The American Chemical Society and GE recently proposed nine new scientific emojis to be considered to enter the official emoji lexicon later this year—a lab coat, test tube, microbe, petri dish, DNA, compass, abacus, fire extinguisher, and goggles.
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2-D material’s traits could send electronics R&D spinning in new directions, screen-printed batteries for renewables on the way, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 5, 2017.
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One of America’s most iconic representations of its freedom towers some 305 feet above Liberty Island in New York City, N.Y.—the Statue of Liberty. Watch this video to learn more about the unique chemistry of her materials.
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Transformer-like carbon nanostructure engineered, solar material for producing clean hydrogen fuel, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 28, 2017.
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Beetles spark development of color-changing nanoparticles for commercial use, one step closer to practical fast charging batteries, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 21, 2017.
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New approach could transform semiconductor tech, cold conversion of food waste into renewable energy, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 14, 2017.
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‘Instantly rechargeable’ battery could change the future, breaking glass in infinite dimensions, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 7, 2017.
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Graphene on silicon carbide can store energy, feather-light metal cathodes for stable lithium-oxygen batteries, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 31, 2017.
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First significant examples of optical crystallography for nanomaterials, lithium oxide on tokamak walls can improve plasma performance, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 24, 2017.
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Thin-film ferroelectrics go extreme, fiber hybridization technology for next generation concrete, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 17, 2017.
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