Blueprint guides the shape of things to come
Dec 14, 2014
The ability to more precisely design an industrial material will support broad applications such as the storage of gas, including CO2.
Results for materials
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Windows could take the heat
Dec 23, 2014
Generators embedded in windows produce electricity from the temperature differential between an air-conditioned interior and a sunny outside world.
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Cloth holds the power for storing energy
Apr 25, 2015
A woven carbon cloth coated in a conducting polymer and an oxide-material provides a stable way of storing energy.
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A greener approach to a green solution
Oct 24, 2015
A solvent-free technique for creating adsorbent materials could reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
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Shaping rate rules to fuel the future
Feb 27, 2016
Precise rate constants could provide high-fidelity combustion models for cleaner and more efficient fuels.
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Delivering a power punch
Nov 19, 2016
Microscale energy storage units for wearable and miniaturized electronic devices are improved using porous materials.
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Better biosensors on edge
Feb 11, 2017
Inscribing porous, carbonized patterns into a polymer creates sensitive electrodes that detect biological molecules.
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A simple soak for a solar tune-up
Nov 12, 2017
A mild post-fabrication doping approach can boost the solar conversion of quantum dot-based photovoltaic cells.
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The universal truth about sticky surfaces
Dec 17, 2017
Trapping molecules on custom-designed porous surfaces becomes easier with a new model that unifies previous theories of adsorption.
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A green separation for industry
Dec 17, 2017
Tailor-made membranes offer a cleaner method for the industrial-scale separation of chemical mixtures, says Suzana Nunes. But first we need to make their manufacture greener.
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Layered oxides for rechargeable zinc batteries
Feb 25, 2018
A technique of microwave synthesis of layered oxides enables high-capacity aqueous zinc-ion batteries.
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Cleaning nanowires to get out more light
Mar 4, 2018
A simple chemical surface treatment improves the performance of nanowire ultraviolet light-emitting diodes.
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A light touch for revealing atomic frameworks
Mar 4, 2018
Materials that normally become damaged inside electron microscopes can now be imaged with atom-scale resolution.
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Low pressure reduces bubble trouble
Mar 25, 2018
Spray coating and inkjet-based electronics manufacture are among the industrial applications in which liquid droplets are applied to a surface. But minuscule air bubbles that get trapped beneath the droplet as it lands can affect the coating’s quality and uniformity.
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Tuning in to magnetic ink
Apr 1, 2018
A new ink containing iron oxide nanoparticles can be turned into fully printed and versatile components for cellular networks.
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Building crystals on a very hot surface
Apr 15, 2018
An innovative chemical reactor for depositing semiconductors at very high temperatures draws on the strength of Saudi Arabia’s chemical industry.
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Surface engineering gets the red light
Apr 22, 2018
Perovskite particles could improve the performance of solar cells and light-emitting diodes via a simple process to stabilize the nanocrystal surface.
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Energy efficiency on a roll
Apr 22, 2018
Ultrathin films curve up into long, light and cost-effective heat-harvesting tubes for high-power generation.
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Controlling the crystal structure of gallium oxide
Apr 29, 2018
Precise control of the atomic structure of gallium oxide layers improves the development of high-power electronic devices.
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Smart skin for flexible monitoring
May 3, 2018
An electronic tag that stretches and flexes while it records location and environmental data can monitor marine animals in their natural habitat.
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A metallic meeting in the middle
May 27, 2018
The interface between two tin-oxide semiconductors can exhibit unexpected metallic properties.
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Drinking water sucked from the dusty desert air
Nov 25, 2018
An inexpensive hydrogel-based material efficiently captures moisture even from low-humidity air and then releases it on demand.
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Capturing spray from flash-boiling liquid jets
Dec 4, 2018
Ultrafast video capture of droplet cloud formation should help minimize the risk of gas-leak explosions.
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A broader bandwidth for electrical devices
Jan 22, 2019
Combining a polymer and microparticles enables a new type of capacitor that could mimic the way the brain processes information.
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Sheer protection from electromagnetic radiation
Nov 1, 2020
A printable ink that is both conductive and transparent can also block radio waves.
