Material Science

Materials research and characterisation – composites, polymers and the analytical instruments used to study them.

37 articles

New Method Uses Magnetic Levitation to Separate Polymorphic Crystals

Many organic substances have the property of forming multiple crystal structures. These multiple crystal structures of the same compound are known as polymorphs. As the...

Health and Pharmaceuticals

DNA Used to Assemble Graphene Transistors

Engineers at Stanford have reported using DNA for the very first time to create Graphene transistors. The researchers used the biological properties of DNA to...

Bioengineering

Nano-coated Vaccines may Eliminate the Need for Cold Chain

It is necessary to store vaccines in refrigerated conditions in order to prevent them from degrading. Maintaining low temperatures during transportation and storage of vaccines...

Material Science

AC-ESTEM Tech Allows Visualization of Atoms in Live Catalytic Reactions

The researchers at York JEOL Nanocentre at the University of York have developed a technology that allows them to visualize atoms, small clusters and nanoparticles...

Imaging

Researchers Transform Cement to Semiconductor

The scientists seem to have stumbled upon the equivalent of philosopher’s stone for the electronic industry. They have found a way to transform liquid cement...

Material Science