Materials
- NEI Corporation Introduce Chromate-free, Electrically Conducting Conversion Coating May 6, 2013
- NEI Corporation announced today that it has introduced a chromate-free, electrically conducting conversion coating that significantly improves the corrosion resistance of lightweight metal alloy...
- Global Automotive Industry Market May Exceed $2 Trillion by 2017 May 4, 2013
- The worldwide automotive industry is dominated by about a dozen companies having a combined share of approximately 78 percent of the global production. General Motors Company, Toyota Motors Corp.,...
- Nanocoating Helps Furniture Foam Fight Fire Without Troubling Flame Retardants April 30, 2013
- Nanomaterials: An ultrathin film made from a biopolymer and a sulfur-based acid could be an effective replacement for chlorine- and bromine-based commercial flame retardants
- Batteries Get Flexible May 5, 2013
- Polymers could power bendable displays and other devices in safer ways
- Digital Memory Goes 2-D March 28, 2013
- Electronics: A new memory device consisting of the two-dimensional materials graphene and molybdenum disulfide could store more data in smaller spaces than conventional memory can
- Carbon Aerogels Sop Up Hydrocarbons March 3, 2013
- Porous ultralight materials made from bacterial cellulose could be used to clean up oil and fuel spills
- Carbon Nanotube-Coated Filters Foil Bacteria February 27, 2013
- Water Treatment: The materials hold a charge to thwart microbial slime from clogging reverse osmosis filters
- Nanocalipers Get A Grip On Nanotubes March 24, 2013
- Diporphyrin molecule discriminates among single-walled carbon nanotubes on the basis of diameter and other physical features
- Hydrogels And Aerogels From Melons April 21, 2013
- Chemists transform watermelon, promising carbonaceous materials
- Detecting Single-Atom Nuclear Spins In Silicon April 21, 2013
- Magnetic-resonance-based method could aid quantum computing
- Nanosponges Soak Up Toxins April 21, 2013
- Tiny membrane-coated particles keep poisonous proteins away from healthy cells, save mice injected with lethal doses
- Nanoscale Pressure Sensors Mimic Human Skin April 25, 2013
Nano skin: Georgia Tech researcher Wenzhuo Wu holds an array of transistors capable of converting mechanical motion directly into electronic signals.
- Building New Materials With Light April 29, 2013
- Nanotechnology: A simple optical system assembles two-dimensional structures of nanoparticles using a laser beam and could lead to new materials for sensors and photonic devices
- Role Models in Science and Engineering: Swati Vilas Pol April 11, 2013
Noted Materials Science Researcher Swati Vilas Pol is creating a new green technology that converts plastic bags and plastic bottles into carbon waste material for a wide range of uses - from water purification to powering electronic devices.
- Nanocomposite Material Help Capacitors Pack A High Energy Punch March 15, 2013
- Electronics: Polymer-nanowire combination leads to electrical components that store large amounts of energy in small volumes
