Material science New Shape-changing 4D Materials Hold Promise For Morphodynamic Tissue Engineering (Material Science) 25 Feb 2021 New hydrogel-based materials that can change shape in response to psychological stimuli, such as water, could be the next generation of materials used to bioengineer tissues and organs, according to…
Material science New Material is Next Step Toward Stable High-voltage Long-life Solid-state Sodium-ion Batteries (Material Science) 23 Feb 2021 A team of researchers designed and manufactured a new sodium-ion conductor for solid-state sodium-ion batteries that is stable when incorporated into higher-voltage oxide cathodes. This new solid electrolyte could dramatically…
Material science Polymer Film Protects From Electromagnetic Radiation, Signal Interference (Material Science) 23 Feb 2021 The breakthrough combines excellent electromagnetic shielding with ease of manufacture and electrical isolation As electronic devices saturate all corners of public and personal life, engineers are scrambling to find lightweight,…
Material science Can Bacteria Make Stronger Cars, Airplanes and Armor? (Material Science) 22 Feb 202122 Feb 2021 USC researchers harness the power of living organisms to make materials that are strong, tolerant and resilient Biological systems can harness their living cells for growth and regeneration, but engineering…
Material science Move Over Heavy Goggles, Here Come the Ultra-high Refractive Index Lenses (Material Science) 20 Feb 2021 POSTECH professor Junsuk Rho’s research team develops a transparent silicon without visible light loss by controlling the silicon atomic structure. A POSTECH research team has developed a transparent amorphous silicon…
Material science 3D-printing Perovskites On Graphene Makes Next-gen X-ray Detectors (Material Science) 18 Feb 2021 Since Wilhelm Röntgen discovered them in 1895, X-rays have become a staple of medical imaging. In fact, barely a month after Röntgen's famous paper was published, doctors in Connecticut took…
Material science A Sharper Look At the Interior of Semiconductors (Material Science) 17 Feb 2021 A research team is developing a high-resolution imaging technique that can be used to investigate materials in a non-destructive manner and with nanometre precision Images provide information – what we…