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High-tech labs could help design future generations of batteries
High-tech labs could help design future generations of batteries Designing a battery is a three-part process. You need a positive electrode, you need a negative electrode, and — importantly — you need...
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Cambridge scientists find dynamic fractals in clean magnetic crystal
Cambridge scientists find dynamic fractals in clean magnetic crystal The nature and properties of materials depend strongly on dimension. Imagine how different life in a one-dimensional or two-dimensi...
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VULCAN scans microscopic behaviour of 3D Printed Metal
VULCAN scans microscopic behaviour of 3D Printed Metal From carbon fibre to concrete and bamboo, additive manufacturing—the industrial term for 3D-printing—utilizes many different materials and techni...
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Australian project explores Self-Healing Concrete using sloppy sludge
Australian project explores Self-Healing Concrete using sloppy sludge Water treatment sludge could be used to prevent 117,000 kilometres of sewer pipes in Australia from cracking in future, without an...
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The Toughest Material on Earth
The Toughest Material on Earth Scientists have measured the highest toughness ever recorded, of any material, while investigating a metallic alloy made of chromium, cobalt, and nickel (CrCoNi). Not on...
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Minnesota Researchers use ultrasound to manipulate objects
Minnesota Researchers use ultrasound to manipulate objects University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have discovered a new method to move objects using ultrasound waves. The research opens the d...
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New Nanoparticle structure opens the door to special material properties
New Nanoparticle structure opens the door to special material properties Alex Travesset doesn’t have a shiny research lab filled with the latest instruments that probe new nanomaterials and measure th...
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Research finds Concrete breaks down in Vegetable Oil
Research finds Concrete breaks down in Vegetable Oil Factories in various industries use vegetable oils. These can be both edible oils and technical ones, which are used, for example, for lubricating...
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Cool approach could make Heat Resistant Materials
Cool approach could make Heat Resistant Materials High-entropy alloys are a new class of alloys that are composed of four or more metallic elements in approximately equal amounts. For example, convent...
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Superfast method discovered to manufacture Thermoelectric Devices
Superfast method discovered to manufacture Thermoelectric Devices Yanliang Zhang, associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, and collaborators Alexand...
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Scientists use electricity to find Materials that can Learn
Scientists use electricity to find Materials that can Learn Scientists used the Advanced Photon Source to watch a non-living material mimic behaviour associated with learning, paving the way for bette...
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Tiny magnetic whirlpools could transform Computing
Tiny magnetic whirlpools could transform Computing Magnets generate invisible fields that attract certain materials. A common example is fridge magnets. Far more important to our everyday lives, magne...
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Light analysing Chip will lead to portable Spectrometers
Light analysing Chip will lead to portable Spectrometers Scientists including an Oregon State University materials researcher have developed a better tool to measure light, contributing to a field kno...
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Turning Carbon Dioxide into solid minerals underground
Turning Carbon Dioxide into solid minerals underground A new high-profile scientific review article in Nature Reviews Chemistry discusses how carbon dioxide (CO2) converts from a gas to a solid in ult...
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Smart materials and Metal Cations respond to Temperature
Smart materials and Metal Cations respond to Temperature Often referred to as smart materials, temperature-responsive or thermoresponsive polymers are gaining attention for their ability to respond to...
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Scientists explore Batteries without critical raw materials
Scientists explore Batteries without critical raw materials The storage of ions when accompanied by their solvation shell in a crystal lattice is referred to as co-intercalation, up to this point, thi...
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New techniques allow better understanding of the structure of materials
New techniques allow better understanding of the structure of materials Since the initial discovery of what has become a rapidly growing family of two-dimensional layered materials — called MXenes — i...
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Scientists uncovering how radiation weakens metal one atom at a time
Scientists uncovering how radiation weakens metal one atom at a time Gray and white flecks skitter erratically on a computer screen. A towering microscope looms over a landscape of electronic and opti...
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Converting polyethylene bags and plastics into Polymer Building Blocks
Converting polyethylene bags and plastics into Polymer Building Blocks Polyethylene plastics, in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. Th...
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Scientists find Arctic Microorganisms that clean Oil from Soils
Scientists find Arctic Microorganisms that clean Oil from Soils RUDN agronomists studied the microbial waters and soils in the Arctic and found some of the detected microorganisms are able to “digest”...
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Scientists working on tech to manage two-way power flows in commercial buildings
Scientists working on tech to manage two-way power flows in commercial buildings Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently demonstrated a new technology to better control how power flows t...
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Secrets of materials degradation in lithium-ion batteries
Secrets of materials degradation in lithium-ion batteries Amid global efforts towards carbon neutrality, automakers all over the world are actively engaged in research and development to convert inter...
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Measuring sediment plumes stirred up by Deep Sea Mining vehicles
Measuring sediment plumes stirred up by Deep Sea Mining vehicles What will be the impact to the ocean if humans are to mine the deep sea? It’s a question that’s gaining urgency as interest in marine m...
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Increasing the Service Life of Automotive Suspension
Increasing the Service Life of Automotive Suspension An important part of the automotive suspension is the so-called steering knuckle. Its main purpose is to take on the loads and shocks that fall on...
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Putting the strain on fuel cells to boost performance
Putting the strain on fuel cells to boost performance Many of us are probably all too familiar with how strain in work relationships can impact performance, but new research shows that materials in el...
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Cornell cooking up next-Gen Semiconductors with a modified microwave oven
Cornell cooking up next-Gen Semiconductors with a modified microwave oven A household microwave oven modified by a Cornell engineering professor is helping to cook up the next generation of cellphones...
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Scientists discover Ferroelectricity lead-free Solar Panel materials
Scientists discover Ferroelectricity lead-free Solar Panel materials Solar panels, also known as photovoltaics, rely on semiconductor devices, or solar cells, to convert energy from the sun into elect...
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Research into termites could lead to new Architected Materials
Research into termites could lead to new Architected Materials Inspired by the way termites build their nests, researchers at Caltech have developed a framework to design new materials that mimic the...
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Scientific breakthrough explores Magnetism at the Microscopic Level
Scientific breakthrough explores Magnetism at the Microscopic Level Atoms in magnetic materials are organized into regions called magnetic domains. Within each domain, the electrons have the same magn...
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Australian study explores architectural use for end-of-life tyres
Australian study explores architectural use for end-of-life tyres A new study by The University of South Australia has tested and verified the structural integrity of walls constructed from tyres pack...
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Generating thickness-independent piezoelectricity in atom-thick materials
Generating thickness-independent piezoelectricity in atom-thick materials There’s still plenty of room at the bottom to generate piezoelectricity. Engineers at Rice University and their colleagues are...
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New MIT method boosts Wind Farm output without new equipment
New MIT method boosts Wind Farm output without new equipment Virtually all wind turbines, which produce more than 5 percent of the world’s electricity, are controlled as if they were individual, free-...
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Scientists uncover how rechargeable Aqueous Zinc Batteries work
Scientists uncover how rechargeable Aqueous Zinc Batteries work While scientists have hoped that rechargeable zinc-manganese dioxide batteries could be developed into a viable alternative for grid sto...
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Japanese researchers study how roads affect the development of cities
Japanese researchers study how roads affect the development of cities The phrase “All roads lead to Rome” captures in five words how important roads are for important cities. Yet, when we think of wha...
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Research find affordable and sustainable alternative to Lithium-Ion Batteries
Research find affordable and sustainable alternative to Lithium-Ion Batteries Concerns regarding scarcity, high prices, and safety regarding the long-term use of lithium-ion batteries has prompted a t...
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Molecular beam scattering looks at chemical reactions of volatile liquids
Molecular beam scattering looks at chemical reactions of volatile liquids The interface between gases and liquids is found throughout nature. It is also important to many industrial processes. To impr...
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Scientists use neutrons to study Engine Material while its running
Scientists use neutrons to study Engine Material while its running Researchers used neutrons to see how a new aluminium-cerium (AlCe) alloy behaves under the high temperatures and pressures inside an...
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Researchers learn to Control Electron Spin at Room Temperature
Researchers learn to Control Electron Spin at Room Temperature As our devices become smaller, faster, more energy efficient, and capable of holding larger amounts of data, spintronics may continue tha...
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Scientists model 5G factory of the future
Scientists model 5G factory of the future Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RUDN) mathematicians have created a model of a future factory, equipped with a large number of devices that communicate...
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Study finds impact of Lithium Brine Mining depends on how old the water is
Study finds impact of Lithium Brine Mining depends on how old the water is A ground-breaking new study recently published in the journal Earth’s Future and led by researchers at the University of Mass...
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Scientists develop super strength material inspired by Limpets
Scientists develop super strength material inspired by Limpets The small aquatic snail-like molluscs use a tongue bristling with tiny microscopic teeth to scrape food off rocks and into their mouths....
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Scientists explore Recycling Greenhouse Gases with Biotechnology
Scientists explore Recycling Greenhouse Gases with Biotechnology Acetone and isopropanol are important chemicals for industry. They are used to produce materials from jet fuel to solvents to detergent...
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Multilayered Coating could herald Corrosion Resistant Steel
Multilayered Coating could herald Corrosion Resistant Steel Steel is one of the strongest materials found on earth and is widely used for construction. But on its own, the durability of steel is poor....
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Dutch scientists discover liquid solution that turns into a Hydrogel when diluted
Dutch scientists discover liquid solution that turns into a Hydrogel when diluted In Science Magazine, TU/e researchers publish tier research on new phase transitions of solutions and gels in water, w...
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Light could turn Methane into Methanol
Light could turn Methane into Methanol An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of Manchester, has developed a fast and economical method of converting methane, or nat...
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MIT researchers help Robots to find and retrieve buried objects
MIT researchers help Robots to find and retrieve buried objects Finding a lost wallet buried under a pile of items is pretty straightforward — we simply remove things from the pile until we find the w...
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Idaho National Laboratory testing Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Idaho National Laboratory testing Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Imagine a future when electric vehicles can travel thousands of miles on a single charge, and cargo ships and passenger planes run on batteri...
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New research uncovers low-energy light can bend plastic
New research uncovers low-energy light can bend plastic A team of Florida State University researchers has uncovered a way to use low-energy light to manipulate photopolymers or plastic films — a find...
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Room temperature Ferroelectric Materials will drive Next-Generation Memory Devices
Room temperature Ferroelectric Materials will drive Next-Generation Memory Devices The first report of room temperature ferroelectricity in bulk hafnia could extend Moore’s Law for data storage. Ferro...
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LUSIX unveils Sun Grown Diamonds
LUSIX unveils Sun Grown Diamonds 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...
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