Researchers at Kiel University are continuing the trend of materials with unexpected properties—they have fabricated a new breed of flexible ceramics by synthesizing interconnected 3-D networks of 1-D nanostructures of tin oxide.
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Detecting thin film defects, aluminum supeatoms superconduct, extracting lithium from China’s coal, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 4, 2015.
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Chinese scientists have developed flexible and nonflammable paper out of ultralong hydroxyapatite nanowires that may have applications for archival storage of important documents.
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Researchers at The Ohio State University, Columbus, have developed a simple, affordable technique for creating oxide nanowires they say can improve cell growth by nearly 80 percent compared with other…
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Sound waves precisely position nanowires Researchers at Penn State University are using sound waves to position nanowires in repeatable patterns for potential use in a variety of sensors, optoelectronics and…
Read MoreMIT researchers improve efficiency of quantum-dot photovoltaic system by adding a forest of nanowires Photovoltaics based on tiny colloidal quantum dots have several potential advantages over other approaches to making…
Read MoreStrategic Materials Advisory Council cautions DOD against stockpiling Chinese rare earths The Strategic Materials Advisory Council has cautioned the Department of Defense to avoid the risky mitigation strategy of stockpiling…
Read MoreOne day soon, this circuit board could be a handheld breathalyzer. Credit: Gouma; SUNT Stony Brook. Perena Gouma‘s dream of developing breathalyzers for noninvasive health monitoring is on the path…
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