Science and Technology of Advanced Materials


About Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM)

Open access journal STAM publishes outstanding research articles across all aspects of materials science, including functional and structural materials, theoretical analyses, and properties of materials.


 

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cancer cells
13 Jan 2025
A new treatment with iron nanoparticles and nitric oxide gas shows promise in destroying oral cancer cells.
streaks of light
13 Jan 2025
A new model for light emission from ultrathin materials could ease the development of photonic devices and quantum technology.
palm print
13 Jan 2025
Touch sensors for robots and bionic applications can now work from 100 mm away, offering new sensitivity for 3D recognition and wireless data transmission.
close-up of leaf
13 Jan 2025
Nanopapers that swell into larger 3D structures pave the path towards designs of intelligent materials like robotic sensors and tissue engineering.
virus cells
13 Jan 2025
A newly designed model system simulates how viruses exit cells, offering potential advancements in targeted drug delivery and biotechnology.
Gecko
13 Jan 2025
The sticky secret of a gecko’s foot has inspired scientists to develop robots that can pick up and release fragile objects without damage.
robot and atomic structure
10 Jan 2025
The algorithm uses data from existing materials to accurately predict the strength and flexibility of new unknown polymers.
26 Dec 2024
Researchers at Tohoku University have created a perpendicular magnetized film that may change the game for spintronics memory devices.
23 Aug 2024
A machine learning algorithm can use X-ray diffraction data from polymers to predict the behaviour of new materials.
30 Jul 2024
A new treatment combining tiny iron particles and nitric oxide gas shows promise in targeting oral cancer cells for destruction.
26 Feb 2024
Touch sensors that don’t even need direct contact offer new sensitivity for robotic 3D structure recognition and wireless transmission of data.
cells
23 Feb 2024
A new technique allows researchers to map how the cellular “skeleton” adapts to external stress.
Artistic representation of nanospheres
15 Feb 2024
Coordination polymer crystals show promise as a new generation of light sources for industry and medicine.
vaccine syringe
15 Feb 2024
Vaccines and therapies based on messenger RNA could be more readily delivered due to a non-toxic polymer that protects RNA and controls its release inside cells.
3D structures
08 Feb 2024
A trained AI system learns to design cellular materials with specific target properties for a wide range of potential uses, including tissue engineering and energy storage.
yellow spheres
08 Feb 2024
A new coating for tiny vaccine carriers allows vaccines to remain in the body for longer.
20 Nov 2023
A new technique allows researchers to map how the cellular ‘skeleton’ adapts to external stress.
10 Nov 2023
Researchers develop a technique to allow fragile objects to be transferred and released by robotics, without damage, while using a gecko inspired adhesive.
12 May 2023
Specially coated surfaces help scientists investigate what happens when cell clusters are turned upside down.
Band-aid with electric streaks
03 Mar 2023
Researchers are working to overcome challenges in order to bring wearable, electric, wound-healing devices to clinical practice.
window shade
03 Mar 2023
An international collaboration is developing coating materials that could make windows better insulators.
Sea pineapples
03 Mar 2023
Hi-tech electrocatalysts made from seashells and waste animal blood could help build sustainable batteries, fuel cells and other electrochemical systems.
Electric flashes
03 Mar 2023
Shaking the compact, lightweight device generates enough electricity to power 100 LEDs.
2.5-dimensional materials
28 Feb 2023
2.5-dimensional materials promise new applications for artificial intelligence, electronics, automobiles and the energy sector.
bones
27 Feb 2023
Scientists at Tokyo Medical and Dental University have discovered a new type of bone repairing material that could be used to more precisely fix bone defects.
09 Dec 2022
A new coating for tiny packages called liposomes could allow them to carry vaccines and drugs into and around the body more safely.