Scientists find predictable behavior in promising material for computer memory
In the last few years, a class of materials called antiferroelectrics has been increasingly studied for its potential applications in modern computer memory devices.
Research...
This smart material could switch between heating and cooling in minutes
As anyone who has ever parked a car in the sun on a hot summer day knows, glass windows are great at letting sunlight...
A more efficient and sustainable battery for a more ‘electrified’ society
An assistant professor in the department of chemistry at the University of Chicago, John Anderson has patented a material that can store and produce...
This shape-shifting material has infinite possibilities
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a shape-shifting material that can take and hold...
Scientists find way to print stretchy, bendy, flexible LEDs
They’re also cheaper, faster and fabricated with an inkjet printer.
Sure, you could attach two screens with a hinge and call a cell phone “foldable,”...
New material from trees could help make better, safer batteries
A material derived from trees could potentially replace liquid electrolytes in next-generation batteries.
To get batteries that deliver more power and operate more safely, researchers...
New wearable device could control fingers for sign language, music
Humans use their fingers for some of their most delicate communication.
Typing on a keyboard or phone, conversing through sign language, or performing on a...
Next-gen solar material could outshine other solar cells
An exciting new solar material called organic-inorganic halide perovskites could one day help the U.S. achieve its solar ambitions and decarbonize the power grid.
One...
Scientists create exosuits that could help with awkward lifts
In the last few years, mechanically assistive exosuits, long depicted in works of popular science fiction and film, have finally started to see commercial...
Plant-based jet fuel could reduce emissions by 68%
Replacing petroleum-based aviation fuel with sustainable aviation fuel derived from a type of mustard plant can reduce carbon emissions by up to 68%, according...