When chemists or engineers want to make a new type of material, they head to the laboratory and start "cooking." Much like trying to improve upon a food recipe, the process involves trying new chemical ingredients or adjusting ...
Materials Science
Jan 28, 2020
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Materials formed on vanishingly small scales are being used in medicine, electronics, manufacturing and a host of other applications. But scientists have only scratched the surface of understanding how to control building ...
Nanophysics
Dec 13, 2019
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Strong and tough yet as light as a feather—materials with this exceptional combination of properties are urgently needed in many industrial sectors and in medicine, as well as being of great interest for scientific research. ...
Polymers
Dec 12, 2019
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Some cells have the ability to travel in the human body, and depending on the circumstances, this can be either very, very good or very, very bad.
Biotechnology
Oct 17, 2019
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They can store electricity better than almost any material on Earth, block an onslaught of electromagnetic interference, and sniff out the faintest trace of toxins in the air, but MXenes, the latest super-material-in-waiting, ...
Materials Science
Sep 10, 2019
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A previously unknown type of light wave has been discovered by researchers, based on the pioneering work of a 19th century Scottish scientist.
Mathematics
Sep 3, 2019
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Nanometers are one billionth of a meter, a metric typically used to measure molecules and scientific building blocks not visible to the human eye. Materials of tens and/or several hundred nanometers in diameter have unique ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 16, 2019
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A new class of 2-D perovskite materials with edges that are conductive like metals and cores that are insulating was found by researchers who said these unique properties have applications in solar cells and nanoelectronics.
Nanophysics
Jul 15, 2019
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Engineered tissues and organs have been grown with various degrees of success in labs for many years. Many of them have used a scaffolding approach where cells are seeded onto biodegradable supportive structures that provide ...
Materials Science
Jun 17, 2019
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A growth in the use of crystal quartz to make tools thousands of years ago shows the sophistication of ancient communities, according to new research.
Archaeology
May 10, 2019
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