Laser-driving a 2D material, stopping perovskite degradation, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 3, 2024.
Read MoreTwo-dimensional thin films are often fabricated using bottom-up solution-based techniques, such as electrochemical deposition and atomic layer deposition. Now researchers have reported a top-down, solid-state method based on the age-old Egyptian craft of goldbeating that they say is generalizable to various metallic, polymeric, or ceramic nanoparticles.
Read MoreMXene-enhanced hydrogel sensors, next-generation solar panels, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 27, 2023.
Read MoreSensing at the nanoscale, recycling refractory materials, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 6, 2023.
Read MoreTesting the durability of building materials is typically a slow, tedious, and labor-intensive process. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign used computer vision to develop a fast and affordable method for testing cement durability, demonstrating the potential to improve quality control in the cement industry through automated methods.
Read MoreCarbon fiber and composites recycling, fermion pair images, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 12, 2023.
Read MoreSignificant progress in creating optics with nonuniform (gradient) refractive indices has been made over the past two decades. In 2020, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign proposed a unique way to use direct laser writing to achieve even greater control over the refractive index. A new open-access paper details refinements to their so-called SCRIBE method.
Read MoreCatalyst curbs corrosion in fuel cell, microprinting inside materials, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 17, 2023.
Read MoreGrow atomically thin transistors, a sapphire Schrödinger’s cat, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 3, 2023.
Read MoreRubble rebuilds key infrastructure, fully recyclable printed electronics, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 12, 2023.
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