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Researchers find a better way to design metal alloys
system uses machine learning to analyze boundaries between crystal grains, allowing for selection of desired properties in a new metal Advanced metal alloys are essential in key parts of modern life,...
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Why future homes could be made of living fungus
In the summer of 2014 a strange building began to take shape just outside MoMA PS1, a contemporary art centre in New York City. It looked like someone had started building an igloo and then got...
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New technique builds super-hard metals from nanoparticles
Brown University researchers have shown a way to make bulk metals by smashing tiny metal nanoparticles together, which allows for customized grain structures and improved mechanical and other...
View ArticleLiving 3D printing ink may enable strong, flexible and self-healing products...
A tree grows strong from years of generating its own food. Now imagine if products could be strengthened with the same living materials that provide nutrients to strengthen trees. This is the work of...
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Rubber tyre and construction and demolition waste additions can yield up to...
Recycled concrete aggregates made with everything from coffee cups to building rubble offer huge environmental benefits, from reducing landfill and CO2 emissions, to saving natural resources and...
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Researchers construct molecular nanofibers that are stronger than steel
self-assembly of Kevlar-inspired molecules leads to structures with robust properties, offering new materials for solid-state applications Self-assembly is ubiquitous in the natural world, serving as a...
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A new way to make wood transparent, stronger and lighter than glass
Update A team of researchers at the University of Maryland, has found a new way to make wood transparent. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes their process and...
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Two methods for fast de-icing of aircraft
Two Articles . Ice on an aircraft’s surfaces can be a hazard. It increases drag and fuel consumption, disrupts aerodynamic flows, and decreases lift – which impairs the aircraft’s ability to fly...
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Material tougher and lighter than aluminium 3D printed from carbon nanotube +...
could lead to safer car designs… also of benefit for aerospace, renewables and marine industries In a new paper published in the journal Materials & Design, a team led by University of Glasgow...
View ArticleWatch how Tesla Solar Roof automatically makes snow slide right off
videos shows how Tesla Solar Roof automatically makes snow slide right off it to be able to keep producing electricity Tesla Solar Roof Solar Roof is Tesla’s solution to deploy solar power on brand-new...
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De-icing, frost removal by way of electrostatics
If you have ever gotten up on a winter morning and thrown yourself into the arduous task of scraping frost from a windshield, a Virginia Tech lab is engaging science that could make your life much...
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Polymer film protects from electromagnetic radiation, signal interference
breakthrough combines excellent electromagnetic shielding with ease of manufacture and electrical isolation <– is this technology feasible for widespread protection of electronic devices from an...
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New patent for manufacture of 3D-printed beams inspired by Lego pieces and...
Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) have devised and patented a new system for manufacturing beams that promises to “revolutionize” the architecture, building and civil...
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High strength through hierarchy: Researchers develop new process for building...
As light as possible and as strong as possible at the same time: These are the requirements for modern lightweight materials, such as those used in aircraft construction and the automotive industry. A...
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Nanoparticle gel unites oil and water in manufacturing-friendly approach
Oil and water may not mix, but adding the right nanoparticles to the recipe can convert these two immiscible fluids into an exotic gel with uses ranging from batteries to water filters to tint-changing...
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Tensegrity metamaterials delocalize deformations helping prevent catastrophic...
century-old design principle pathway to overcoming failure Catastrophic collapse of materials and structures is the inevitable consequence of a chain reaction of locally confined damage – from solid...
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Snakeskin inspires new, friction-reducing material
A research team led by CU Boulder has designed a new kind of synthetic “skin” as slippery as the scales of a snake. The research addresses an underappreciated problem in engineering: Friction. Yifu...
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Spintronics: New manufacturing process makes crystalline microstructures...
New storage and information technology requires new higher performance materials. One of these materials is yttrium iron garnet, which has special magnetic properties. Thanks to a new process, it can...
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Bitumen, extracted from crude oil, not needed for greener string-reinforced...
Empa scientists are investigating how roads could be reinforced with simple means and recycled easily after use. Their tools are a robot and a few meters of string. . The “Rock Print Pavilion” in...
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Century-old problem solved with first-ever 3D atomic imaging of an amorphous...
study captures the structure of metallic glass Glass, rubber and plastics all belong to a class of matter called amorphous solids. And in spite of how common they are in our everyday lives, amorphous...
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