A team of Australian scientists has discovered diamond can be bent and deformed, creating possibilities for the design and engineering of new nanoscale devices.
Tessellations emerge in templated layered materials
Researchers use ordered templates to impart unprecedented tessellating patterns in composites made from inorganic materials.
All-in-one device for effective arsenic capture in water
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign develop an energy-efficient device for purifying arsenic-contaminated water.
Exploring the “dark side” of a single-crystal complex oxide thin film
Analysis reveals never-before-seen details about a type of thin film being explored for advanced microelectronics.
From molecular motors to stimuli-responsive materials
New types of 2D and 3D stimuli‐responsive materials can be constructed by integrating molecular machines as part of their building blocks.
Harnessing Humidity as a Renewable Resource
A new material that pulls moisture from the air and uses it to generate an electric current.
Magnetic Particles Enable Reversible Bending, Twisting, Grabbing Materials
Programmable smart materials, which can be reversibly controlled through magnetically-induced heating and actuation.
Volumetric bioprinting: The new paradigm in regenerative medicine
“This work opens new avenues for material scientists and biologists to mimic in the lab the structure of living tissues and to upscale the production of engineered constructs.” ~ Dr. Riccardo Levato and Prof. Chris Moser.
Epidermal Electronics – A Step Closer to Wearable Diagnostic “Labs”
Skin-friendly epidermal electronic devices fabricated using flexible, stretchable, and degradable protein-based substrates could offer a viable solution to real-time health and fitness monitoring.
Methods Perspectives: Assessing Battery Interfaces via NMR
Michal Leskes and Shira Haber assess the capabilities of NMR in analyzing solid-state interfaces.