Materials

Scientists build thinnest light-absorber

Scientists build thinnest light-absorber

By By Mark Shwartz | 24 Jul 2013

Scientists at Stanford have built the thinnest, most efficient absorber of visible light on record, a nanosize structure that could lead to less-costly, more efficient, solar cells

Graphene ‘onion rings’ have delicious potential

20 Jul 2013

Playing with glass safely — and making it stronger

17 Jul 2013

Researchers create new material with graphene oxide flakes

15 Jul 2013

Tiny nanocubes help scientists tell left from right

09 Jul 2013

Fitness test for corrosion-protection coatings

08 Jul 2013

Shape of nanoparticles points the way toward more targeted drugs

05 Jul 2013

Making computers from a pencil trace

29 Jun 2013

Solar power heads in a new direction: thinner

Solar power heads in a new direction: thinner

By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 28 Jun 2013

Atom-thick photovoltaic sheets could pack hundreds of times more power per weight than conventional solar cells

Ferroelectric-graphene-based system could lead to improved information processing

22 Jun 2013

Novel cellulose structure requires fewer enzymes to process biomass to fuel

22 Jun 2013

Metamaterial flexible sheets could transform optics

21 Jun 2013

New catalyst could jumpstart e-cars, green energy

19 Jun 2013

Kone's fibre UltraRope makes light work of "lifting" to new heights

Kone's fibre UltraRope makes light work of "lifting" to new heights

17 Jun 2013

Finnish lift manufacturer Kone says it would be able to reduce the weight of lift ropes by around 90 per cent with its carbon-fibre replacement, UltraRope, that could enable elevators go upto  a height of a mile or more

Polymer structures serve as “nanoreactors” for nanocrystals with uniform sizes and shapes

15 Jun 2013

Controlling magnetic clouds in graphene

12 Jun 2013

Planes, trains and automobiles: faster, stronger, lighter

By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 10 Jun 2013

New all-solid sulphur-based battery outperforms lithium-ion technology

New all-solid sulphur-based battery outperforms lithium-ion technology

08 Jun 2013

A new all-solid lithium-sulphur battery developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory team has the potential to reduce cost, increase performance and improve safety compared with existing designs

Scientists develop efficient zinc-air battery

Scientists develop efficient zinc-air battery

By By Mark Shwartz | 05 Jun 2013

Stanford scientists have created a zinc-air battery that generates electricity by combining atmospheric oxygen and zinc metal in a liquid electrolyte, with a byproduct of zinc oxide - a low-cost alternative to lithium-ion technology

Advanced paper could be foundation for inexpensive biomedical and diagnostic devices

05 Jun 2013

Adhesive tape glues Prefab houses together

05 Jun 2013

Organic polymers show sunny potential

03 Jun 2013

DNA-guided asembly yields novel ribbon-like nanostructures

31 May 2013

A new kind of chemical ‘glue’

A new kind of chemical ‘glue’

By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 31 May 2013

Method for attaching molecules to metal surfaces could find applications in medicine, electronics and other fields.

Shape-shifting nanoparticles flip from sphere to net in response to tumour signal

29 May 2013

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