A joint research team from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory has achieved precise control and real-time observation of ...

For the detection of structural and functional features across different scales, the sensing distances of MOF atoms are defined. The geometric lengths of these sensing distances correspond to the ...

Kobe University researchers have created a new "structural color ink," just 100-200 nanometers thick, that shows bright colors from wide viewing angles, without fading, while weighing less than half a ...

However, these materials have several drawbacks such as a lack of flexibility, high weight, and high energy consumption during processing. Several biological materials and structures that are found in ...

Fire protection of steel structures is critical for extending the time it takes for the steel to reach the temperature where a considerable compromise of the yield strength is expected, typically ...

Design 4 Structures (D4S) has raised the funding from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II, through fund manager Frontier Development Capital (FDC). The company, which employs 60 staff at its ...