Ambient light alters refraction in 2D material, tunable spin wave excitation, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 9, 2020.
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RPM acquires leading abrasives manufacturer, TRI academic scholarships for full-time students, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for September 7, 2020.
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Ion-pump photovoltaics, eggshell-based surgical material for skull injuries, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 19, 2020.
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Antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes are an increasing concern in water contamination. Rice University researchers are exploring photocatalysis techniques to destroy antibiotic resistance genes, and two papers published this year explore “trap-and-zap” strategies.
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Graphene can act as a surfactant, laser inversion enables multi-materials 3D printing, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 29, 2020.
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Changing the composition of brick, first manufactured noncuttable material, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 22, 2020.
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PFAS chemicals are notoriously difficult to destroy, giving them the moniker “forever” chemicals. But researchers at Rice University were recently surprised to discover that boron nitride serves as an efficient photocatalyst for degrading PFAS chemicals.
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5G switching gets a 2D boost, boron nitride destroys forever chemicals, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 8, 2020.
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Self-healing bone cement, moiré patterns beyond 2D materials, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 17, 2020.
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Understanding how nanotubes move in solution is useful for both processing the material and for application in fluid environments, such as the body. Researchers at Rice University investigated how boron nitride nanotubes move in solution and found they behave like rigid rods, just like carbon nanotubes.
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