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Phase-Separation Nanostructure Control Achieves Highly Efficient Room-Temperature Spin Transport in Molecular Spintronic Devices
Advanced Functional Materials (Wiley Online Library) Unknown Overview A research article in Advanced Functional Materials reports a significant advancement in molecular spintronic devices, achieving highly efficient room-temperature spin... -
Bio-Inspired Hydrogel Mimics Human Skin, Recovers 90% Strength in Hours
Nature Materials Finland/Germany Overview Researchers from Aalto University and the University of Bayreuth have engineered a self-healing hydrogel that emulates the strength and repair capabilities of human skin. This novel material reco... -
NSF Awards UC San Diego $18M Grant to Establish Quantum Materials Research Center, Accelerating Low-Power Computing, Data Encryption, & Stealth Technologies
University of California San Diego USA Overview The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted UC San Diego researchers $18 million over six years to establish a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC). This cen... -
Swiss Innovation Unlocks Battery-Free Wearables with Novel Body-Heat Thermoelectric Material
Swiss Materials Science Research Institute Switzerland Overview Swiss engineers have developed bismuth-telluride-perovskite, a novel solid-state thermoelectric material capable of efficiently generating electricity from minimal temperatu... -
MIT Breakthrough: Light-Triggered Material Stores Heat for Weeks at -30°C, Releases On Demand
MIT USA Overview MIT researchers have engineered a novel thermal energy storage system that functions like a rechargeable battery, but for heat. This breakthrough integrates a phase-change material (PCM) with visible-light-responsive mol... -
AI-Optimized Thermal Meta-Emitters Outperform Paint, Slashing Building Cooling Loads by 15,000+ kWh Annually
University of Texas at Austin USA Overview Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have harnessed machine learning to engineer novel thermal meta-emitters that dramatically enhance passive building cooling. These AI-optimized ma... -
Beyond Kirchhoff: Nanomaterial Achieves 43% Independent Control Over Heat Absorption and Emission
Physics Review Letters USA Overview Researchers have engineered a layered nanomaterial capable of independently regulating heat absorption and emission, defying Kirchhoff's law of thermal radiation by up to 43%. This groundbreaking mater... -
Power Roll’s Micro-Groove Perovskite Solar Film Advances Towards Commercialization with Launch of POP-PV Project
PV-Tech UK Overview The international POP-PV project has launched to accelerate the commercialization of Power Roll's micro-groove perovskite solar film technology. The consortium, comprising Power Roll, Dyenamo, and the University of Sh... -
ChemRxiv Proposes Multiscale Molecular Design Framework for Thermogelling Polymers Targeting Tissues as Next-Gen Synthetic Extracellular Matrices
ChemRxiv Unknown Overview This review proposes a framework for the multiscale molecular design of thermogelling polymers, positioning tissues as synthetic targets for next-generation synthetic extracellular matrices (ECMs). It outlines d... -
Flash Joule Heating Revolutionizes H2O2 Electrosynthesis with MWCNTs: Achieving 10.57 mol gcat-1 h-1 at 85% Faradaic Efficiency in Metal-Free Catalysis
ChemRxiv Unknown Overview This preprint reports on flash Joule heating (FJH)-engineered multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) for selective metal-free H2O2 electrosynthesis. FJH induces partial wall exfoliation and structural reconstruc...
