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• Researchers create composite material that cools itself even under extreme temperatures

  Scientists at the University of Nottingham (U.K.) have developed a composite material made from synthetic polymer that features a series of microchannels with active flowing fluids that can regulate its own temperature under extreme temperatures. details>>

• Mussel-inspired reinforcement of graphene fibers produces enhanced mechanical properties

  Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejeon, South Korea have demonstrated a new fabrication technique for producing graphene fibers that enhanced the mechanical and electrical properties of the material. details>>

• Study details how addition of graphene to fluid enhances nanofluid thermal conductivity

  Three research groups from the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) in Barcelona, Spain have published research detailing how the addition of graphene to a solvent results in a nanofluid with enhanced thermal properties. details>>

• Researchers develop method to produce defect-less metal crystals at unprecedented sizes

  Researchers at the Institute for Basic Sciences (IBS) Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials in Daejeon, South Korea developed a method for converting metal foils into single crystals of up to 32 square centimeters without grain boundaries (GB) that could limit the material properties. details>>

• Researchers provide a quantitative understanding of lattice thermal conductivity

  Researchers have produced a study of phonon dispersion that gives a more detailed quantitative approach to understanding the thermal conductivity of lattice structures, which are the foundation for many of the recently-created, advanced materials. details>>

• New thermal imaging devices could enable autonomous vehicles to see through rain and fog

  Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering in Los Angeles, Calif. are working on next-generation infrared technologies that would enable autonomous vehicles to see through the elements, such as rain and fog, and discovered a new material that could enhance thermal imaging products. details>>

• Researchers create self-healing ion gels that could be the future of flexible electronics

  Researchers from Yokohama National University and the University of Tokyo in Japan have developed a new ion gel that has enhanced toughness and self-heals at ambient temperatures without an external trigger, which they believe could be the future building block of flexible electronics. details>>

• Researchers study the impact of gravity on liquid flow and evaporation in two-layer systems

  Scientists from the Siberian Federal University (SUF) and the Institute of Computational Modeling from the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed a calculation to describe the structure of fluid flow and evaporation in two-layer systems with liquid-gas mixtures. details>>

• Adding nanoparticles to a polymer matrix enhances its thermo-mechanical properties

  Researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore have demonstrated that adding core-shell nanoparticles to polylactic acid (PLA) toughens the material without negatively impacting its elasticity. details>>

• Device uses graphene plasmons to convert light into electrical signals at room temperature

  Researchers from Yale University (New Haven, Conn.) and the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) in Barcelona, Spain have developed a new device that uses graphene to detect mid-infrared light (between 8-14 micrometers) and converts it into electrical signals at room temperature. details>>