New hybrid nano-microscope by KRISS allows simultaneous measurement of optical and electrical properties. Expected to accelerate nano-scale research on advanced equipment and materials such as bilayer ...

A research team at Rochester Institute of Technology has been awarded patents for discoveries that will improve and extend the life of lithium-ion batteries, which are used in a variety of ...

New composite technology will see enhanced electrical and thermal conductivity of conventional composite materials that has previously been lacking, say scientists. Novel functionality including ...

Historically, polymer materials were characterized solely by their bulk properties including stiffness, elongation, gas permeability, impact and modulus. Because the bulk polymers were essentially ...

(Nanowerk News) The Journal of Commerce today carries an article on how composite fibres will fundamentally change bridge building technology: Composite materials have been with us for a long time.

A micro bullet traveling at supersonic speed is captured in this composite of three timed images, as it makes its way toward a suspended sheet of multilayer graphene. Experiments carried out at Rice ...

Have a cavity? Ask your dentist about filling it with a mixture of nanoparticles including silica and zirconia. These white fillings resemble teeth better than their metal alternatives and are less ...

(Nanowerk News) The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed a hybrid nano-microscope capable of simultaneously measuring various nanomaterial properties. This ...