Researchers show that precisely layering nano-thin materials creates excitons -- essentially, artificial atoms -- that can act as quantum information bits, or qubits.

Estate living continues to grow in popularity in South Africa for various reasons, from security to shared amenities. However ...

About 100 million metric tons of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), one of the world's most commonly used plastics, are ...

Interconnected materials containing networks are ubiquitous in the world around us—rubber, car tires, human and engineered tissues, woven sheets and chain mail armor. Engineers often want these ...

When water freezes into ice or boils into vapor, its properties change dramatically at specific temperatures. These so-called phase transitions are fundamental to understanding materials. But how do ...

A CT man has been sentenced to two years probation and must pay restitution after pleading guilty to illegally dumping toxic ...

AI-driven research is making titanium 3D-printing faster, stronger, and more efficient, transforming aerospace and defense ...

A driveway serves as more than just a path to a home or business; it is a key element of curb appeal, functionality, and ...

Inspired by the humble deep-sea sponge, RMIT University engineers have developed a new material with remarkable compressive ...

Despite its name, most of Brickworks' earnings are not from brickmaking. It has four segments: building products Australia, building products North America, property, and investments. The investment ...

Javier Sanchez-Yamagishi, a physicist who studies 2D materials at the University of California, Irvine, likens the ...

While the trend seems wholly contemporary, it can trace its roots back to the 1920s, when interior design moved away from the ...