Quantum computing may revolutionize our ability to solve problems that are hard to address with even the largest supercomputers. Quantum computers consist of quantum bits, or... The post Science Made Simple: What Is Quantum Computing? appeared fi...
Apr 21, 2021
Scientists identify the wettability of graphene layers and improve the understanding of graphene interface properties at molecular levels.
Apr 21, 2021
Effect could be exploited to boost conductivity in nanowires The post Disorder enhances transport in 1D systems, calculations reveal appeared first on Physics World.
Apr 21, 2021
Industrial applications of nanomaterials commonly require their dispersion in solvents to embed them in final products. Examples of applications include battery electrodes, composite reinforcement, printed electronics, and many more. As nanomateri...
Apr 21, 2021
Bacterial nanocellulose is an emergent biocompatible natural polymer with increasing applicability in the healthcare sector. A potential innovative application can be found in the design of surgical meshes for the treatment of abdominal hernias. R...
Apr 21, 2021
Since its invention several millennia ago, concrete has become instrumental to the advancement of civilization, finding use in countless construction applications—from bridges to buildings. And yet, despite centuries of innovation, its function ha...
Apr 21, 2021
Concrete is pretty useful, which is why it’s the most widely used construction material in the world. But it could be argued that it doesn’t really do anything. Now, engineers have made concrete that can conduct electricity and produce heat, by mi...
Apr 21, 2021
A collaboration between MIT and CNRS has yielded a cement that conducts electricity and generates heat.
Apr 21, 2021
Aerogel's are extremely light and porous materials with wide-ranging potential, and mechanical engineers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) are getting pretty good at making them out of all kinds of waste products. Previously, this...
Apr 21, 2021
Using machine learning methods, researchers at TU Graz can predict the structure formation of functionalized molecules at the interfaces of hybrid materials. Now they have also succeeded in looking behind the driving forces of this structure form...
Apr 21, 2021
