Researchers from IMDEA Materials Institute have demonstrated improved and more affordable catalytic materials used to produce ...

The quest for efficient and durable oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts is pivotal for the advancement of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) technology. Despite their widespread ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) A new motorized three-point-bending apparatus has been developed that is capable of automating strain engineering experiments on two-dimensional (2D) materials. The setup can be ...

Compared to traditional structural materials, polymer matrix composites (PMC) offer greatly enhanced performance and flexibility. However, these benefits come at the cost of increased material ...

Bacteriophages have been used therapeutically to treat infectious bacterial diseases for over a century. As ...

A new technical paper titled “Strain engineering in 2D FETs: Physics, status, and prospects” was published by researchers at UC Santa Barbara. “In this work, we explore the physics and evaluate the ...

Using engineered microbes as microscopic factories has given the world steady sources of life-saving drugs, revolutionized the food industry, and allowed us to make sustainable versions of valuable ...

Scientists can now design fully synthetic bacteriophages, with potential to reshape the fight against antibiotic resistance.

Strain engineering is the cornerstone of straintronics, providing the methods and techniques to apply mechanical strain to materials. It involves the deliberate deformation of a material's structure ...