Materials Science : Science World Report

Apr 18, 2017 05:40 AM EDT

Novel Scientific Breakthrough Achieved: Scientists Create New Magnetic Materials Through Atom-By-Atom Assembly

Computational models were used to predict the atomic arrangement and properties of the synthesized materials.

Feb 26, 2016 08:58 AM EST

Quantum Dots May Become the New Silicon Wafer

Could quantum dots become the new silicon wafer?

Feb 09, 2016 12:24 PM EST

Body Temperature Alone Triggers a Shape-Changing Polymer to Transform

A new polymer can visibly change shape with your body temperature.

Feb 09, 2016 09:07 AM EST

New Method to Turn Agricultural Waste into Green Products: Materials Science

Scientists have engineered a new synthetic biopathway that can more efficiently and cost-effectively turn agricultural waste, like corn stover and orange peoples into useful products.

Feb 03, 2016 03:39 PM EST

New Nanowires Have Efficient Water Splitting And Solar Energy Storage Features

Researchers have developed nanowires that could pave the way for new solar energy storage.

Feb 03, 2016 02:31 PM EST

Chemical Reactions Controlled With New 'Excited State Proton Transfer Catalysis'

Researchers develop new "excited state proton transfer catalysis" that can enable scientists to observe and control basic chemical reactions.

Jan 29, 2016 02:05 PM EST

Scientists Create Pop Up, 3D Printed Objects

Imagine if you could create any object out of a flat sheet of paper. Now, scientists may have made that possible by characterizing the fundamental origami fold.

Jan 22, 2016 09:09 AM EST

A beetle may help researchers deal with frost.

Jan 22, 2016 08:35 AM EST

Slimy, Gross Goop from Hagfish May Create New Manmade Materials in the Future

It's slimy, it's gross, and it can be found in the deep ocean.

Jan 20, 2016 10:30 AM EST

Graphene Oxide 'Paper' Changes With Strain, Study Reveals

Researchers have developed a new graphene oxide "paper" that changes under a small amount of strain.

Jan 19, 2016 08:26 AM EST

Why Spiderman Can't Exist: Sticky Grippers Would Need to be Enormous on Humans

It turns out that Spiderman wouldn't be able to exist. Researchers have found that humans would need adhesive pads covering 40 percent of their body surface in order to walk up a wall like Spiderman.

Jan 11, 2016 09:17 AM EST