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New liquid-metal mixture combines flexibility with high electrical conductivity
Researchers at the University of Wollongong (Australia) developed a smart, flexible composite material that increases its electrical conductivity when deformed and especially when elongated, which makes it potentially ideal for wearable electronics and robotics, according to a report from the university. details>> -
Researchers transform wood into flexible, thermoelectric membrane that generates ionic voltage
Researchers from the University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) transformed a piece of wood into a flexible membrane that utilizes the natural nanostructures in the material and small temperature differentials to generate ionic voltage, which is the same electric current that the human body runs on. details>> -
Nanowire-based thermochromic liquid darkens considerably when temperatures rise
Researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore developed a nanowire-based thermochromic liquid that darkens when heated and could replace organic dyes or liquid crystals in thermography systems. details>> -
High adsorption levels reported with metal-organic framework and common refrigerant
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Wash. reported high levels of adsorption using a metal-organic framework (MOF) and a common refrigerant, according to a report from the lab. details>> -
Graphene coating could be the key to preventing battery fires resulting from thermal runaway
Engineers from the University of Illinois at Chicago demonstrated how a graphene coating could remove the oxygen from lithium battery fires, providing a layer of safety during thermal runaway, according to a report from the school. details>> -
Researchers discover golden path to novel 2-D semiconductors for future electronics
Scientists at Michigan Technological University (Houghton, Mich.) developed a process for converting metallic gold into quantum dots and customizing their bandgap atom-by-atom by laying them out on boron nitride nanotubes, according to a report from the university. details>> -
Individual, flexible 2-D nanoribbons of crystalline phosphorous created for the first time
For the first time, scientists at University College London (U.K.) created individual, flexible, 2-D nanoribbons of crystalline phosphorene, the phosphorous equivalent of graphene and a material that scientists predict will have exciting properties to enhance electronics and fast-charging battery technology. details>> -
Researchers add new insights to one of the foundational texts in fluid mechanics
Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh (Pa.) used linear stability theory and direct numerical simulations to discover the fluid instabilities in the model for katabatic slope flows originally proposed by German scientist Ludwig Prandtl, who is considered the father of modern aerodynamics. details>> -
Visual and thermal properties of novel polymer material designed separately
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mass. demonstrated that the color and the thermal properties of a novel tissue-like polymer material can be tuned separately, according to a report from the university. details>> -
Scientists discover how to keep water from freezing even at extreme sub-zero temps
Researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich (Switzerland) pinpointed a method for preventing water from forming ice crystals even at extreme sub-zero temperatures by confining it in tiny channels within a novel lipid compound. details>>