Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are considered to be the next-generation reinforcement material to potentially replace conventional carbon fibers for producing superhigh-performance lightweight composites.
Month: February 2010
Switch On: Solid-State Atomics Switches That Learn
The human brain is one of the most complicated machines that Nature has ever invented. Can we ever hope to artificially replicate its incredible complexity?
Bioinspired Materials: Bridging the Gap between Polymer Science and Life Sciences
Since the early days of materials research, progress in materials science and engineering has strongly benefited from achieving better insight into complex biological systems.
Budget Energy – Cheap New Solar Cells Developed by IBM
IBM researchers break efficiency records with easy to make solar cells.
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