Rare earth elements are critical to many industries鈥攗sed in electric motors, medical imaging and diagnostics, oil and gas refining, and computer and phone screens. Deposited in just a few accessible locations across the globe from billions of years of geological movement, they are at the center of several political and economic conflicts.
A research team led by Dr. Sunghoon Hur of the Electronic and Hybrid Materials Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and Professor Hyun-Cheol Song of Korea University has developed a biocompatible ultrasonic receiver that maintains its performance even when bent.
Led by Drs. Mijeong Han and Young Hun Kang at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), the team combined carbon nanotubes with Bi鈧�.鈧勨倕Sb鈧�.鈧呪倕Te鈧� (BST) in a porous foam structure to maximize thermoelectric performance.
An $11.5 million sponsorship will launch a new research institute at Tufts focused on materials science and engineering. The Tufts Epsilon Materials Institute is a collaboration between manufacturer Epsilon Group and the university to advance innovations in materials that address global challenges in energy and sustainability.
A research team led by Dr. Ju-Yul Lee and Dr. Seil Kim from the Energy & Environment Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) has developed the world鈥檚 first eco-friendly silver (Ag) plating technology using a phosphorus (P) compound as a key plating component.
In a landmark advance in microsensor technology, researchers have unveiled an ultra-sensitive gas detection method using surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors enhanced by the physics of exceptional points (EPs). These EPs, phenomena from non-Hermitian systems where eigenvalues and eigenvectors converge, allow for amplified signal response.
The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (President Seog-Hyeon Ryu, hereinafter referred to as KIMM) has developed a compact, rapid pretreatment system capable of liquefying and homogenizing solid biological samples in under one minute. This innovation simplifies the analysis of specimens that are traditionally difficult to process, offering a new diagnostic platform that complements the predominantly liquid-based landscape of in vitro diagnostics (IVD).
Chemist Wendy Shaw, a nationally recognized scientific leader, has been chosen to serve as the associate laboratory director for PNNL's Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate.
Researchers have uncovered new insights into electrochemical CO2 reduction, a process by which energy from the sun can be used to convert carbon dioxide into liquid fuels and other useful chemicals.
With more than 181.5 billion tons of wood produced globally each year, a new method could revolutionize how we build sustainably. By infusing red oak with ferrihydrite using a simple, low-cost process, researchers strengthened the wood at the cellular level without adding weight or altering flexibility 鈥� offering a durable, eco-friendly alternative to steel and concrete.
Researchers have developed a method to evaluate and optimize the design of multimode quantum computers. Superconducting quantum processors must be operated at extremely low temperatures, achieved using dilution refrigerators. In multimode computers, these refrigerators must be connected via optical links that shuttle fragile quantum information.
Inspired by a visit to ORNL鈥檚 Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, Jonaaron Jones launched a career in additive manufacturing that led to founding Volunteer Aerospace and now leading Beehive Industries鈥� external parts business.
It is becoming harder and harder to ignore the environmental costs of textiles, and demand is still growing by leaps and bounds each year.聽
Free electron lasers have unique advantages of high power, wide frequency tunablility and et al, however, they face challenge in narrowing the spectral linewidth. Scientists in China proposed and realized the pump-induced stimulated superradiant Smith-Purcell radiation (PIS-SPR) and achieved an ultra-narrow spectral linewidth of 0.3 kHz at ~0.3 THz in a compact device.
A new smart insole system that monitors how people walk in real time could help users improve posture and provide early warnings for conditions from plantar fasciitis to Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
An international research team coordinated at KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) has developed mechanical metamaterials with a high elastic energy density. Highly twisted rods that deform helically provide these metamaterials with a high stiffness and enable them to absorb and release large amounts of elastic energy. The researchers conducted simple compression experiments to confirm the initial theoretical results. Their findings have been published in the science journal Nature. (DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08658-z)
A new class of semiconductors that can store information in electric fields could enable computers that run on less power, sensors with quantum precision, and the conversion of signals between electrical, optical and acoustic forms鈥攂ut how they maintained two opposite electric polarizations in the same material was a mystery.
Intelligent nanophotonics, combining nanophotonics and machine learning, is transforming optical information processing. This review highlights cutting-edge nanophotonic devices and the challenges to overcome for impactful technological advancements.
In the harsh environment of space鈥攚here microgravity, cosmic radiation, and isolation pose unprecedented health risks鈥攆lexible wearable devices have emerged as critical tools. These "smart skins" continuously monitor astronauts' vital signs, revolutionizing space medicine.
A major challenge in integrated photonics is achieving efficient non-reciprocal optical behavior. Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have demonstrated a non-reciprocal magneto-optic response by integrating the 2D material CuCrP鈧係鈧� (CCPS) onto silicon microring resonators.
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