Tag - Materials

PHNX Materials Found a Way to Cut Concrete’s Carbon Footprint Using Coal Waste

Credit: PixabayCoal-fired power plants have caused considerable harm over the last hundred years, contributing to everything from climate change and acid rain to black lung disease and heart conditions. Overall, their impact has been overwhelmingly negative.However, hidden within the ashes they produce lies a surprising environmental benefit.Up to 30% Cement Replacement: How Fly Ash...

A Unique Method for Manipulating Atomic Layers to Create Cutting-Edge Materials

Interfacial nonlinear susceptibility in twisted bilayer WS2. Credit: Nature Photonics (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41566-023-01318-6Physics and materials science comprehensively understand the interaction of light with naturally occurring materials. However, over the last few decades, scientists have engineered metamaterials capable of interacting with light in unconventional ways, surpassing the inherent physical limitations of naturally occurring materials.A metamaterial typically consists...