In this computer model, small, pre-selected nanotube “seeds” (yellow) are grown to long nanotubes of the same twist or “chirality” in a high-temperature gas of small carbon compounds. Credit: Courtesy…
Read MorePurdue doctoral student, Vinayak, demonstrates Handy-Potter to create a three-dimensional object. He is represented by a stick figure in the orthogonal rendering of his hand motions. Credit: Purdue University. One…
Read MoreIn support of the federal Materials Genome Initiative, the NSF has just announced the first projects to receive funding awards under a new “materials by design” initiative, which goes by…
Read MoreSchematic illustrations of micro-sized pores (structural defects) in (a) CrN- and (b) TiSiN-coated steels immersed in a corrosive solution. Micro-sized particles also exist in both types of coatings, in this…
Read MoreFrom the Army Research Office, Materials Science Division: A major opportunity to enable efficient manufacturing of advanced materials lies in the discovery and critical understanding of the fundamental physical laws…
Read MoreA carbon fiber propped against a human hair. Was their “discovery” an accident? Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Have you ever wondered how carbon fibers were discovered? It turns out the guy…
Read MoreCheck ’em out: The CVD system coats solar panel substrates in the cycle. Credit: Fraunhofer IST. New processes for cost-efficient solar cell production The photovoltaic industry is pinning its hopes…
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