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Newswise: Nanoscale Engineers Receive $1.2 Million to Prevent Surface Pathogens
Released: 23-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Nanoscale Engineers Receive $1.2 Million to Prevent Surface Pathogens
Stony Brook University

UT Battelle LLC, a management contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science, has awarded $1.2 million to Stony Brook University researchers for a study to test surface pathogen prevention.

Newswise: U.S. Department of Energy awards Argonne National Laboratory $4 million for energy-efficient microchip research
Released: 23-Feb-2024 9:05 AM EST
U.S. Department of Energy awards Argonne National Laboratory $4 million for energy-efficient microchip research
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne awarded $4 million to research new materials to develop energy-efficient microchips.

Newswise: Researchers harness 2D magnetic materials for energy-efficient computing
Released: 22-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
Researchers harness 2D magnetic materials for energy-efficient computing
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Experimental computer memories and processors built from magnetic materials use far less energy than traditional silicon-based devices.

Newswise: Thermally engineering templates for highly ordered self-assembled materials
Released: 14-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Thermally engineering templates for highly ordered self-assembled materials
University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Michigan Ann Arbor have developed a template material that carries almost no heat and therefore stops heat transfer between the template material itself and the solidifying eutectic material.

Newswise: Argonne scientists use AI  to identify new materials for carbon capture
Released: 14-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Argonne scientists use AI to identify new materials for carbon capture
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have used new generative AI techniques to propose new metal-organic framework materials that could offer enhanced abilities to capture carbon

Newswise: A metamaterial for converting circular vibration ultrasound, capable of detecting cracks that occur in various directions inside structures such as buildings bridges and aircraft, has been developed for the first time in the world
Released: 14-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
A metamaterial for converting circular vibration ultrasound, capable of detecting cracks that occur in various directions inside structures such as buildings bridges and aircraft, has been developed for the first time in the world
National Research Council of Science and Technology

For the first time in the world, the Korea joint research team has succeeded in developing a metamaterial which is theoretically capable of completely converting the linear vibration of ultrasonic waves into circular vibration and has a three-dimensional microstructure.

Newswise: A new optical metamaterial makes true one-way glass possible
Released: 14-Feb-2024 4:05 AM EST
A new optical metamaterial makes true one-way glass possible
Aalto University

Researchers have discovered how to make a new optical metamaterial that would underpin a variety of new technologies.

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Released: 13-Feb-2024 10:15 AM EST
Bruised and bleeding: New materials show where they’re hurt
Sandia National Laboratories

Just as a medication bottle might be opened and the tamper seals carefully reattached by a bad guy, the International Atomic Energy Agency is concerned its devices could be bypassed and repaired or counterfeited. A possible solution? Engineers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a groundbreaking prototype using “bruising” materials. Their innovation doesn’t just detect tampering; the new device boldly displays the evidence, like battle scars.

Newswise: Are shapeshifting “soft machines” in our future? LLNL researchers advance material that responds to light
Released: 12-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Are shapeshifting “soft machines” in our future? LLNL researchers advance material that responds to light
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have furthered a new type of soft material that can change shape in response to light, a discovery that could advance “soft machines” for a variety of fields, from robotics to medicine.

Newswise: Amy J. Clarke: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner
Released: 12-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Amy J. Clarke: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner
Department of Energy, Office of Science

At the Colorado School of Mines, Distinguished Professor in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Amy J. Clarke studies metals manufacturing. She observes how microscopic structures form and how processing conditions can be modified to affect solidification and defect development.

Newswise: New adhesive tape picks up and sticks down 2D materials as easily as child’s play
Released: 11-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
New adhesive tape picks up and sticks down 2D materials as easily as child’s play
Kyushu University

Materials just atoms in thickness, known as two-dimensional (2D) materials, are set to revolutionize future technology, including in the electronics industry.

Newswise: General deep learning framework for emissivity engineering
Released: 8-Feb-2024 7:50 AM EST
General deep learning framework for emissivity engineering
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Chinese scientists developed a deep learning framework to optimize wavelength-selective thermal emitters (WS-TEs) for applications like radiative cooling and gas sensing.

Newswise: Laser Manufacturing of Spatial Resolution Approaching Quantum Limit
Released: 8-Feb-2024 4:05 AM EST
Laser Manufacturing of Spatial Resolution Approaching Quantum Limit
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Since the advent of femtosecond laser in the early 1990s, ultrafast laser processing has been considered a promising nanofabrication approach, which is unique in manufacturing hard-processing materials and realizing fine three-dimensional structures.

Newswise: Revolutionizing Surface Science: A New Horizon in Superhydrophobic Materials
Released: 8-Feb-2024 3:05 AM EST
Revolutionizing Surface Science: A New Horizon in Superhydrophobic Materials
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Superhydrophobic surfaces, which repel water strongly, are useful for self-cleaning, anti-corrosion, and oil/water separation. Traditional methods to create these surfaces are complex and material-specific.

Newswise: Mapping local quality at super-resolution scale
Released: 7-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
Mapping local quality at super-resolution scale
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy images often suffer from noise and artifacts, which are difficult to estimate accurately and finely.

Newswise: Deciphering dynamics of electric charge
Released: 6-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Deciphering dynamics of electric charge
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Research led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Marti Checa and Liam Collins has pioneered a groundbreaking approach, described in the journal Nature Communications, toward understanding the behavior of an electric charge at the microscopic level.

Released: 6-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
New water-focused innovation engine aims to turn waste into wealth for Great Lakes region 
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne will help a new water-focused innovation engine funded by the National Science Foundation to drive economic development in the Great Lakes region by finding new ways to recover clean water, energy and valuable materials from wastewater.

Released: 6-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
Discover BMB announces exciting lineup of speakers
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

Reporters are invited to register for a complimentary press pass to attend #DiscoverBMB in San Antonio or access press materials electronically. Discover BMB, the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will be held March 23–26 in San Antonio.

Newswise: Zero-index metamaterials and the future
Released: 6-Feb-2024 7:05 AM EST
Zero-index metamaterials and the future
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Zero-index metamaterials (ZIMs) have the potential to revolutionize electromagnetic and microwave applications.

Newswise: Breaking boundaries in quantum photonics:
Groundbreaking nanocavities unlock new frontiers in light confinement
5-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
Breaking boundaries in quantum photonics: Groundbreaking nanocavities unlock new frontiers in light confinement
Bar-Ilan University

In a significant leap forward for quantum nanophotonics, a team of European and Israeli physicists, introduces a new type of polaritonic cavities and redefines the limits of light confinement. This pioneering work, detailed in a study published today in Nature Materials, demonstrates an unconventional method to confine photons, overcoming the traditional limitations in nanophotonics.

Newswise: ORNL’s Sholl elected to National Academy of Engineering
Released: 5-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
ORNL’s Sholl elected to National Academy of Engineering
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

David Sholl, director of the Transformational Decarbonization Initiative at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for his contributions in addressing large-scale chemical separation challenges, including carbon dioxide capture, using quantitative materials modeling.

Released: 5-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Green steel from toxic red mud
Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)

An economical process with green hydrogen can be used to extract CO2-free iron from the red mud generated in aluminium production.

Released: 5-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Magnesium Protects Tantalum, a Promising Material for Making Qubits
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered that adding a layer of magnesium improves the properties of tantalum, a superconducting material that shows great promise for building qubits, the basis of quantum computers.

Newswise: Researchers from Pusan National University employ artificial intelligence to unlock the secrets of magnesium alloy anisotropy
Released: 1-Feb-2024 10:05 PM EST
Researchers from Pusan National University employ artificial intelligence to unlock the secrets of magnesium alloy anisotropy
Pusan National University

Magnesium (Mg) alloys have been popularly used for designing aerospace and automotive parts owing to their high strength-to-weight ratio.

Newswise: Lawrence Livermore’s popular Science on Saturday lecture series returns to Las Positas College
Released: 1-Feb-2024 12:30 PM EST
Lawrence Livermore’s popular Science on Saturday lecture series returns to Las Positas College
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) popular lecture series, “Science on Saturday,” returns Feb. 3 and runs through Feb. 24. The series offers four different lectures with the theme, “Magic of Materials.”

Newswise: How wood is making a comeback in construction
Released: 1-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
How wood is making a comeback in construction
University of Utah

University of Utah engineering researchers experiment with various wood laminates and "mass timber" construction techniques to come up with ways to build wood buildings that can stand up to earthquakes, hurricanes, bugs and the elements.

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31-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
The ShAPE of Buildings to Come: Scrap Aluminum Transforms Recycling Life Cycle
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Post-consumer recycled aluminum to be transformed into high strength building materials and consumer goods with patented ShAPE™ manufacturing process.

Newswise: Aerosol Jet Printing Revolutionizes Microfluidic Device Fabrication
Released: 1-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
Aerosol Jet Printing Revolutionizes Microfluidic Device Fabrication
Chinese Academy of Sciences

SAW technologies, known for their high precision and rapid actuation, are essential to microfluidics and affect a broad spectrum of research areas.

Released: 31-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
UC Irvine scientists make breakthrough in quantum materials research
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Jan. 31, 2024 — Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Los Alamos National Laboratory, publishing in the latest issue of Nature Communications, describe the discovery of a new method that transforms everyday materials like glass into materials scientists can use to make quantum computers.

Released: 31-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Lifelong learning will power next generation of autonomous devices
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researchers address challenges scientists face in developing lifelong learning models for autonomous devices, such as self-driving cars, and recommends design principles going forward.

Newswise: Unveiling the effect of Ti substitutions on the static oxidation behavior of (Hf,Ti)C at 2500 ℃
Released: 31-Jan-2024 8:45 AM EST
Unveiling the effect of Ti substitutions on the static oxidation behavior of (Hf,Ti)C at 2500 ℃
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In a ground-breaking first, researchers have we conducted a comprehensive investigation of the static oxidation behavior of (Hf,Ti)C at 2500℃.

Newswise: Meet Edward Schmitt, facilities engineer
Released: 30-Jan-2024 11:50 AM EST
Meet Edward Schmitt, facilities engineer
Argonne National Laboratory

Edward Schmitt is supporting Argonne’s efforts at the lab’s quantum materials foundry.

Released: 30-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Researchers Craft New Way to Make High-Temperature Superconductors – With a Twist
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

An international team that includes Rutgers University–New Brunswick scientists has developed a new method to make and manipulate a widely studied class of high-temperature superconductors.

Newswise: Argonne scientists help scale up nanomaterials for sustainable manufacturing
Released: 29-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Argonne scientists help scale up nanomaterials for sustainable manufacturing
Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists using Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source have developed a multipurpose nanomaterial to aid in sustainable manufacturing.

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Released: 26-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Deep-sea study fleet taking shape at URI
University of Rhode Island

A trip to the deep floor of the ocean is somewhat akin to going to the moon. Like the landers on the moon, a benthic lander can make it happen, just a little closer to home.At the University of Rhode Island, a fleet of these observational systems is now taking shape, all being built at the University’s Narragansett Bay Campus, in preparation for their journey nearly two miles deep.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Permeable pavements could reduce coho-killing tire pollutants
Washington State University

The pore-like structure of permeable pavements may help protect coho salmon by preventing tire wear particles and related contaminants from entering stormwater runoff, according to a Washington State University study.

Newswise: Synthetic Biology Manufacturing of Advanced Materials Research Center launches at Washington University in St. Louis
Released: 25-Jan-2024 8:00 AM EST
Synthetic Biology Manufacturing of Advanced Materials Research Center launches at Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis

A team of researchers in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis has established the Synthetic Biology Manufacturing of Advanced Materials Research Center to work across disciplines to find nature-inspired alternatives to plastics.

Released: 24-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Researchers add a ‘twist’ to classical material design
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Researchers with the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University and the DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) grew a twisted multilayer crystal structure for the first time and measured the structure’s key properties.

Newswise: Look out Spider-Man: Naturalistic silk spun from artificial spider gland
Released: 22-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Look out Spider-Man: Naturalistic silk spun from artificial spider gland
RIKEN

Researchers led by Keiji Numata at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan, along with colleagues from the RIKEN Pioneering Research Cluster, have succeeded in creating a device that spins artificial spider silk that closely matches what spiders naturally produce.

Released: 22-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Scientists trap krypton atoms to form one-dimensional gas
University of Nottingham

For the first time, scientists have successfully trapped atoms of krypton (Kr), a noble gas, inside a carbon nanotube to form a one-dimensional gas.

Newswise: Plumber’s nightmare structure in block polymers
Released: 22-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Plumber’s nightmare structure in block polymers
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Plumber’s nightmare structure presents itself as an assemblage where all exits seem to converge inward—a plumber’s nightmare but an anticipated uniqueness for researchers, suggesting distinctive traits divergent from traditional materials.

Released: 22-Jan-2024 11:00 AM EST
Scientists Advance Affordable, Sustainable Solution for Flat-Panel Displays and Wearable Tech
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Scientists have developed “supramolecular ink,” a new 3D-printable OLED (organic light-emitting diode) material made of inexpensive, Earth-abundant elements instead of costly scarce metals.

Newswise: Hybrid machine learning method boosts resolution of electrical impedance tomography for structural imaging
Released: 22-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Hybrid machine learning method boosts resolution of electrical impedance tomography for structural imaging
Tokyo University of Science

Researchers combine traditional mathematical approaches and cutting-edge machine learning methods for improved analysis of building structures.

Newswise: Armor for steel
Released: 18-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Armor for steel
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers demonstrated that stainless steel and other metal alloys coated with hexagonal boron nitride, or hBN, exhibit non-stick or low-friction qualities along with improved long-term protection against harsh corrosion and high-temperature oxidation in air.

Newswise: Argonne, Sandia scientists create qubits using precision tools of nanotechnology
Released: 18-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Argonne, Sandia scientists create qubits using precision tools of nanotechnology
Argonne National Laboratory

With support from the Q-NEXT quantum center, scientists leverage nanoscale-research facilities to conduct pioneering precision studies of qubits in silicon carbide, leading to a better understanding of quantum devices and higher performance.

Newswise: 10 researchers receive Argonne Postdoctoral Performance Awards
Released: 18-Jan-2024 10:15 AM EST
10 researchers receive Argonne Postdoctoral Performance Awards
Argonne National Laboratory

10 postdoctoral researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory were recently recognized at the laboratory’s 2023 Postdoctoral Performance Awards, which were presented in a ceremony on Nov. 9.

Newswise: The surface knows what lies beneath: physicists show how to detect higher-order topological insulators
Released: 17-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
The surface knows what lies beneath: physicists show how to detect higher-order topological insulators
University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering

Just like a book can’t be judged by its cover, a material can’t always be judged by its surface. But, for an elusive conjectured class of materials, physicists have now shown that the surface previously thought to be “featureless” holds an unmistakable signature that could lead to the first definitive observation.

Newswise: Radioactivity not invited! Argonne uses heavy ions to quickly and safely produce degradation in nuclear materials
Released: 16-Jan-2024 2:20 PM EST
Radioactivity not invited! Argonne uses heavy ions to quickly and safely produce degradation in nuclear materials
Argonne National Laboratory

ATLAS — the Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System — can do even more ​“heavy lifting” for physics and nuclear science than previously thought.

Newswise: Joshua Zide: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner
Released: 16-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Joshua Zide: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Joshua Zide and his team at the University of Delaware are taking a new approach to materials, making metallic nanoparticles separately from films and then incorporating them. It turns semiconductors into nanocomposites with different properties and new applications.



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