Category: Advanced Materials
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Immortal switches, quantum computers could stem from new semiconductor
Material’s polarity, conductivity change with temperature.
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‘Digital alchemy’ to reverse-engineer new materials
If you tell this computer program what crystal you need to build, it will design a particle that self-assembles into that crystal.
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Ice-proofing big structures with a “beautiful demonstration of mechanics”
‘You’re missing a trick,’ mechanical engineer tells materials scientist.
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The material that could power tomorrow’s solar cells
‘We estimate that a finished solar cell could be about ten times cheaper than an equivalent gallium arsenide cell.’
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“Everything-repellent” coating could kid-proof phones, homes
Clear surface repels all liquids
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Microscale 3D printing for medicine
New “jet writing” technique can make detailed 3D structures with clinically relevant materials for future implants and cancer studies.
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Holography and LIDAR on the cheap with nanoparticle gel
Magnetic nanoparticles coated in amino acids can modulate light inexpensively at room temperature, and the findings have applications in autonomous vehicles.
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Semiconductor breakthrough may be game-changer for organic solar cells
Buildings, clothing could generate power.
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Outlaw alloys
Metals that court chaos could be the future of computing.
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Roads and bridges would last longer, save money with new concrete formula
U-M researchers to offer non-proprietary concrete formula free of charge.
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ECE Bicentennial + Beyond lecture
This series of talks features world-renowned faculty with a long history at Michigan.
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Artificial cartilage made from Kevlar mimics the magic of the real thing
In spite of being 80 percent water, cartilage is tough stuff. Now, a synthetic material can pack even more H2O without compromising on strength.