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Applied Materials Teams with Top Universities at EPIC Center to Accelerate Next-Gen AI Chip Material Development
Semiconductor Today USA Overview Applied Materials has announced that Arizona State, Rensselaer Polytechnic, and Stanford Universities will join its Silicon Valley EPIC Center as inaugural research partners. This center represents the la... -
MIT Pioneers Nanoporous Silicon for High-Efficiency Thermoelectric Conversion, Targeting ZT>3
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) USA Overview MIT researchers are exploring nanoporous silicon (nanoporous Si) as a high-efficiency thermoelectric material, crucial for eco-friendly technologies like waste heat recovery and so... -
Synergistic Layered Coatings Offer Multifunctional Textile Performance: Strong Adhesion, Flame Retardancy, Hydrophobicity, and Recyclability
ACS Publications (ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces) USA Overview An innovative multilayer coating offering strong adhesion, flame retardancy, hydrophobicity, mechanical durability, and recyclability for textile materials has been devel... -
Nanogenerators Revolutionize Self-Powered Healthcare: Biomedical Frontiers Report
PubMed Central Global Overview Nanogenerators are poised to revolutionize self-powered healthcare systems by efficiently harvesting biomechanical energy. Piezoelectric (PENG) and triboelectric (TENG) nanogenerators convert ambient vibrat... -
Taiwan-Australia Team Unveils High-Efficiency Cu-Co-N Electrocatalyst for Ammonia Extraction from Wastewater
Taipei Times (国家同步輻射研究中心研究紹介) Taiwan Overview A joint research team from Taiwan's National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center and Australia's Curtin University has achieved an industrial breakthrough by developing an inn... -
Metamaterial MRI Antennas Achieve Ultra-Clear Eye and Brain Imaging, Boost Diagnostics
SciTechDaily (Max Delbrück Center研究紹介) Germany Overview Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center and Rostock University Medical Center have developed a breakthrough MRI antenna incorporating metamaterials, enabling stunningly clear and... -
Advanced Materials Drive High-Efficiency High-Temperature Water Electrolysis for Clean Hydrogen Production
米国エネルギー省 (Department of Energy) USA Overview The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is advancing a project to develop cutting-edge electrode and solid electrolyte materials for high-temperature water electrolysis using solid oxide e... -
FeCoNiCuPt High-Entropy Alloy Boosts Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production 98-Fold on Graphitic Carbon Nitride
PubMed (Advanced Science) China Overview Researchers at Shandong University of Science and Technology have developed a novel composite material featuring FeCoNiCuPt high-entropy alloy (HEA) cocatalysts supported on protonated graphitic c... -
MXene-Polymer Hybrid Coating Boosts Neural Sensor Performance for Brain Disorder Research
Louisiana Tech University USA Overview Louisiana Tech University researchers have developed a breakthrough nanomaterial-based coating, combining MXene and conductive polymers, that dramatically enhances the performance of flexible neural... -
High-Entropy Alloy Nanomaterials: A Promising Platform for Electrocatalytic Multi-Electron Transfer Reactions
ACS Publications (ACS Nano) China Overview High-entropy alloy (HEA) nanomaterials are emerging as a promising platform for electrocatalytic multi-electron transfer reactions, offering solutions to the low selectivity, instability, and hi...
