Chinese researchers report a method to coat graphene with a transition metal oxide, with the aim to create new, better electrodes for Li-ion batteries.
Optical surface for new solar cells, computing, and sensing
New optical technologies using “metasurfaces” capable of the ultra-efficient control of light are nearing commercialization.
New German-Chinese joint research centre opens in Mainz, Germany
New center will allow researchers to work closely together on projects in the field of regenerative medicine, an area with a promising future.
Caltech researchers build self-healing integrated circuits
High-Speed Integrated Circuits laboratory team demonstrated this self-healing capability in tiny power amplifiers.
Synergistic marriage of fluorescence sensing and molecular self-assembly
Fluorescence sensing along with molecular self-assembly leads to a highly selective sensory system for biologically important molecules.
LFoundry acquire Micron Technology and all Avezzano assets
LFoundry will acquire Micron Technology Italia, Srl. and all of its semiconductor fabrication facility assets in Avezzano, Italy.
Startups in materials science: interview with Orlando Auciello
The first part of our talk with Orlando Auciellot on ultrananocrystalline diamond, his startup company ADT, and treating retina detachment using UNCD.
New carbon nanotube aerogel with cheap materials
Ultralight, flexible, fire-resistant carbon nanotube aerogels fabricated from bacterial cellulose.
Researchers Create Semiconductor ‘Nano-Shish-Kebabs’ With Potential for 3-D Technologies
Researchers at NCSU have developed a new type of structure consisting of multiple 2D nanosheets impaled upon a one-dimensional nanowire.
Nanocrystalline films that don't crack
Vancouver researchers develop nanocrystalline cellulose with added sugars to counteract the tendency of such materials to crack.