Are carbon nanotubes the next in-line for the manufacture of wearable electronics?

Carbon nanotubes show potential, but also many challenges, for the manufacture of flexible, wearable electronics, according to a research review.

'Materials that compute' advances as engineers demonstrate pattern recognition

The potential to develop 'materials that compute' has taken another leap as researchers for the first time have demonstrated that the material can be designed to recognize simple patterns.

For first time, carbon nanotube transistors outperform silicon

Materials engineers have created carbon nanotube transistors that outperform state-of-the-art silicon transistors.

Chemical engineer receives NSF grant to study self-assembly of large-scale particles

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $400k grant for research into the self-assembly of materials into complex structures at sizes much larger than the nanoscale.

Breathable and stretchable protein wafers

Scientists constructed defect-free sheets of material with pores that 'breathe' - open and close simultaneously without falling apart. The material also displays counterintuitive mechanical behavior.

Fast and furious bucket brigade - ultrafast proton transport in carbon nanotubes

Confining water in tiny straws confirms predicted rapid transport of protons along a water 'wire' - vital for more efficient fuel cells.

Train windows that combine mobile reception and thermal insulation

Researchers have developed a type of glass that offers excellent energy efficiency and lets mobile telephone signals through.