have demonstrated, for the first time, the possibility of an efficient charge transport in semiconducting polymers, by controlled chain and crystallite orientation. These pioneering results, while enhancing polymer charge transport by over 1,000 times, can influence organic opto-electronic devices, and were published in a recent issue of Advanced Materials.

1 Feb 2016

Penn Team’s Method Facilitates Manufacture of Complex Form of Liquid Matter, Bijels

Oil and water don't mix, but when one is finely dispersed in the other a liquid mixture is produced with useful properties. An emulsion comprising of tiny droplets of one of the liquids immersed in the other is the usual form, found in salad dressings, cosmetics and industrial lubricants.

29 Jan 2016

Smart Materials Help to Improve Energy Harvesting

A research group at France's National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon (INSA de Lyon) have discovered a technique to improve the mechanical energy harvesting performance potential of smart materials called, "electrostrictive polymers."

27 Jan 2016

New Research Opens Door to Devices Based on Junctions of Correlated Electronic Materials

A magnetic state in a few atomic laters of artificially synthesized materials, known as transitional metal oxides, has been developed by researchers from the University of Arkansas and their colleagues.

25 Jan 2016

Researchers Successfully Weave 3D Covalent Organic Frameworks from Helical Organic Threads

There are many different ways to make nanomaterials but weaving, the oldest and most enduring method of making fabrics, has not been one of them – until now. An international collaboration led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley, has woven the first three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (COFs) from helical organic threads.

22 Jan 2016

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Materials Research News

Renewable Pollens Could Produce Carbon Architectures for Battery Anode Applications

UKAEA Launches MeT1 Device to Test Structural Integrity of Fusion Power Plant Materials

Sandwich System of Transition Metal Oxides Helps Control Properties of Interfaces

MIT, Texas Instruments Researchers Develop Unhackable Radio Frequency Identification Chips

Sandia Labs Analyzes Impact on Composites Using Nondestructive Testing Methods

New Discovery Ensures Fast Transport of Electrical Charges in Polymers

Penn Team’s Method Facilitates Manufacture of Complex Form of Liquid Matter, Bijels

Smart Materials Help to Improve Energy Harvesting

New Research Opens Door to Devices Based on Junctions of Correlated Electronic Materials

Researchers Successfully Weave 3D Covalent Organic Frameworks from Helical Organic Threads

Driving Efficiency and Sustainability: Tofwerk at Semicon Europa

Combining Particle Size, Zeta Potential and Shelf-life for Cutting Edge Research

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

High-Throughput Configurable Raman Probes for Versatile Applications

Using the LFA 717 HyperFlash for Light Flash Analysis

GranuDrum HT: High-Temperature Powder Flow Analyzer

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Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Materials Research News

Driving Efficiency and Sustainability: Tofwerk at Semicon Europa

Combining Particle Size, Zeta Potential and Shelf-life for Cutting Edge Research

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

1A New Catalyst for Efficient CO2 Conversion

2Transforming E-Waste: Gold Recovery through CO2 Upcycling

3Machine Learning-Optimized Graphene Metamaterial Solar Absorber Using Al-TiN-Fe

4Solid-Phase Recycling and Alloying of High-Strength Aluminum Scrap

5Peatland Plants: A New Source for Packaging

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