Materials
MIT engineers develop hydrogel superglue that is 90% water
10 Nov 2015
The hydrogel, which is a transparent, rubber-like material, can adhere to surfaces such as glass, silicon, ceramics, aluminum, and titanium with a toughness comparable to the bond between tendon and cartilage on bone
Graphene key to high-density, energy-efficient memory chips, say Stanford engineers
03 Nov 2015
Engineers are developing memory chips based on new nanomaterials with capabilities that silicon can't match
Making nanowires from protein and DNA
09 Sep 2015
Metallic gels produce tunable light emission
By By David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | 07 Sep 2015
A new family of luminescent materials could find broad uses in chemical and biological detectors
Unusual magnetic behaviour observed at a material interface
By By David L Chandler, MIT News Office | 25 Aug 2015
Findings could lead to a building block for future quantum computers, and a research tool for physics
Manchester team reveals new, stable 2D materials
24 Aug 2015
Nanocrystals don’t add up for reactor materials
22 Aug 2015
“Yolks” and “shells” improve rechargeable batteries
06 Aug 2015
Aluminum could give a big boost to capacity and power of lithium-ion batteries
New insight on how crystals form may advance materials, health and basic science research
05 Aug 2015
Making the new silicon
By By Rob Matheson, MIT News Office | 04 Aug 2015
Gallium nitride is poised to become the next semiconductor for power electronics, enabling much higher efficiency than silicon
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