Mastodawn

🌹🪷 The lotus effect is well known—but have you ever heard of the petal effect? It occurs on rose petals and makes water droplets 💧 stick to the surface as if glued in place. Inspired by this, GSI/FAIR #materialsresearch found a way to reproduce this effect using #3D gold #nano wires, opening up new perspectives for applications in #sensor technologies, microfluidic devices, and liquid transport systems. https://www.gsi.de/en/start/news/details/2025/09/11/nanodraht-netzwerke #science

3D gold nanowire networks replicate nature

[Translate to English:] Unter Führung von Professorin María Eugenia Toimil-Molares, Leiterin der Abteilung Materialforschung von GSI/FAIR und Professorin an der Technischen Universität Darmstadt, hat ein Forschungsteam neuartige Oberflächen aus Goldnanodrähten entwickelt, deren Benetzungsverhalten sich gezielt steuern lassen. Diese Materialien, hergestellt durch Elektrodeposition und Ionenspur-Nanotechnologie, eröffnen neue Perspektiven für Anwendungen in mikrofluidischen Geräten, im Flüssigkeitstransport und in der Sensorik. ...

GSI

CSBJ Sep 7

🌱 Could rethinking the models of porous carbon open new frontiers in catalysis, filtration, and clean energy?

🔗 New perspectives on the models of porous carbon. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.04.024

📚 CSBJ Nanoscience & Advanced Materials: https://www.csbj.org/nano

#Nanotechnology #AdvancedMaterials #MolecularDynamics #SmartMaterials #CarbonScience #MaterialsResearch #Nanomaterials

Serhii Nazarovets May 1

Our new bibliometric analysis on electrochemical etching and deposition reveals an interesting picture: today, #deposition dominates globally — it is a key technology for supercapacitors, electrocatalysis, and biosensors:

👉 https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3293/6/2/18

And in Ukraine? We still have strong traditions in #etching — a legacy from the Soviet-era school. It is a valuable heritage, but it's long past time to move forward.

#bibliometrics #electrochemistry #nanomaterials #materialsresearch #openaccess

Vigdis Olden Jan 6

For safety and structural integrity, mark the importance of choosing the right materials in the hydrogen value chain.
https://hydrogeni.no/news/the-crucial-role-of-materials-in-the-hydrogen-value-chain/ #Hydrogen #Materialsresearch

The crucial role of materials in the hydrogen value chain

HYDROGENi has produced a study mapping the materials that come into contact with hydrogen and ammonia, in order to ensure material integrity throughout the hydrogen value chain.

hydrogeni.no

Vigdis Olden Aug 16, 2024

We are proud to announce that our project ReSIstH2 has received funding from the Research Council of Norway. Together with the industry partners the project will build knowledge on protective metal barriers able to mitigate hydrogen embrittlement in the underlying base material, enabling safe transport, storage, and distribution of high-pressure hydrogen gas. #HYDROGEN #SINTEF #NTNU #Materialsresearch

Knowable Magazine Dec 14, 2023

“The results are amazing, that a piece of wood can be as strong as glass.”

Transparent wood could soon find uses in super-strong screens for smartphones; in soft, glowing light fixtures; and even as structural features, such as color-changing windows.

Our recent report, republished in The Atlantic ⬇️
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/12/transparent-wood-touch-screens-windows/676288/

#KnowableMagazine #ScienceMastodon #MaterialsResearch

Wooden Touch Screens Are Coming

Transparent wood could soon make its way into touch screens, skyscraper windows, and car dashboards.

The Atlantic

Future of Materials Nov 10, 2023

As the REFRESH festival took off yesterday, let's share a little throwback to our first collaboration. We designed a physical exhibit for the previous festival edition showcasing cutting-edge material research. It marked the very beginning of the Future of Materials project. This collaboration is in partnership with the Department of Materials, Complex Materials Group, ETH Zurich. #futureofmaterials #materialsresearch #scienceandart #materials #science #design #transdisciplinarity