Articles tagged with Liquids
McGill researchers use new instrument to study perovskites, a promising material for solar cells. The discovery reveals that these solids behave like liquids when it comes to electrons' response to light.
Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have synthesized novel liquid crystals that can conduct electrical energy along their length. The materials, dubbed 'power cables', possess an additional advantage: they self-heal if ruptured, eliminating the need for complex repairs.
Researchers found that different shapes of micropillars affect liquid retention, with triangular pillars showing reduced critical burst volume for high surface-tension liquids. The study aims to develop an evaporative heat exchange device.
Researchers have created a new material that is both liquid and magnetic, allowing for the creation of printable liquid devices with potential applications in artificial cells and flexible electronics. The droplets can change shape to adapt to their surroundings and are preserved even when divided into smaller droplets.
Scientists at UMass Amherst and Beijing University have developed a way to transform paramagnetic ferrofluids into ferromagnetic liquid droplets, opening up new research areas such as liquid actuators and active-matter delivery. The resulting ultra-soft droplets can be controlled using an external magnetic field.
A KAUST research team has developed a computational model of ferrofluid motion, overcoming limitations in previous models. The new model eliminates singularities in the magnetic field, allowing for more robust simulations and accurate predictions of ferrofluid behavior.
Researchers developed a new methodology to create stretchable polymer composites with improved electrical and thermal properties. The materials are promising candidates for use in soft robotics, self-healing electronics, and medical devices.
A new learning system developed by MIT researchers improves robots' abilities to shape materials and predict their interactions. The system, called a learning-based particle simulator, can handle diverse materials, including rigid objects, liquids, and deformable materials.
Researchers have found that extreme pressure and temperature conditions can create a state in which atoms form both solid and liquid structures. This new state, known as the chain-melted state, has been discovered in several elements, including potassium, sodium, and bismuth.
Researchers created a magnetic liquid metal that can move and stretch both horizontally and vertically without being fully immersed in liquid. The material exhibits high conductivity, low melting point, and deformability, making it suitable for use in soft robotics and flexible electronics.
Materials known as phase-switching liquids, or PSLs, can delay ice and frost formation for a long time, promising a new generation of anti-icing materials. PSLs are solids at low temperatures and can trap heat, delaying the formation of frost even under high humidity conditions.
The study identifies tetrahedral nature as the local ordering of atoms in liquids, explaining the first sharp diffraction peak (FSDP) feature. The findings provide direct evidence of coexisting order and disorder in tetrahedral liquids, leading to improved understanding of their properties.
Researchers at Northwestern University discovered that mixing yield stress materials creates distinct regions of mix and non-mix, providing a fundamental understanding of designing mixing protocols. The study's findings have implications for industries such as pharmaceuticals and concrete manufacturing.
Researchers have developed a model explaining electron interactions past the Coulomb threshold in all Dirac materials, enabling better understanding of long-range interactions and potential breakthroughs in low heat dissipation devices. This discovery could lead to faster processor performance with reduced power leakage.
A group of researchers from Aalto University and Sun Yat-sen University present a rigorous methodology for measuring wetting, proposing a universal procedure for the research community. This approach allows comparison between research groups to promote the development of new wetting materials.
Chad Mirkin and Lei Jiang are honored with the fifth Nano Research Award for their groundbreaking work in nanoscience and technology. The award recognizes their significant contributions to the field, including Mirkin's development of dip-pen nanolithography and Jiang's research on intelligent materials and devices.
Scientists in China develop a hybrid conductive material that can be bent and stretched at will, making it suitable for wearable electronics and implantable devices. The material, called metal-polymer conductor, is non-toxic and has broad applications for diagnosing and treating diseases.
Researchers create reconfigurable material using liquid tubes, which can be customized into reaction vessels for various uses. The material can conform to surroundings and repeatedly change shape, opening doors for new chemical synthesis and electronic applications.
Researchers have made significant strides in understanding how atoms rearrange at different temperatures during the glass transition process. The team found that the time it takes for atoms to lock into place varies widely, with some regions 'sticking' first and holding on to their neighbors for a long time.
A Japanese team has gained a deeper understanding of the electronic processes guiding liquid-to-glass transitions. By studying an organic metal material with 'frustrated' electrons, they revealed that rapid cooling can create glass-like states similar to conventional glasses.
Researchers at University of Sussex and Swansea University have created a way to morph liquid metal into physical shapes, opening up new possibilities in soft robotics and shape-changing displays. The invention uses electrical charges to program the liquid metal, allowing it to dynamically change shape and form complex geometries.
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have developed liquid-metal membranes that appear to be lower in cost, more durable, and better at separating hydrogen than conventional membranes. This breakthrough could help reduce the cost of producing pure hydrogen for fuel-cell vehicles.
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London discovered a 'gap' in liquid wave spectra, allowing only short-wavelength solid-like waves to propagate. This finding paves the way for developing a consistent theory of liquids and has implications for industrial processes.
Researchers at ANU have developed dynamic liquid materials that can be remotely controlled by changing wave patterns, enabling new techniques to manipulate micro-organisms. This breakthrough could lead to innovations in invisibility cloaking, superlenses and high-efficiency antennae.
Researchers find that longer polymer chains exhibit higher fragility due to incomplete molecular scale relaxation, leading to new insights for material design. The study resolves a long-standing puzzle in polymeric materials, shedding light on their unique properties.
A UCF team has discovered a way to get a solid material to behave like a liquid without actually turning it into one. This breakthrough could lead to the development of smaller, non-flammable batteries that store energy more efficiently.
A new company, Validere, has commercialized a sensing technology invented at Harvard University that can perform instant characterization of unknown liquids. The technology, called Watermark Ink (W-INK), exploits nanostructured materials to distinguish liquids by their surface tension.
Researchers at Colorado State University have developed a superhydrophobic coating made from edible waxes, allowing liquids to be easily slicked away. The coating is nontoxic and safe for use in food packaging.
Researchers have observed a novel state of matter with quantum spin liquid properties in calcium-chromium oxide monocrystals. Despite conventional expectations, the spins remain collective and dynamic even at extremely low temperatures, exhibiting unique behavior.
Physicists at OIST predict existence of new spin liquid with fluctuating magnetism, sharing similarities with gauge symmetries. Experimental confirmation through neutron scattering experiments is predicted, potentially revealing 'pinch lines' in specific materials.
Researchers have identified an 'inverted Cheerios effect' where liquid droplets interact on soft solid surfaces, allowing for control over interactions through substrate thickness and softness. This phenomenon has implications for designing fog-free car windows and improving heat management in conditioners and boilers.
A group of South Korean researchers combine superhydrophobic surfaces with Leidenfrost levitation to create highly water-repellent surfaces. The study reveals an anomalous water droplet-bouncing phenomenon generated by the combined impact of the Leidenfrost effect and nonwetting Cassie state.
Spin liquids are rare phenomena where magnets inside atoms don't order when cooled, exhibiting movement like a liquid. Researchers created a kagome map to understand these materials, potentially leading to new magnetic properties and advancing quantum computing.
A system developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory can identify and characterize solid or liquid samples in seconds, providing a valuable tool for material science, forensics, pharmaceuticals, biology, and chemistry. The device is self-cleaning, requires no sample preparation, and is cost-effective.
Researchers have predicted a liquid phase in atomically thin golden islands that patch small pores of graphene, where gold atoms flow and change places in the plane. The liquid state is possible when the edge of graphene pore stretches the metallic membrane.
Researchers have discovered a new material that combines light-emitting capabilities with shape-shifting characteristics. The material, known as organic 'supercooled' liquid, has potential applications in optical storage systems and biomedical sensors.
Scientists from EPFL, UC Berkeley, and Beijing have combined solid and liquid materials to create a hybrid absorption-adsorption method that captures CO2 more efficiently than current methods. The new approach uses a slurry of ZIF-8, a metal-organic framework, with glycol, allowing for low-cost and energy-efficient carbon capture.
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new type of foam called capillary foam that solves many of the problems faced by traditional foams. This new foam is stable for months or years and can be made using a small amount of oil, expanding the range of particles useful for stabilizing foams.
Researchers have developed a technique to produce soft machines made of elastic materials and liquid metals using a custom-built 3D printer. The technique enables the creation of strain gauges that can detect high strains and deform with almost any material, making it suitable for wearable technology and sensory skin.
Researchers have predicted the existence of fermionic matter in a novel one-dimensional liquid state, which cannot be described within existing models. This new state is similar to both fermionic liquids and Tomonaga-Luttinger liquids but has distinct properties that set it apart.
A team of engineers from BU and MIT have engineered a wrinkled surface that sheds liquid much faster than a smooth one, reducing contact time by 37%. The innovative approach uses surface texture to reshape drops as they recoil, making surfaces stay drier longer.
Researchers at Saarland University used DESY's x-ray source to study the transformation of supercooled liquids. They observed that these liquids transition from a 'fragile' to a 'strong' state with increasing order despite constant density, and this process was detectable in temperatures ranging from 1200 K to 800 K.
Researchers at University of Michigan developed a nanoscale coating that repels over 95% of liquids, including oils, alcohols, and toxic acids. The coating uses air pockets to reduce intermolecular forces, causing liquids to bounce off the surface.
Researchers Xiao-Gang Wen and collaborators introduce a new system for classifying symmetry-protected phases of matter, potentially increasing our ability to design states of matter for superconductors and quantum computers. This reclassification provides insight into the fascinating world of quantum entanglement.
Metallic glass alloys are three times stronger than industrial steel but have variable breaking points due to preparation method. Researchers developed a novel computational technique that simulates and predicts the breaking points of metallic glasses, shedding light on their mechanical properties.
Researchers at the University of Bristol and Heinrich-Heine-Universität in Düsseldorf have developed a new way of making glass by changing its structure. This method uses computer simulations to encourage atoms in a molten alloy to form polyhedra, leading to a solid with a disordered atomic arrangement - a characteristic of glass.
Researchers found that glass-former materials don't follow standard dynamics below a sub-melting point threshold, contrary to recent reports. The study highlights the need for precise viscosity data to accurately analyze their behavior.
Researchers developed a graphene liquid cell to visualize nanoscale processes in fluids with atomic-level resolution. The technology enables real-time imaging of platinum nanocrystals in solution, shedding light on atomic-level dynamics and coalescence.
Researchers at KIT have developed a new process to fill porous electrodes with liquid electrolyte more rapidly, increasing battery production efficiency. The innovative method uses a physico-chemical effect inspired by nature to reduce filling time from several hours to just minutes.
Researchers at Georgia Tech discovered that a strong electric field can induce solidification in liquid droplets of formamide, forming crystallites. The study used molecular dynamics simulations to track the evolution of materials systems and found that increasing the field strength led to shape transitions and eventually solidification.
Scientists develop bio-inspired liquid repellence technology, called SLIPS, which can be used in biomedical fluid handling, fuel transport, and anti-fouling technologies. The surfaces are self-healing and can withstand extreme conditions.
A new device, called 'Watermark ink,' can identify unknown liquids by exploiting their surface tension and changes in optical properties. The device, which fits in the palm of a hand, has potential applications in quality control tests, contaminant identification, and forensic analysis.
The laser printing process is now being used to produce functional products, with applications in industries such as automotive and medical devices. The additive manufacturing market is expected to continue growing, driven by advances in polymer materials and increasing demand for customized products.
Researchers at MIT create a material that exhibits 'retrograde melting' at lower temperatures than normal, allowing for potentially cheaper production of solar cells and other devices. The discovery enables the creation of liquid droplets to purify silicon and could lead to new methods for making arrays of silicon nanowires.
Researchers have developed a new spectroscopy method that can detect explosive liquids in plastic bottles instantly, improving airport security. The method uses electromagnetic radiation to identify materials and a nanoelectronic device to detect signals, creating a detailed 'thumbprint' of the liquid's molecular signature.
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute discovered that heat transfer between materials is directly proportional to their bonding strength. By simulating various surface chemistries, they created a new thermometer to measure interfacial bonding properties.
A new MIT study finds that modern manufacturing processes are significantly less efficient in terms of energy and materials use compared to traditional industries. The research highlights the alarming levels of energy consumption by newer processes like microchip production, which uses up orders of magnitude more energy than making man...
A team of Northwestern University chemists has developed a new metal sulfide material, KMS-1, that can effectively remove strontium, a major component of nuclear waste, by exploiting its unique properties. The material works across the pH scale and outperforms existing methods in terms of selectivity and efficiency.
Arizona State University professor C. Austen Angell discovered the 'glassy state' of water, a sub-state of matter that behaves oddly due to its unique hydrogen bond network. He found that supercooled water exhibits an unusual heat capacity, which is different from other glass-forming liquids.
Scientists have created a new material featuring 'nanonails' that can repel almost any liquid, but become wettable when an electric charge is applied. This innovative surface has potential applications in biomedical technology and battery life extension.