Tag: material

New method creates material that could create the next generation of solar cells: Process fabricates large perovskites faster, with less waste

Perovskites, a family of materials with unique electric properties, show promise for use in a variety fields, including next-generation solar cells. A Penn State-led...

Jumpin’ Jehoshapat! New grasshopper-like material can leap 200 times its own thickness

Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have designed a new, rubber-like film that can leap high into the air like a grasshopper --...

Water can’t touch this sanded, powdered surface: Sanding powder into a material provides the right properties for superhydrophobicity

Want a surface that won't get wet? Grab some sandpaper. Rice University researchers have developed a simple method to make surfaces superhydrophobic -- that is,...

A new, inexpensive catalyst speeds the production of oxygen from water: The material could replace rare metals and lead to more economical production of...

An electrochemical reaction that splits apart water molecules to produce oxygen is at the heart of multiple approaches aiming to produce alternative fuels for...

Plasma-based engineering creates contact-killing, antifouling, drug-release surfaces: Technology could accelerate antimicrobial material development

The deepening concern over antibiotic-resistant infections, coupled with prevailing hospital-acquired infections from surgical tools, implants, and heavily touched surfaces, has ramped up antimicrobial material...

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