Engineers at Rice University in the U.S. have developed a new room-temperature multiferroic material ...

A research team from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has successfully used mechanical ...

Engineers have developed a smart material that could significantly enhance energy efficiency for indoor space cooling. The new thermochromic polymer blend has an estimated lifespan of 60 years and is ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Electronic devices work through precise control over the flow of electricity. While typical materials act as either conductors or insulators, the ability to switch between these ...

High-temperature flames are used to create a wide variety of materials – but once you start a fire, it can be difficult to control how the flame interacts with the material you are trying to process.

Breakthrough allows researchers to create materials with tailored properties, unlocking unprecedented control over their optical and electronic properties. (Nanowerk News) Imagine building a Lego ...

Researchers devise a new approach to a highly studied exotic elastic material, uncover an intuitive geometrical description of the pronounced -- or nonlinear -- soft deformations, and show how to ...

Scientists have created new way to characterise graphene oxide (GO) cheaper and quicker than ever before, helping get the emerging technology out of the lab and into the market. Researchers at King’s ...