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South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) held a 3D printing gala to showcase the future of 3D printing.

Fluorescent polymer points the finger at traces of explosive devices.

A simple and versatile technique for manufacturing hybrid lasers on different materials opens the door to new applications for photonic devices.

The key to ultrathin high-efficiency sensors and solar cells could be materials covered with tiny trenches.

Japanese researchers have helped discover, analyze and commercialize novel conducting materials and products, such as zirconia-based gas sensors and lithium-ion batteries.

A new heating method for certain metals could lead to improved earthquake-resistant construction materials.

Solid crystals that self-assemble to form channels for an electric current could make safer batteries.

Investigation of paper-based electronics continues to advance, showing exciting signs of progress.

Metallic nanostructures that slow down light dramatically can triple the efficiency of solar-based hydrogen fuel generation.

Photosensitive perovskites change shape when exposed to light.

Nagoya University-led international collaboration develops new approach to advanced sensor and energy harvesting devices based on controlling domain alignment in nanostructured ferroelectric materials.

A nanosheet made of organic polymers has been developed to prevent the drying and deforming of biological samples, thus enabling high-quality imaging under microscopes.

South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has made a surprising discovery: Making better batteries via real-time TEM obervation.

A new algorithm could help scientists decide the best atomic structures for the materials they design.

A new generation biopolymer based solid polymer electrolyte has been formulated for energy harvesting by fabricating dye-sensitized solar cells. The fabricated DSSCs achieved more than 10% of energy conversion efficiency.

Smartphones put state-of-the-art 3D particle tracking in the hands of the masses.

Using a green LED as a detector can help to boost data transmission rates

Determining the thermal properties of a versatile material could lead to new applications in energy storage, optoelectronic and flexible electronic devices

Flatter materials have fewer imperfections, which makes for better solar cells and light sensors.

A soft, stick-on patch collects, analyzes and wirelessly transmits a variety of health metrics from the body to a smartphone.

An international team of researchers from Thailand, USA and Japan, has conducted a thorough study of an exotic behavior of material called “noncentrosymmetric antiferromagnet.”

A nature-based technique paves the way for cheaper and environmentally friendly liquid-repellent materials.

A research team led by Prof SUN Fei, Assistant Professor of Chemical & Biological Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has created a new protein-based stimuli-responsive smart hydrogel that could open doors for future material biology and biomedical applications.

A South Korean researcher, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology has recently been listed in the 2017 "Highly Prolific Authors" for Nano Letters by ACS Publications.

Researchers have developed a new synthesis route for alternative catalysts of noble metals.

South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology has presented a new cost-efficient way to produce inorganic-organic hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) which sets a new world-record efficiency performance of 22.1 %.

Crystals made from gold complexes change color as they change structure from “chiral” to “achiral” when ground.

A new flexible material changes its porous nature when exposed to light.