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Electric Eel-Inspired Hydrogel-Based Device Could Be Used as 'Soft Power' Source

Researchers created an electric eel-inspired device that generated 110 volts from gels filled with water, known as hydrogels.

20 Feb 2018

New Porous Material for Exploiting Molecules

Porous material has intermolecular cavities or spaces between atoms. These cavities, referred to as pores, can store and even separate molecules.

18 Jan 2018

Novel Molecular Machine Could Have Extensive Applications in Science and Technology

Molecular machines may soon be able to deliver drugs to destroy cancer cells or patrol the body for signs of disease.

11 Jan 2018

New Class of Perovskites for More Efficient Solar Cells

A technique for developing hybrid thin-film materials, which are usually incredibly difficult to develop, has been devised by material scientists from Duke University.

5 Jan 2018

Researchers Develop Water Cloaking Concept Based on Electromagnetic Forces

Scientists have created a water cloaking concept hinged on electromagnetic forces that has the ability to eliminate the wake of an object, thereby considerably minimizing its drag while at the same time assisting it in evading detection.

12 Dec 2017

New Insights into Superconductivity of Niobium Boride

For more than six and a half decades, niobium boride (NbB) has been regarded a typical example of a superconducting material. This presumption has been noted down in manuals related to physics of condensed matter and scientific articles journals, and has at present been challenged in a research carried out by scientists from the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, and from San Diego State University, United States.

8 Dec 2017

Stretched Diamond Micro-Needles Could be Used as Detectors

A team of researchers from the Lomonosov Moscow State University’s Faculty of Physics discovered a stretching of acicular diamond crystallites under an electric field action.

7 Dec 2017

New Simple Method Used to Synthesize Amorphous Diamond for First Time

Earlier this year, a technique involving moderately high temperatures, high pressures, and a small amount of glassy carbon as starting material was used to synthesize amorphous diamond for the first time.

1 Dec 2017

Scientists 'Virtually' Absorb Light Using Transparent Material

A team of physicists from the U.S., Russia, and Sweden has showed a highly extraordinary optical effect: They managed to “virtually” absorb light employing a material that has no light-absorbing capacity.

30 Nov 2017

Activity Descriptors for Electrochemical Reactions and Catalytic Cycles in Energy Storage Applications

Under the environmental concerns such as greenhouse effect and pollution, environment-friendly energy storage applications such as ammonia production, fuel cells, and lithium-air batteries are proposed to substitute fossil resources.

28 Nov 2017

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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 Science News

Electric Eel-Inspired Hydrogel-Based Device Could Be Used as 'Soft Power' Source

New Porous Material for Exploiting Molecules

Novel Molecular Machine Could Have Extensive Applications in Science and Technology

New Class of Perovskites for More Efficient Solar Cells

Researchers Develop Water Cloaking Concept Based on Electromagnetic Forces

New Insights into Superconductivity of Niobium Boride

Stretched Diamond Micro-Needles Could be Used as Detectors

New Simple Method Used to Synthesize Amorphous Diamond for First Time

Scientists 'Virtually' Absorb Light Using Transparent Material

Activity Descriptors for Electrochemical Reactions and Catalytic Cycles in Energy Storage Applications

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

How Thermal Analysis Enhances Renewable Energy Systems

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

CSP Temperature Standards by Thermometrics

Coolant Control Module for Plasma Cleaning

Nano-Observer II: AFM for Nanoscale Imaging

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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 Science News

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

How Thermal Analysis Enhances Renewable Energy Systems

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

1Accelerating Ion Transport with New Material

2New Catalyst Revolutionizes Hydrogen Peroxide Production

3The ECOFAP Project aims to make shoe soles and heels with a new 3D printing material based on tanned leather waste

4YASA and Automobili Lamborghini Unveil Next-Generation High-Performance E-Propulsion Technology

5New Lithium Composite Promises Enhanced Safety and Lifespan

6Development and Evaluation of P-PPD for Enhanced Crude Oil Flow and Hydrate Mitigation

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