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Newswise: New carbon material sets energy-storage record, likely to advance supercapacitors
Released: 21-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST
New carbon material sets energy-storage record, likely to advance supercapacitors
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Guided by machine learning, chemists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a record-setting carbonaceous supercapacitor material that stores four times more energy than the best commercial material.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Density matters for better battery material performance, researchers find
Tsinghua University Press

Researchers developed a new organic framework material that shows promise for use in aqueous zinc-ion batteries, which could offer an environmentally friendly and affordable alternative to lithium-ion batteries.

Released: 20-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Infection-resistant, 3D-printed metals developed for implants
Washington State University

Researchers developed an infection-resistant implant that kills 87% of staph bacteria and promotes tissue healing.

Newswise: With New Grant, RPI Works To Shrink Microchips, Expand Semiconductor Workforce
Released: 16-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
With New Grant, RPI Works To Shrink Microchips, Expand Semiconductor Workforce
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Transistors — the tiny on-off switches inside microchips — have gotten smaller and smaller over the years, increasing computing power and enabling smaller devices. During that time, the copper wires that connect these switches have likewise shrunk but have also become less efficient.

Released: 16-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Morphing cones under compression: new research uncovers surprises for soft robotic actuators
University of Cambridge

Researchers have found that soft-material conical shells have strength limitations that could affect soft robotics performance.

Newswise: This 3D printer can watch itself fabricate objects
Released: 16-Nov-2023 3:05 AM EST
This 3D printer can watch itself fabricate objects
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

With 3D inkjet printing systems, engineers can fabricate hybrid structures that have soft and rigid components, like robotic grippers that are strong enough to grasp heavy objects but soft enough to interact safely with humans.

Newswise: Break free from dependence on Japan by developing core electric vehicle components
Released: 16-Nov-2023 12:00 AM EST
Break free from dependence on Japan by developing core electric vehicle components
National Research Council of Science and Technology

A research team led by Dr. Jae-woong Ko from the Department of Engineering Ceramics at the Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS) has succeeded in localizing silicon nitride bearing ball manufacturing technology for electric vehicle drive modules.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 11:20 AM EST
From Farm to Newsroom: The Latest Research and Features on Agriculture
Newswise

The world’s total population is expected to reach 9.9 billion by 2050. This rapid increase in population is boosting the demand for agriculture to cater for the increased demand. Below are some of the latest research and features on agriculture and farming in the Agriculture channel on Newswise.

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Released: 15-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Johns Hopkins APL Researchers Develop Advanced Material for Efficient Thermal Management
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Researchers at Johns Hopkins APL made a breakthrough in developing a smart material that changes its behavior based on temperature.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Building a chemical 'GPT' to help design a key battery component
University of Michigan

Now that ChatGPT has revealed connections in meaning that can emerge from the simple premise of predicting the next word, a team of researchers led by the University of Michigan aims to do the same for atoms strung together to build molecules.

Released: 14-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Study sheds light on how Earth cycles fossil carbon
Rice University

Rice scientist helps deploy pioneering method using rhenium as a proxy for carbon

Released: 14-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Three Argonne scientists inducted as Fellows of American Physical Society
Argonne National Laboratory

The American Physical Society welcomed three new Fellows from Argonne — Dillon Fong, Katrin Heitmann and Ahren Jasper.

Newswise: Department of Energy’s ‘Earthshot’ initiative awards Case Western Reserve $1.1 million to help ‘decarbonize’ steel
Released: 14-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Department of Energy’s ‘Earthshot’ initiative awards Case Western Reserve $1.1 million to help ‘decarbonize’ steel
Case Western Reserve University

A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University is part of a national effort to “reimagine” steel production, developing an innovative and low-cost process that could replace blast furnaces for ironmaking.

Newswise: This is a battery
Released: 14-Nov-2023 4:05 AM EST
This is a battery
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Non-toxic and scalable water-based flow batteries would be a good solution for storing renewable energy in urban areas – if it weren't for their very low energy density. Empa researcher David Reber wants to remedy the situation with clever materials design.

Released: 13-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Reversible adhesive
Wiley

Recycling of water-based adhesive achieved by changing pH

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Released: 13-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Nanotechnology Expert Nikhil Koratkar Named American Physical Society Fellow
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Nikhil Koratkar, Ph.D., John A. Clark and Edward T. Crossan Professor of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Koratkar was recognized for his pioneering contributions to the field of nanoscale science and technology and the use of nanoscale materials in composites and energy storage devices.

Newswise: Atomic dance gives rise to a magnet
Released: 9-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST
Atomic dance gives rise to a magnet
Rice University

Quantum materials hold the key to a future of lightning-speed, energy-efficient information systems. The problem with tapping their transformative potential is that, in solids, the vast number of atoms often drowns out the exotic quantum properties electrons carry.

Released: 9-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Understanding the dynamic behavior of rubber materials
Waseda University

Researchers present a novel experimental system for simultaneous measurement of dynamic mechanical properties and X-ray computed tomography

Released: 9-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Cornell chemists image basic blocks of synthetic polymers
Cornell University

Researchers have developed a new method to image polymerization catalysis reactions one monomer at a time.

Released: 8-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Physicists trap electrons in a 3D crystal for the first time
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

The results open the door to exploring superconductivity and other exotic electronic states in three-dimensional materials.

Newswise: Scaling Up Nano for Sustainable Manufacturing
6-Nov-2023 7:30 PM EST
Scaling Up Nano for Sustainable Manufacturing
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A research team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has developed a high-performance coating material that self-assembles from 2D nanosheets, and which could significantly extend the shelf life of electronics, energy storage devices, health & safety products, and more. The researchers are the first to successfully scale up nanomaterial synthesis into useful materials for manufacturing and commercial applications.

Released: 8-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
A Bright Future for Extreme UV Lithography at Brookhaven Lab
Brookhaven National Laboratory

As EUV lithography begins paving the way for the future, scientists are faced with the hurdle of identifying the most effective resist materials for this new era of nanofabrication. In an effort to address this need, a team of scientists at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)—a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory—has designed a new light-sensitive, organic-inorganic hybrid material that enables high-performance patternability by EUV lithography.

Newswise: What is the battery of the future made of?
Released: 7-Nov-2023 3:05 AM EST
What is the battery of the future made of?
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

The Empa research group led by Maksym Kovalenko is researching innovative materials for the batteries of tomorrow. Whether it's fast-charging electric cars or low-cost stationary storage, there's a promising material or a novel manufacturing process for every application.

Released: 6-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
Neuromorphic computing will be great… if hardware can handle the workload
Purdue University

Technology is edging closer and closer to the super-speed world of computing with artificial intelligence. But is the world equipped with the proper hardware to be able to handle the workload of new AI technological breakthroughs?

Newswise: McGuire takes top award at ORNL’s Awards Night for leadership, materials research
Released: 6-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
McGuire takes top award at ORNL’s Awards Night for leadership, materials research
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Michael McGuire has received the lab’s Director’s Award for Outstanding Individual Accomplishment in Science and Technology and the Distinguished Researcher award for his leadership and contributions to materials research.

Newswise: Photo battery achieves competitive voltage
Released: 3-Nov-2023 7:05 PM EDT
Photo battery achieves competitive voltage
University of Freiburg

Networked intelligent devices and sensors can improve the energy efficiency of consumer products and buildings by monitoring their consumption in real time. Miniature devices like these being developed under the concept of the Internet of Things require energy sources that are as compact as possible in order to function autonomously.

Released: 3-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EDT
Bridging the best of both electrolyte worlds for a better lithium-ion battery
Tsinghua University Press

Researchers apply a ceramic conductor to a polymer electrolyte to increase conductivity

Newswise: Study on Magnetic Force Microscopy Wins 2023 Advances in Magnetism Award
Released: 3-Nov-2023 8:30 AM EDT
Study on Magnetic Force Microscopy Wins 2023 Advances in Magnetism Award
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

An examination of the impact of image size on measurements from magnetic force microscopy has won the Advances in Magnetism Award, sponsored by AIP Advances. The paper was selected as the winner from nearly 200 papers submitted and Michael Vaka, now a data engineer at Zontal, was awarded a cash prize and a travel stipend to next year’s conference for his work, performed at BYU under the supervision of Karine Chesnel.

1-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Nanoparticle quasicrystal constructed with DNA
University of Michigan

Nanoengineers have created a quasicrystal—a scientifically intriguing and technologically promising material structure—from nanoparticles using DNA, the molecule that encodes life.

Newswise: Advances in machine learning for nuclear power operations spell a brighter future for carbon-free energy
Released: 2-Nov-2023 10:45 AM EDT
Advances in machine learning for nuclear power operations spell a brighter future for carbon-free energy
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at Argonne are harnessing the power of machine learning to enhance the safety and efficiency of next-generation nuclear reactors. Using a specialized model, researchers may be able to detect anomalies in reactor operations even when they are masked by other noises, ensuring a safer energy future.

Released: 2-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EDT
TU Delft researchers discover new ultra strong material for microchip sensors
Delft University of Technology

A material that doesn't just rival the strength of diamonds and graphene, but boasts a yield strength 10 times greater than Kevlar, renowned for its use in bulletproof vests.

Newswise: Researchers create copper molecule that exhibits fastest ever electron transfer rates
Released: 2-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EDT
Researchers create copper molecule that exhibits fastest ever electron transfer rates
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

A team led by a University of Illinois chemistry professor recently created copper molecules that can transfer electrons at least an order of magnitude faster than previously reported. Finding faster, more efficient ways to transfer electrons between synthetically made molecules could lead to more efficient energy conversion technology, like solar panels.

Newswise: Imaging Shows How Inorganic-Microbe Hybrids Use Light to Turn Carbon Dioxide into Bioplastic
Released: 1-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Imaging Shows How Inorganic-Microbe Hybrids Use Light to Turn Carbon Dioxide into Bioplastic
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Microbe-semiconductor biohybrids merge the power of living systems to produce biological products with the ability of semiconductors to harvest light. They use solar energy to convert carbon dioxide into useful chemicals such as bioplastics and biofuels. To better understand how biohybrids work, researchers developed a way to image these biohybrids with single-cell resolution.

Released: 1-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Borrowing semiconductor industry know-how to make better batteries
Argonne National Laboratory

For the first time ever, Argonne researchers demonstrate a semiconductor coating technique for use on the powder form of sulfur-containing, solid battery electrolytes.

Released: 1-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Harold Hwang awarded 2024 McGroddy Prize for discovering exotic new materials
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

The American Physical Society recognized the SLAC and Stanford physicist for decades of groundbreaking work studying the strange behavior of electrons at the interfaces between materials.

Newswise: Researchers demonstrate novel technique to observe molten salt intrusion in nuclear-grade graphite
Released: 1-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Researchers demonstrate novel technique to observe molten salt intrusion in nuclear-grade graphite
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

In response to a renewed international interest in molten salt reactors, researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a novel technique to visualize molten salt intrusion in graphite.

Newswise: Residents of the Bronze Age settlement Kent in Kazakhstan were one of the first to develop metal production in Eurasian steppes
Released: 31-Oct-2023 6:05 AM EDT
Residents of the Bronze Age settlement Kent in Kazakhstan were one of the first to develop metal production in Eurasian steppes
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Scientists analyzed artefacts of Late Bronze Age, found in Ural-Kazakhstan region. Alloys of iron in most findings were natural ones. The only place in the region where miners had mined iron ore in II millennium BC is settlement Kent in the Central Kazakhstan.

Newswise: Ancient miners made metalworking at the copper mine Vorovskaya Yama
Released: 31-Oct-2023 6:05 AM EDT
Ancient miners made metalworking at the copper mine Vorovskaya Yama
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Russian scientists studied artefacts from cultural layer of the Vorovskaya Yama mine, situated in the Chelyabinsk region, and found out that there, apart from ore production, people made metalworking. About 1500 years BCE masters melted out products from copper and tin bronze.

Newswise: Modeling Polymers for Next-Generation Manufacturing and Sustainability
Released: 30-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Modeling Polymers for Next-Generation Manufacturing and Sustainability
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Polymers experience changing conditions during manufacturing, which can affect their final properties and performance. The way they react to manufacturing forces can be extremely complex and hard to measure. Researchers combined theory and modeling to characterize melted polymers under steady flow and revealed universal features that can inform the design of advanced materials for manufacturing.

Released: 30-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Using lasers to ‘heat and beat’ 3D-printed steel could help reduce costs
University of Cambridge

Researchers have developed a new method for 3D printing metal that could help reduce costs and make more efficient use of resources.

Newswise: Theoretical modeling illuminates a new nonlinear Hall Effect
Released: 30-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Theoretical modeling illuminates a new nonlinear Hall Effect
Ames National Laboratory

An international team of researchers including a team from the Center for the Advancement of Topological Semimetals (CATS), an Energy Frontier Research Center under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science led by Ames National Laboratory, experimentally demonstrated a new type of nonlinear Hall effect.

Newswise: From the Arctic to Antarctic: scientists estimated accumulation of metals in lakes of polar regions of the Earth
Released: 30-Oct-2023 8:05 AM EDT
From the Arctic to Antarctic: scientists estimated accumulation of metals in lakes of polar regions of the Earth
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Russian scientists analyzed the process of accumulation of heavy metals in sediments of lakes of polar and subpolar regions of the world. Researchers found out that lead and antimony are well accumulated even in lakes situated far from direct sources of pollution.

Newswise: Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm celebrates revolutionary X-ray laser upgrade at SLAC
Released: 27-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm celebrates revolutionary X-ray laser upgrade at SLAC
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

The Secretary and other U.S. Department of Energy officials spent an afternoon touring SLAC’s energy labs, the superconducting-accelerator-powered Linac Coherent Light Source, and the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Camera. At a celebratory gathering, they commended staff for their vision and dedication in bringing LCLS-II “first light” to fruition.

Released: 27-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Hybrid nanomaterials promise a sustainability boost across multiple industries
Tsinghua University Press

Polyoxometalate (POM)-based nanohybrids potentially offer a step-change in sustainability across a wide variety of industries, but research into the substances is in its infancy. A group of researchers has produced a comprehensive review of the sector’s progress and challenges yet to be overcome.

Newswise: Ultrathin Crystals Vibe with Infrared Light
Released: 26-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Ultrathin Crystals Vibe with Infrared Light
Department of Energy, Office of Science

For effective molecular sensing, imaging, and signaling, materials must meet strict crystalline quality requirements. Researchers found an improved way to make high-quality ribbon-shaped nanocrystals that resonate strongly with infrared light. They tested these nanoribbons using a unique, ultrabroadband infrared probe and found the highest quality reported for such materials to date. This quality makes the crystals excellent prospects for use in high-performance infrared devices.

Newswise: Inspection method increases confidence in laser powder bed fusion 3D printing
Released: 26-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Inspection method increases confidence in laser powder bed fusion 3D printing
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have improved flaw detection to increase confidence in metal parts that are 3D-printed using laser powder bed fusion.

Released: 26-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
A potentially cheaper and 'cooler' way of hydrogen transport
Kyushu University

Researchers develop a compound that can store hydrogen energy at room-temperature for an extended period of time

Newswise: Multimodal graphene-based e-textiles for the realization of customized e-textiles have been developed for the first time in the world
Released: 26-Oct-2023 12:00 AM EDT
Multimodal graphene-based e-textiles for the realization of customized e-textiles have been developed for the first time in the world
National Research Council of Science and Technology

KIMM-KAIST joint research team develops graphene-enabled e-textiles by ultrashort pulse laser processing. The new technology is expected to be used for mass production of next-generation, customized e-textiles for healthcare, industrial and military use.



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