Researchers at the University of Chicago have found a means to produce a material that resembles plastic yet conducts electricity more like a metal. Like a metal? The research, released on Oct. 26 in Nature, shows how to produce a sort of material wherein the molecular fragments are shuffled and disordered but can still conduct […]
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Dr. Emily Pentzer, an associate educator in the Division of Materials Science and Engineering and the Division of Chemistry at Texas A&M College, makes 3D printed polymers more environmentally friendly with a procedure that enables the polymers to naturally degrade in time. Pentzer’s research is a collective effort that contains scientists from the Texas A&M
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Poor battery life is the number one issue when it comes to smartphones and laptops. As a wireless society, having to secure ourselves to power up our gadgets seems more and more a nuisance. Furthermore, while scientists are looking into wireless charging, we would have to worry less if batteries were better. Now, a brand-new
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New technology of the integrated photonic chip Researchers at the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics, for the first time, distill unique interferometry into a photonic device. University of Rochester scientists, for the very first time, harbor a way of amplifying interferometric signals using inverse weak value amplification– without increment in extraneous input or “noise”–
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The University of Queensland has made a groundbreaking advancement in producing composite glass, potentially eliminating the issue of cracked phone screens. However, Led by Dr. Jingwei Hou, Professor Lianzhou Wang, and Professor Vicki Chen, an international team of researchers has developed a method for creating next-generation composite glass for various applications, including LED lighting, smart
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Our electrical supply depends heavily on high-voltage direct current cables that can efficiently transfer electricity across great distances. Therefore, improving their performance is a significant challenge. Researchers from the Technology University of Chalmers in Sweden have developed a novel insulation material that is up to three times less conductive with the intention of enhancing the
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Researchers at ETH Zurich have turned specially prepared graphene flakes into insulators or superconductors by using an electric voltage. This technique functions locally, meaning that the same graphene flake regions with totally different physical properties can be realized side by side. The production of modern-day digital parts requires materials with diverse properties. There are isolators,
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Efficient long-distance transmission of electricity is crucial for transitioning to a world powered by renewable resources. Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have introduced a new insulation material that is approximately three times less conductive, offering significant improvements to the performance and construction of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables. In fact, HVDC cables
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Researchers from Brown University and the University of Maryland have developed a new material derived from trees that could replace liquid electrolytes in next-generation batteries. Published in the journal Nature, the study introduces a thin and flexible solid ion conductor made by combining copper with cellulose nanofibrils, which are polymer tubes derived from wood. The
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