1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (386+ words) Chemists at Brown University have shown the first experimental evidence that carbon buckyballs, which launched the nanotechnology revolution, have a cousin made from 80 atoms of the element boron. The nanoscale world appears to have a new ball to kick around....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (299+ words) In a study published in Science, researchers used silver nanoparticles to assemble a theorized, but never-before observed crystal metallic structure. Using finely tuned nanoscale building blocks, researchers from Brown University and the University of Michigan College of Engineering have stabilized…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (856+ words) Hydrogels are squishy, bio-friendly materials that are made mostly of water and a bit of polymer. The Jell-O-like substance is available in the form of medical patches, sprays, and glues, and can be stuck to the skin or implanted in…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (485+ words) Published in Nature Communications, the study uncovers a series of hidden intermediate stages that appear when molecules are heated to become materials. Capturing these intermediates opens a new way to discover and design materials that aren’t accessible through typical synthetic…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (555+ words) With help from a novel cross-linking molecule, MIT chemists have shown they can substantially improve the ballistic impact resistance of common polymers, including polystyrene and a type of rubber used to make shoe soles. To make the polymer more resistant…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (786+ words) Industrial oxidation chemistry is a cornerstone of modern manufacturing, accounting for nearly one-third of all chemical industrial processes. While essential for making pharmaceuticals, dyes, and many specialty chemicals, industrial oxidation typically relies on high-temperature, high-pressure processes involving toxic oxidizing agents....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (364+ words) Alloying is a powerful method for achieving this goal. In this regard, a key challenge is asymmetric alloying, which introduces asymmetry into the metal cluster by selectively placing heterometal atoms at non-equivalent sites, desymmetrizing the cluster and therefore imparting chirality-associated…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (669+ words) The safety data sheet has been a constant in chemical hazard communication for decades. Its 16-section format, standardized under the Globally Harmonized System, has provided a recognizable framework for conveying hazard information across industries and borders. What has changed considerably…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (417+ words) The study, published in Advanced Materials, represents a new processing approach for wurtzite III-V nitrides, a class of semiconductors already widely used in microelectronics but whose ferroelectric potential has only been recognized since 2019. Ferroelectric materials possess a built-in electric polarization…...

2+ mon, 22+ hour ago   (534+ words) In a process analogous to how solids melt into liquids, the electrons in many different metals form crystal-like patterns that can deform and melt, opening new pathways for neuromorphic computing and superconductors, University of Michigan Engineering researchers have found. “Metallurgists…...