Researchers at ORNL have developed an unconventional battery chemistry aimed at producing batteries that last longer than previously thought possible.
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Designing metamaterials with genetic algorithms
Penn state engineers create specially formed material that can provide custom broadband absorption in the infrared using genetic algorithms.
Sandia labs launches new long-term project to fill materials behaviour gaps
Long-term, multidisciplinary project called Predicting Performance Margins aims to link variability in materials’ properties with how actual parts perform.
Microchips that keep their cool up to 300 degrees C
Researchers have fabricated compact SOI CMOS microchips that perform at temperatures the current generation of electronics can’t handle.
Producing stable polymers through hydrothermal synthesis
Scientists at the Vienna University of Technology create organic materials with remarkable properties under conditions of extreme heat and pressure.
Testing the toroidal-field jacket for ITER
Chinese researchers publish observation and analysis of structural transformation for the ITER TF jacket after tensile test at cryogenic temperatures.
Nanoelectronics gets a boost from electron-beam processed nanowires
Flexible metallic wires, only three atoms wide, produced with scanning transmission electron microscope.
Fluorescence shows real-time nanoparticle biodegradation
New method allows researchers to directly measure nanoparticle degradation in real time within biological environments.
Nissan unveil self-cleaning prototype
Nissan in Europe has begun tests on super-hydrophobic and oleophobic paint technology that repels mud, rain and everyday dirt.
Exploring the reaction dynamics of c-reactive protein
Research mimic the progression of inflammation/infection on a sensor to investigate how biomolecular dynamics change in the local microenvironment.