Materials
Large-scale power storage on grids made feasible using new nanoparticle electrode
By By Louis Bergeron | 23 Nov 2011
Researchers have used copper compound nanoparticles to develop an inexpensive high-power electrode that could be used to build batteries for economical large-scale energy storage on the electrical grid
Want fuel cells? Think outside the hydrogen tank
21 Nov 2011
An incredible shrinking material: how scandium trifluoride contracts with heat revealed
05 Nov 2011
Materials that don't expand under heat are useful in a variety of applications such as in mechanical machines that require extreme precision.
Robot speeds up glass development
04 Nov 2011
Custom glass bending
02 Nov 2011
Graphene grows better on certain copper crystals
By By Liz Ahlberg, physical sciences editor, University of Illinois News Bureau | 28 Oct 2011
Tiny stamps for tiny sensors
By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 19 Oct 2011
Amorphous diamond, a new superhard form of carbon created under ultrahigh pressure
By By Louis Bergeron | 18 Oct 2011
Nano Materials by design: No Small Breakthrough
17 Oct 2011
New form of superhard carbon observed
12 Oct 2011
Graphene shows unusual thermoelectric response to light
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 08 Oct 2011
The finding could lead to improvements in photodetectors and night-vision systems, and possibly to a new approach to generating electricity from sunlight
Sulfur in hollow nanofibres overcomes challenges of lithium-ion battery design
By By Sarah Jane Keller | 05 Oct 2011
New solar cell technology gives light waves “amnesia”
27 Sep 2011
Scientists increase efficiency of solar cells by changing the wavelength of the light absorbed by them.
Microwave ovens a key to energy production from wasted heat
21 Sep 2011
Thermoelectric power generation, researchers say, is a way to produce electricity from waste heat — something as basic as the hot exhaust from an automobile, or the wasted heat given off by a whirring machine.
Latest articles
Featured articles
Server CPU Shortages Grip China as AI Boom Strains Intel and AMD Supply Chains
By Cygnus | 06 Feb 2026
Intel and AMD server CPU shortages are hitting China as AI data center demand surges, pushing lead times to six months and driving prices higher.
Budget 2026-27 Seeks Fiscal Balance Amid Rupee Volatility and Industrial Stagnation
By Cygnus | 02 Feb 2026
India's Budget 2026-27 targets fiscal discipline with record capex as markets tumble, the rupee weakens and manufacturing struggles to regain momentum.
The Thirsty Cloud: Why 2026 Is the Year AI Bottlenecks Shift From Chips to Water
By Axel Miller | 28 Jan 2026
As AI server density surges in 2026, data centers face a new bottleneck deeper than chips — the massive water demand required for cooling next-generation infrastructure.
The New Airspace Economy: How Geopolitics Is Rewriting Aviation Costs in 2026
By Axel Miller | 22 Jan 2026
Airspace bans, sanctions and corridor risk are forcing airlines into costly detours in 2026, raising fuel burn, reducing aircraft utilisation and pushing airfares higher worldwide.
India’s Data Center Arms Race: The Battle for Power, Cooling, and AI Real Estate
By Cygnus | 22 Jan 2026
India’s data centre boom is turning into an AI arms race where power contracts, liquid cooling and fast commissioning decide the winners across Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad.
India’s Oil Balancing Act: Refiners Rebuild Middle East Supply Lines as Russia Flows Disrupt
By Axel Miller | 21 Jan 2026
India’s refiners are rebalancing crude sourcing as Russian imports fell to a two-year low in December 2025, lifting OPEC’s share and raising geopolitical risk concerns.
Arctic Fever: How ‘Greenland Tariff’ Politics Sparked a Global Flight to Safety
By Axel Miller | 20 Jan 2026
Greenland-linked tariff threats have injected fresh uncertainty into transatlantic trade, triggering a risk-off shift in markets and reshaping global supply chain planning.
The New Oil (Part 5): Friend-Shoring, Supply Chain Fragmentation and the Cost of Resilience
By Cygnus | 19 Jan 2026
Friend-shoring is reshaping lithium, rare earth and graphite supply chains, creating a resilience premium and new winners and losers in clean tech.
The New Oil (Part 4): Can Technology Break the Dependency?
By Cygnus | 16 Jan 2026
Can magnet recycling and rare-earth-free motors reduce global dependence on strategic minerals? Part 4 explores breakthroughs, limits and timelines.
