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Nanophysics May 20, 2025

From thin to bulk: Affordable, brighter and faster scanning with high-energy radiation sources

Imagine a medical scanner that works faster and produces clearer images, or a radiation detector that pinpoints tiny traces of radioactive material with unprecedented accuracy. These futuristic possibilities are a step closer ...

Nanomaterials May 19, 2025

High-performance piezoelectric fiber sensor offers real-time landslide detection

A research team led by Dr. Lim Sang-kyu in DGIST's Department of Energy and Environmental Technology has developed a smart fiber sensor that can detect natural disasters such as landslides in real time. The new fiber is based ...

Soft Matter May 6, 2025

Programmable double-network gels: Interspecies interactions dictate structure, resilience and adaptability

A new study uncovers how fine-tuning the interactions between two distinct network-forming species within a soft gel enables programmable control over its structure and mechanical properties. The findings reveal a powerful ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics May 5, 2025

Unlocking a new class of materials with origami

Origami—the Japanese art of folding paper—could be the next frontier in innovative materials. Practiced in Japan since the early 1600s, origami involves combining simple folding techniques to create intricate designs. ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 16, 2025

AI uses extrapolative learning to master materials prediction beyond existing data

A research group has developed an innovative machine learning technology that enables predictions beyond the distribution of training data and demonstrated its effectiveness in materials research. The team includes Kohei ...

Nanomaterials Apr 16, 2025

Mechanically interlocked 2D chainmail unlocks smart polymers with shape-shifting capabilities

Researchers at Westlake University have disclosed a two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked polymer (MIP) that mimics medieval chainmail at the molecular scale. This micrometer-scale 2D material exhibits exceptional ...

Nanomaterials Apr 11, 2025

Plasma-synthesized photothermal material could enable efficient solar-powered water purification

Technology for converting solar energy into thermal energy is ever evolving and has numerous applications. A breakthrough in the laboratory of Professor My Ali El Khakani at Institut national de la recherche scientifique ...

Materials Science Mar 31, 2025

3D printing method creates color-changing materials for smart textiles

In a leap forward for materials science, a multi-institutional team of researchers has developed a pioneering method of 3D printing cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs), enabling complex, color-changing responsive ...

Nanomaterials Mar 14, 2025

New approach to reconfigurable colloidal assemblies paves way for adaptive smart materials

Colloidal self-assembly is a process where colloidal particles spontaneously organize into ordered structures under specific conditions. Colloidal self-assembly serves as a foundation for designing materials like optoelectronic ...

Condensed Matter Mar 13, 2025

Researchers achieve record-high electrostrain in lead-free piezoceramics

Researchers from Tsinghua University, the Beijing Institute of Technology, the University of Wollongong (Australia), and the Hefei Institutes of Âé¶¹ÒùÔºical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have achieved an ultrahigh ...

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