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Technology
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High-Energy Supercapacitors based on Graphene Composites
A Chinese research team have constructed a powerful new supercapacitor using two types of graphene - composite and porous.
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Markus J. Buehler to Receive 2012 MRS Outstanding Young Investigator Award
MIT professor honored for highly innovative and creative work in computational modeling.
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Diatoms: Nanomechanics in Nature
Mapping the mechanical properties of diatoms using peak force microscopy opens up new possibilites for materials scientists.
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Eggshells for Electronics: Portable Supercapacitors
Out of the trash and into your smartphone: supercapacitors from eggshell membranes.
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A New Oxidation State for Dysprosium
Professor Tetsuya Uda and co-workers have uncovered the first evidence of tetravalent dysprosium in a crystalline oxide material.
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Metal-Containing Molecules for Two-Photon Absorption
Australian researchers present a divergent synthesis of ruthenium alkynyl dendrimers displaying an NLO dendritic effect.
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Third Polymer International-IUPAC Prize Awarded to Professor Ali Khademhosseini
MIT Professor Ali Khademhosseini is the third winner of the Pl-IUPAC Award for Creativity in Applied Polymer Science or Polymer Technology.
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Record High for Screen-Printed Silicon Solar Cell
The Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin in collaboration with Singulus Technologies have increased the conversion efficiency of screen-printed silicon solar cells...
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Lubricating with Nanometer-Sized Silver
Researchers have utilized silver complexes as lubricating oil additives to engineer an efficient and cost-effective lubricant.
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Wave Propagation is Under Control: Metamaterials Are Going 3D
From invisibility cloaks to metatronics – metamaterials might offer a wealth of innovative applications. Prerequisite are 3D metamaterials working in the THz...
