Engineering
Apr 23, 2018
New research modernizes rammed earth construction
A building method as old as dirt is being re-examined as a 'new' and viable modern construction material.
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Energy & Green Tech
Apr 18, 2018
Intelligent components for the power grid of the future
Fast charging of electric cars requires a lot of energy in a short period of time. These peak loads lead to bottlenecks in the power grid, and are one of the problems facing the expansion of electric mobility. The many challenges ...
Engineering
Apr 11, 2018
Novel process for surface hardening of stainless steel
Stainless steel is the material of choice in various industries where corrosion resistance is of utmost importance, take for instance parts that are exposed to harsh environments. However, this highly favourable property ...
Materials Science
Apr 4, 2018
Titanium carbide flakes obtained by selective etching of titanium silicon carbide
Metallic conductivity and hydrophilicity of MXenes have established them as electrodes in rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors, as well as other applications, including photothermal cancer therapy, electromagnetic shielding, ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 23, 2018
Sharpening the X-ray view of the nanocosm
A novel lens offers scientists the sharpest X-ray images yet from the nano world. The device is made from alternating layers of tungsten carbide and silicon carbide and can focus hard X-rays into a spot of less than ten nanometers ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 21, 2018
Physicists reveal material for high-speed quantum internet
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have rediscovered a material that could be the basis for ultra-high-speed quantum internet. Their paper published in npj Quantum Information shows how to increase ...
Materials Science
Mar 9, 2018
New conductive coating may unlock biometric and wearable technology of the future
A team of researchers from the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University have developed a mechanically robust conductive coating that can maintain performance under heavy stretching and bending.
Nanomaterials
Feb 26, 2018
Nanomaterials—what are the environmental and health risks?
Over 100 scientists from 25 research institutions and industries in 12 different European Countries, coordinated by the group of professor Antonio Marcomini from Ca' Foscari University of Venice, have completed one of the ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 21, 2018
Scientists test world's first solar fuels reactor for night
International solar thermal energy researchers have successfully tested CONTISOL, a solar reactor that runs on air, able to make any solar fuel like hydrogen and to run day or night - because it uses concentrated solar power ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 12, 2018
Researchers have fabricated two types of trilayer graphene with different electrical properties
Researchers in Japan have found a way to form two materials, each made of three layers of graphene. Each material's graphene is stacked differently and has unique electrical properties. Their work has implications for the ...
