Materials
MIT team creates ultracold molecules
By By Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | 11 Jun 2015
Physicists conduct most precise measurement yet of interaction between atoms and carbon surfaces
08 Jun 2015
Grippy, not sticky: engineers debut an incredibly adhesive material that doesn't get stuck
05 Jun 2015
A material inspired by the unique physics of geckos' fingertips could allow robotic hands to grip nearly any type of object without applying excessive pressure
Seashell strength inspires stress tests
03 Jun 2015
Tough biogel structures produced by 3-D printing
02 Jun 2015
New 'designer carbon' boosts battery performance
02 Jun 2015
Stanford scientists have created a new carbon material that significantly improves the performance of batteries and supercapacitors
How to make continuous rolls of graphene
By David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | 28 May 2015
Out with heavy metal: new, high-volume joining process expands use of aluminum in automobiles
12 May 2015
Plugging up leaky graphene
09 May 2015
From brittle to plastic in one breath
06 May 2015
3D-printed aerogels improve energy storage
02 May 2015
Often referred to as “liquid smoke, aerogel is a synthetic porous, ultralight material derived from a gel, in which the liquid component of the gel has been replaced with a gas
Expanding the reach of metallic glass
23 Apr 2015
New paint makes tough self-cleaning surfaces
09 Apr 2015
Researchers develop aluminium battery that charges smartphones in a minute
08 Apr 2015
Apart from personal devices, the new aluminum-ion battery, that is both greener and safer, could be used to store renewable energy on the electrical grid
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