Engineers use heat-free tech for flexible electronics, print metal on flowers, gelatin
Martin Thuo of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory clicked through the photo gallery for one of his research projects.
Martin Thuo of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory clicked through the photo gallery for one of his research projects.
Materials Science
Jul 29, 2019
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Electric cars struggle with extreme temperatures, mainly because of impacts on the electrolyte solutions in their lithium-ion batteries. Now, researchers have developed new electrolytes containing multiple additives that ...
Materials Science
Jun 19, 2019
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One of the many possible routes to next-gen materials— ones that enable new advances in data storage, electronic devices, and lighter and stronger structural building materials— is through supercooling of metals into ...
Materials Science
Jan 30, 2019
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Taking advantage of recent advances in using theoretical calculations to predict the properties of new materials, researchers reported Thursday the discovery of a new class of half-Heusler thermoelectric compounds, including ...
General Physics
Jan 17, 2019
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A team of scientists from Arizona State University's School of Molecular Sciences and Germany have published in Science Advances online today an explanation of how a particular phase-change memory (PCM) material can work ...
General Physics
Nov 30, 2018
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In the way things often happens in science, Amey Apte wasn't looking for two-dimensional tellurium while experimenting with materials at Rice University. But there it was.
Nanomaterials
Oct 29, 2018
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Scientists at Rice University and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, have discovered a method to make atomically flat gallium that shows promise for nanoscale electronics.
Nanomaterials
Mar 9, 2018
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At temperatures as hot as the sun and under pressures over a million times atmospheric pressure, the metal molybdenum melts. Tracking the molten history of the metal clarified the melting point, the border between solid and ...
Materials Science
Dec 13, 2017
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When the Apollo astronauts returned to Earth, they came bearing 380.96 kilograms (839.87 lb) of moon rocks. From the study of these samples, scientists learned a great deal about the moon's composition, as well as its history ...
Space Exploration
Apr 17, 2017
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Metal 3-D printing has enormous potential to revolutionize modern manufacturing. However, the most popular metal printing processes, which use lasers to fuse together fine metal powder, have their limitations. Parts produced ...
General Physics
Mar 31, 2017
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