Posts by Lisa McDonald
Creepy or cool? Mini robots are mobile wearables that crawl on your clothing
A team of scientists at MIT and Stanford has developed rovables—small on-body robots that can function as mobile and autonomous wearables.
Read MoreBattery buzz: Three trends toward safer, cleaner lithium-ion power sources for consumer electronics
Lithium-ion batteries are necessary for next-generation consumer electronics to compete with market demands for longer battery life and unsurpassed power. And researchers are focusing on making these power sources safer and better for the environment.
Read MoreSo long Salt Lake! MS&T16 wraps and looks ahead to Pittsburgh in 2017
MS&T16 ended yesterday, bringing to a close the annual flagship event in materials science and engineering.
Read MoreSingle-layer ‘super material’ semiconductor shows promise as novel light source
Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (or TMDCs) are particularly promising single-layer materials. And researchers at the University of Würzburg in Germany say TMDCs are actually capable of generating light when supplied with energy.
Read MoreAwards, meetings, networking, shattered mugs, art, and so much science—MS&T16 continues in Salt Lake City
Materials Science & Technology 2016 continues to deliver top-quality materials science and engineering research at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, this week—here are a few more shots of all the materials science action.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
A better method to manufacture silicon nanowires, new 3-D design for mobile microbatteries, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 26, 2016.
Read MoreMS&T16 elevates materials science research with strong start in Salt Lake City, Utah
Materials Science and Technology 2016 kicked off in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sunday—check out some of our first snapshots of the action.
Read MoreIt takes two: New tandem perovskite solar cell could outrank silicon’s efficiency and stability
Researchers from Stanford University (Stanford, Calif.) and Oxford University (Oxford, England) joined forces to create a new perovskite design they say “could outperform existing commercial technologies,” according to a Stanford News article.
Read MoreScience in Salt Lake—Check out these three scientific attractions during MS&T16
Materials Science and Technology 2016 kicks off Sunday in Salt Lake City, Utah. And because we’re a group of science-and-tech-minded individuals, I’ve compiled a list of a few scientific attractions to catch in between MS&T activities next week.
Read MoreOpening a window to better batteries: Researchers get up-close to watch lithium dendrites grow
A team of University of Michigan researchers has developed a strategy to observe dendrite formation in batteries in real time—observations that will help scientists understand how dendrites form and ultimately develop better future batteries.
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