Materials
Scientists have developed a way to encourage a single electron to hop atop a silicon atom, a feat that may find applications in future nanoscale electronics.
The revolutionary discovery allowed engineers to build cheaper hard drives with higher storage capacity.
New fabrication technique using porous graphene may result in cheaper and better capacitors in the future.
New research reveals how wet porous materials collapse under pressure.
The physics of tumbling fibers may be useful for applications from paper manufacturing to the study of plankton in the ocean.
A new approach to prosthetic design allows for quick and easy fitting while keeping the costs low.
Before learning what can be done with graphene, we need to know what can be done to graphene.
The innovation could one day help marine biologists eavesdrop on whales and equip submarines with more sensitive sonar.
Plastic tracks could reduce the cost of Olympic “sliding” events and make the sports more environmentally friendly and accessible.
Researchers use computer simulations to learn how water forms different kinds of ice.
Researchers create safer batteries with perforations that prevent full-scale failures.
Devices made from bacteria-filled hydrogel inks sense chemicals and perform logic operations.