Tag: Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Improving machine learning for materials design
A quick, cost-effective approach improves the accuracy with which machine learning models can predict the properties of new materials.
Submerged sensors to control wearable electronics
Scientists in Korea make hand-drawn and flexible pressure sensors that can control a phone from underwater
Flexible and waterproof...
Hydrogel holds life-giving cells longer
An injection made of a hydrogel containing stem cells could treat damaged tissue following a heart attack.
Heart muscle...
Stimulating blood vessel formation with magnets
Magnetic field could boost blood vessel growth to regenerate damaged tissue.
Magnetic field can be used to stimulate blood...
Spinning electricity from heat and cold
A new device harvests two types of energy during the daytime, making it cool on one end and hot on the other,...
Better memristors for brain-like computing
Scientists are getting better at making neurone-like junctions for computers that mimic the human brain's random information processing, storage and recall. Fei...
Dye-based device sees the invisible
Devices that can see shortwave infrared light, which is invisible to the naked eye, could soon become cheaper and more accessible to...
Putting a spin on Heusler alloys
A review on the latest research of the various types of Heusler alloys summarizes the field's main achievements up to 2020.
Size matters: Bimodal imaging receives nanoparticle enhancement
Scientists have found a way to control the size of special nanoparticles to optimize their use for both magnetic resonance and near-infrared...
Materials coloured like a peacock
Materials inspired by the colour changes in a peacock's feather could lead to anti-counterfeit and sensing applications.
Melanin-like compounds...
