Archive for 2017
Video: Superhydrophobic spray-on coating takes a beating and keeps on self-healing
A University of Michigan team has developed the ultimate superhydrophobic spray-on coating that is so durable that it can be applied to virtually any surface, including vehicles, boats, clothing, and more.
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Major breakthrough in smart printed electronics from 2-D nanomaterials, innovative glass sensor can screen toxic drugs, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 12, 2017.
Read MoreTeam develops damage-tolerant, fatigue-resistant, and biocompatible ceramic–metal composite
Researchers at the Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid in Spain have developed a new zirconium dioxide–tantalum ceramic–metal composite, or biocermet, with an unprecedented combination of high toughness, strength, damage tolerance, and fatigue resistance.
Read MoreAlt-E Fund offers individuals the opportunity to support clean energy
Alt-E Fund, a nonprofit organization, has a goal of generating financial support to fund research in clean energy technologies. It wants to change the way energy research is funded by “harnessing the passion of millions of citizens to vote with their wallet and provide the needed funds to enable crucial research.”
Read MorePatent opens up new possibilities for porous wall, hollow glass microspheres in medicine
The Applied Research Center LLC and Augusta University—which collaborated to developed the medical potential of porous wall, hollow glass microspheres—have now jointly licensed the patented technology to SpheroFill LLC (Augusta, Ga.), a startup company specially focusing on biomedical applications of the glass microspheres.
Read MoreGOMD selects award lecturers for May 2017 meeting
The Glass & Optical Materials Division has selected five outstanding glass scientists to present award lectures at the GOMD Annual…
Read MoreVideo: Physics map includes ‘chasm of ignorance,’ illustrating unknowns between quantum physics and theory of relativity
Physicists have their work cut out for them as they attempt to narrow the “chasm of ignorance” between quantum physics and the theory of relativity. Dominic Walliman breaks it down to the simplest terms in his “Map of Physics” video.
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Advances make reduced graphene oxide electronics feasible, Legos and origami inspire next-generation materials, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 5, 2017.
Read MoreWork of Critical Materials Institute could help lessen US dependence on China for rare earths
The United States is becoming vulnerable to China’s dominance of rare-earth materials. The Critical Materials Institute, with a grant from the DOE, works to reduce U.S. dependence on China for rare earths.
Read MoreFlexible glass lab-on-a-chip devices offer potential as medical diagnostics, sensors, more
Researchers at Brigham Young University have devised a technique that incorporates glass to build tiny lab-on-a-chip devices, or flexible glass nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS), that could broaden rapid medical diagnostics.
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