Obtaining thermoelectric materials with high figure of merit ZT is an exacting challenge because it requires the independent control of electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and Seebeck ...

Nature Materials, is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Nature Publishing Group. It was launched in September 2002. Vincent Dusastre is the launching and current chief editor. The ...

Can we beat mother nature at materials design? Date: June 28, 2016 Source: Department of Energy, Office of Science Summary: In a review article in Nature Materials, a team of scientists assessed ...

Nature' s Super-Materials. By Melissa Salpietra; Posted 10.28.10; NOVA; In the pursuit of stronger, cleaner, and altogether better materials, scientists are turning to Mother Nature for inspiration.

The research was published on May 20 in Nature Materials. Electronic devices store data in memory units called 'domains,' whose minimum size limits the density of stored information.

In her talk "Nature-Inspired Materials Science - Challenges and Opportunities," Dr. Ulrike Wegst from Northeastern University will outline some of the challenges in manufacturing biomimetic ...