Millions of years of evolution have enabled some marine animals to grow complex protective shells composed of multiple layers that work together to dissipate physical stress. In a new study, engineers ...

What is Layer-by-Layer Assembly? Layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly is a technique for fabricating multilayered thin films by alternately depositing oppositely charged materials onto a substrate. This ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Researchers from the National Graphene Institute (NGI) of the University of Manchester (UK) have developed a new method to create interlayered bulk materials, comprising ...

The newest Airbus and Boeing passenger jets flying today are made primarily from advanced composite materials such as carbon fiber reinforced plastic — extremely light, durable materials that reduce ...

Engineers from the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung (MPIE) in Düsseldorf and the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology in Aachen have combined ancient and modern technology by developing a ...

It seems there’s no end to surprises from everybody’s favorite wonder material, graphene. MIT physicists have now discovered yet another brand new electronic state hiding in this overachieving little ...

The inclusion of a thicker aluminium oxide layer in TOPCon solar cells could provide superior resistance to UVID, according ...