Separating molecules is a highly energy-intensive but essential part of drug development, desalination and other industrial processes – improving membranes can help

Around half of US industrial energy use goes toward separating molecules in industrial processes. Developing materials that can withstand harsh industrial conditions can help increase efficiency.

Miao Yu, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo • conversation
Sept. 7, 2023 • ~5 min

AI platform ‘evolves’ metamaterials

A paper outlines a platform for the evolution of metamaterials, synthetic materials purposefully engineered to have specific properties.

U. Pittsburgh • futurity
Aug. 17, 2023 • ~7 min

Programmable nanoclays are a new tool for chemistry

Researchers invented programmable nanoclay to advance discoveries in chemistry, engineering, and other scientific fields.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Aug. 1, 2023 • ~4 min

Device just needs sunlight to harvest water from air

A new device gets power from sunlight to extract molecules from the air and convert them into drinking water.

UC Berkeley • futurity
July 10, 2023 • ~6 min

Glass: Neither a solid nor a liquid, this common yet complicated material is still surprising scientists

Two glass researchers explain how glass is made, the unique properties of glass and how those properties have allowed it to be a useful material to humans for thousands of years.

Katelyn Kirchner, PhD Candidate in Materials Science, Penn State • conversation
June 13, 2023 • ~7 min

Room-temperature superconductors could revolutionize electronics – an electrical engineer explains the materials' potential

Superconductors make highly efficient electronics, but the ultralow temperatures and ultrahigh pressures make them costly and difficult to use. Room-temperature superconductors promise to change that.

Massoud Pedram, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California • conversation
March 28, 2023 • ~8 min

How do superconductors work? A physicist explains what it means to have resistance-free electricity

Superconductors are materials that can transmit electricity without any resistance. Researchers are getting closer to creating superconducting materials that can function in everyday life.

Mishkat Bhattacharya, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
March 24, 2023 • ~6 min

3D-printing the brain's blood vessels with silicone could improve and personalize neurosurgery – new technique shows how

Organ models that more accurately capture finer details could reduce surgical error and lead to personalized implants.

Thomas Angelini, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida • conversation
March 24, 2023 • ~7 min

Researchers turned superglue into a recyclable, cheap, oil-free plastic alternative

Researchers have developed a method for producing strong plastic materials by tweaking the chemical structure of superglue.

Scott Phillips, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University • conversation
March 22, 2023 • ~5 min

Material heralds new ‘dawn’ for superconductivity

“With this material, the dawn of ambient superconductivity and applied technologies has arrived,” according to a team led by Ranga Dias.

Bob Marcotte-U. Rochester • futurity
March 13, 2023 • ~10 min

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