Ashes to Concrete
Coal ash is the less notorious byproduct of coal-fired power plants. It’s the residual solid waste that comes from burning coal. While it doesn’t have the same deleterious reputation of its airborne...
View ArticleEmbrittlement-resistant steel containment of hydrogen may be possible
In a world first, University of Sydney researchers have found evidence of how hydrogen causes embrittlement of steels. When hydrogen moves into steel, it makes the metal become brittle, leading to...
View ArticleReliable and extremely fast quantum calculations with germanium transistors
Transistors based on germanium can perform calculations for the future quantum computer. This discovery by the team of Menno Veldhorst may place the transistor, which changed our daily lives...
View ArticleMan versus machine: can AI do science?
Over the last few decades, machine learning has revolutionized many sectors of society, with machines learning to drive cars, identify tumors and play chess – often surpassing their human counterparts....
View ArticleScanning Raman picoscopy: A new methodology for determining molecular...
Precise determination of the chemical structure of a molecule is of vital importance to any molecular related field and is the key to a deep understanding of its chemical, physical, and biological...
View ArticleFor cheaper solar cells, thinner really is better
solar panel costs have dropped lately, but slimming down silicon wafers could lead to even lower costs and faster industry expansion Costs of solar panels have plummeted over the last several years,...
View ArticleNew material has highest electron mobility among known layered magnetic...
All the elements are there to begin with, so to speak; it’s just a matter of figuring out what they are capable of – alone or together. For Leslie Schoop’s lab, one recent such investigation has...
View ArticleUsing chemical boundary engineering to create steel that is strong and...
A team of researchers from China, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands has found a way to use chemical boundary engineering to create steel that is strong and flexible without the need for high carbon...
View ArticleAchieving strong structures with carbon fiber reinforced plastics
Researchers of the Structural Engineering Laboratory, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology have developed a new concept for strengthening steel in...
View ArticleTeam designs carbon nanostructure stronger than diamonds
novel plate-cell architecture reaches theoretical limit of performance Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have architecturally designed plate-nanolattices –...
View ArticleResearchers develop double-layered paint that reflects heat
A team of researchers from Columbia and Howard Universities in the U.S. and Peking University in China has developed a kind of colored double-layered paint that reflects heat. In their paper published...
View ArticleNew, superfast method for ceramic manufacturing could open door to AI-driven...
Scientists in the University of Maryland (UMD)’s A. James Clark School of Engineering have reinvented a 26,000-year-old manufacturing process into an innovative approach to fabricating ceramic...
View ArticleStudy suggests polymer composite could serve as lighter, non-toxic radiation...
A new study from researchers at North Carolina State University suggests that a material consisting of a polymer compound embedded with bismuth trioxide particles holds tremendous potential for...
View ArticleMaterial manufacturing from particles takes a giant step forward
Tiny fibrils extracted from plants have been getting a lot of attention for their strength. These nanomaterials have shown great promise in outperforming plastics, and even replacing them. A team led...
View ArticleRiddled with holes: Making flexible thin-film electronics more durable
The prospect of the widespread commercialization and application of flexible electronics has kept researchers worldwide searching for ingenious ways to enhance their performance and durability. From...
View ArticleGraphene-reinforced carbon fiber may lead to affordable, stronger car materials
A new way of creating carbon fibers — which are typically expensive to make — could one day lead to using these lightweight, high-strength materials to improve safety and reduce the cost of producing...
View ArticleBricks and construction materials from recycled PVC, waste plant fibres or sand
Revolutionary ‘green’ types of bricks and construction materials could be made from recycled PVC, waste plant fibres or sand with the help of a remarkable new kind of rubber polymer discovered by...
View ArticleInhibiting freeze-thaw damage in concrete by mimicking nature’s antifreeze
Secrets to cementing the sustainability of our future infrastructure may come from nature, such as proteins that keep plants and animals from freezing in extremely cold conditions. CU Boulder...
View ArticleLignin-like material is safer and lower cost than formaldehyde as a...
from waste biomass such as wood chips, sawdust or rice straw Composite binders are important materials used in furniture, flooring and other consumer products, but they can pose health hazards. Now,...
View ArticleMaking plastic more transparent while also adding electrical conductivity
a conductive coating that’s also anti-reflective In an effort to improve large touchscreens, LED light panels and window-mounted infrared solar cells, a team of researchers at the University of...
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