Many animals in nature have special pigment cells that allow them to change the color of their skin in response to various stimuli. Now, Northeastern University researchers combined one of those pigments, called xanthommatin, with titanium dioxide to create a paint that can rapidly and reversibly change color in response to light.
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Track nanofluidic dynamics, benefits of ball milling battery materials, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 4, 2023.
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Silicon waste is a major byproduct from solar cell production. A group of researchers from Northeastern University (Shenyang, China) have published several papers exploring how, through nitridation, this waste can be converted into high-value silicon nitride.
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The typically brittle nature of ceramics can hamper its formation into complex parts. Northeastern University researchers demonstrated that a highly oriented boron-based ceramic matrix composite can be shaped via thermoforming, which could hold implications for the electronics field.
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Nanostructured superconductors, thermoformable ceramics, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 12, 2022.
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Hydrogel glass saves energy, superconducting bulk magnesium diboride, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 7, 2022.
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Cold bending is a method commonly used to form curved glass for curtain walls. Researchers in China developed an analysis model to determine the reliability and sensitivity of glass formed this way.
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SINTX and Iwatani Group to develop antipathogenic surfaces, French consortium to mobilize €1 billion for agrivoltaic projects, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for November 16, 2020.
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Fruit peel turns old batteries new, electronic skin reacts to pain, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 2, 2020.
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Classic physics teaches there are four states of matter, but better understanding of matter’s more exotic properties has led to identification of additional states. New studies suggest the possibility of two new electronic states of matter.
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