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New process enables 3D printing of small and complex components made of glass in just a few minutes
Scientists combine materials science invention with newly developed 3D printing technology. Components made of highly transparent glass can be manufactured in just a few …
Researchers take step toward developing 'electric eye'
Using nanotechnology, scientists have created a newly designed neuromorphic electronic device that endows microrobotics with colorful vision. The newly designed artificial vision device could …
Engineers enlist AI to help scale up advanced solar cell manufacturing
Perovskite materials could potentially replace silicon to make solar cells that are far thinner, lighter, and cheaper. But turning these materials into a product …
Tear-free hair brushing? All you need is math
Scientists explore the mathematics of combing and explain why the brushing technique used by so many is the most effective method to detangle a …
Method efficiently breaks down plastic bottles into component parts
A research team has demonstrated that a material called a metal-organic framework (MOF) is a stable and selective catalyst for breaking down polyester-based plastic …
Treated plastic waste good at grabbing carbon dioxide
Rice University chemists treat waste plastic to absorb carbon dioxide from flue gas streams more efficiently than current processes.
When a band falls flat: Searching for flatness in materials
The world's first catalog of flat band materials could reduce the serendipity in the search for new materials with exotic quantum properties, such as …
Programmed assembly of wafer-scale atomically thin crystals
A research team develops an assembly method for atomically thin crystals at the wafer-scale.
Enhancing the electromechanical behavior of a flexible polymer
Piezoelectric materials convert mechanical stress into electricity, or vice versa, and can be useful in sensors, actuators and many other applications. But implementing piezoelectrics …
Tracking real-time atomic movement between crystal grains in metals
Using advanced microscopy coupled with novel computer simulations to track atomic movement, researchers conducted real-time atomic-level observations of grain boundary deformation in poly-grained metallic …
Things are heating up for superconductors
Researchers have, by way of a number of theoretical calculations, shown that magnesium diboride becomes superconductive at a higher temperature when it is stretched. …
New enzyme discovery is another leap towards beating plastic waste
Scientists who helped to pioneer the use of enzymes to eat plastic have taken an important next step in developing nature-based solutions to the …