Researchers develop chameleon metals that change their properties when heated to different temperatures.
Micro-/Nanotechnology
Tessellations emerge in templated layered materials
Researchers use ordered templates to impart unprecedented tessellating patterns in composites made from inorganic materials.
Resolving the wiring issues in printed electronics
What does cooking in your kitchen have in common with printed electronics? More than one would think! Sintering is a widely used technique for bonding particles into coherent structures, imparting increased strength and integrity. Due to its low cost, and reliability,...
Computational electromagnetics: Know your tools for they shape our future
Clarifying some of the misconceptions, limitations, and capabilities of CEM modelling to help researchers find the right tools for their needs.
Nanoscale antennas for optical data communication
German physicists converted electrical signals into photons and radiated them in specific directions using a nanometer-scale antenna.
Can AI solve the mysteries of photonic nanostructures?
A new approach seeks to use the “intelligence” aspects of AI to understand the physics of photonic nanostructures.
Printing in color with photoswitchable polymers
Azopolymer material allows light-assisted imprinting of nanostructures for structurally colored surfaces.
A New Ceramic Coating to Lower Aircraft Fuel Consumption
A sprayable heat shield can reduce engine exhaust gases for economical aircrafts
An Unsinkable, Spider-Inspired Metal
Inspired by diving bell spiders, researchers created highly water-repellent metallic structures that could potentially be used to build unsinkable ships in the future.
Toward a Universal Influenza Vaccine
Gilbert X. Gonzalez tells how his lab are working on influenza vaccines that can overcome the problems of the seasonal influenza vaccine.
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