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High-entropy alloys are a new class of alloys that are composed of four or more metallic elements in approximately equal amounts. For example, conventional commercial alu...
Yanliang Zhang, associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, and collaboratorsΒ Alexander DowlingΒ andΒ Tengfei LuoΒ have deve...
Scientists used the Advanced Photon Source to watch a non-living material mimic behaviour associated with learning, paving the way for better artificial intelligence. Sci...
The discovery of intriguing material behaviour at small scales could reduce energy demands for computing.Β As electronic devices become smaller and smaller, the materials...
Often referred to as smart materials, temperature-responsive or thermoresponsive polymers are gaining attention for their ability to respond to external temperature chang...
Soundproofing can drastically improve your quality of life. Perhaps you work from home and need to limit distractions, or maybe you have a young child who takes naps duri...
Since the initial discovery of what has become a rapidly growing family of two-dimensional layered materials β called MXenes β in 2011, Drexel University researchers have...
Polyethylene plastics, in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape β are notoriously hard to recycle. Theyβre sturdy and difficult to break down,...
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is largely involved in a new battery recycling project. LiBinfinity focuses on a holistic concept for recycling materials of lithi...
A team of researchers have observed and reported for the first time the unique microstructure of a novel ferroelectric material, enabling the development of lead-free pie...
The sun continuously transmits trillions of watts of energy to the Earth. It will be doing so for billions more years. Yet, we have only just begun tapping into that abun...
Solar panels, also known as photovoltaics,Β rely on semiconductor devices, or solar cells, to convert energy from the sun into electricity. To generate electricity, solar...
A new trial which could revolutionise the way public highways are resurfaced is underway in Essex. Those behind the project hope the addition of a new strengthening compo...
Inspired by the way termites build their nests, researchers at Caltech have developed a framework to design new materials that mimic the fundamental rules hidden in natur...
To increase the strength of concrete, researchers are coming up with new ways to reinforce it, usually with metal structures or nanofibers. Now a RUDN University professo...
Thereβs stillΒ plenty of room at the bottomΒ to generateΒ piezoelectricity. Engineers at Rice University and their colleagues are showing the way. A new study describes the...
MIT researchers have developed a method for 3D printing materials with tunable mechanical properties, which can sense how they are moving and interacting with the environ...
A transparent protective coating material that can be self-healed in 30 minutes when exposed to sunlight has been developed. Excellent durability of automotive coatings i...
Toshiba MaterialsΒ today announced a major investment in a new manufacturing facility for silicon nitride balls on the same site as its headquarters in Yokohama, Japan. Th...
Researchers used neutrons to see how a new aluminium-cerium (AlCe) alloy behaves under the high temperatures and pressures inside an operating internal combustion engine....
The small aquatic snail-like molluscs use a tongue bristling with tiny microscopic teeth to scrape food off rocks and into their mouths. These teeth contain a hard yet fl...
Global design firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill partnered with Prometheus Materials, a leader in zero-carbon building materials, to design and produce microalgae-based...
New from CHAS, the trusted expert in supply chain compliance, is Verified Supplier, a compliance verification service which enables construction material suppliers to sho...
Decarbonising the steel industry will require an increase in high grade iron ore production and improved beneficiation techniques, finds a new report from the Institute f...
The first report of room temperature ferroelectricity in bulk hafnia could extend Mooreβs Law for data storage. Ferroelectric materials are substances with spontaneous el...
LUSIX, a prime grower of lab-grown diamonds (LGDs), has unveiled its Sun Grown Diamonds™, revealing that its entire diamond growing operation is now 100% solar pow...
Today, countries of all over the world strive for even higher efficiency of electricity consumption by adopting advanced mechanisms and standards in construction, install...
As electronic, thermoelectric and computer technologies have been miniaturized to nanometre scale, engineers have faced a challenge studying fundamental properties of the...
Prometheus Materials, a leader in zero-carbon building materials, today announced that it closed its $8 million Series A financing round. The round was led byΒ Sofinnova P...
A chemical reaction that causes concrete to crack and deteriorate can now be identified without harm, according to Argonne scientists. Although they are built to last for...
The construction industry is constantly evolving. To combat environmental concerns and achieve carbon neutrality for the nation, experts are creating innovative and susta...
A team of Johns Hopkins University researchers created shock-absorbing material that protects like a metal, but is lighter, stronger, and reusable. The new foam-like mate...
A novel approach to rubber recycling could see end-of-life tyres repurposed into concrete for residential constructions asΒ new researchΒ from theΒ University of South Austr...
A first-of-its-kind study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers reveals why liquid droplets have the ability to erode hard surfaces. The discovery could...
A research team has uncovered new clues into the exotic behaviour of unconventional superconductors β devices that efficiently carry electrical current with zero resistan...
Artificial intelligence advances how scientists explore materials. Researchers from Ames Laboratory and Texas A&M University trained a machine-learning (ML) model to...
A team of Johns Hopkins University researchers created a shock-absorbing material that protects like a metal, but is lighter, stronger, reusable. The new foam-like materi...
Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a global research center and applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), announced th...
As unlikely as it sounds, a simple tooth could play a significant role in the worldβs clean energy future. Dental enamel has unique properties that make it both rigid and...
The strongest part of a tree lies not in its trunk or its sprawling roots, but in the walls of its microscopic cells. A single wood cell wall is constructed from fibres o...
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