Materials

A touch-responsive fabric armband for flexible keyboards and sketchpads

Iontronic Touch Panel for Virtual-Real Handwriting Interaction.

Nasa’s new 3d-printed superalloy can handle high temperatures

A 3D printable alloy designed for environments.

A new tool reveals the electronic states of quantum materials

The origin of electronic states is found in designed materials.

Grad student designs “artificial muscles” to be used in compost bins

soft robotic actuators made up of sustainable materials.

A self-charging electrical battery inspired by fish could help power space applications

Developing soft, self-charging, bio-inspired power sources for space applications.

Global emissions of several banned ozone-destroying chemicals are increasing

Increased ozone-depleting chemicals due to Montreal Protocol loophole.

Concrete could turn into an effective carbon sink using new additives

New carbonation pathways for creating more environmentally friendly concrete.

Synergistic Iron Carbide Catalysts Enable Direct Syngas-to-Higher Alcohol Conversion

Synergistic Ca-Fe catalyst exhibited high alcohol selectivity and space-time yield.

A design tool to democratize the art of color-changing mosaics

Color-changing cellulose-based designs for data visualization, education and fashion.

Fiber “barcodes” can be used to create durable clothing labels

Reflective fibers could revolutionize textile sorting and recycling.

New material in which electron’s dynamics can be controlled

Sculpting quantum materials for the electronics of the future.

Water purification using only a few atoms

Catalysts made of a few atoms show great promise in water treatment.

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