Researchers discover new ultra strong material for microchip sensors

A material that doesn't just rival the strength of diamonds and graphene, but boasts a yield strength 10 times greater than Kevlar

06-Nov-2023 - Researchers at Delft University of Technology, led by assistant professor Richard Norte, have unveiled a remarkable new material with potential to impact the world of material science: amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC). Beyond its exceptional strength, this material demonstrates mechanical ...

Will your future computer be made using bacteria?

Scientists are making graphene easier and more environmentally friendly to produce

12-Jul-2019 - In order to create new and more efficient computers, medical devices, and other advanced technologies, researchers are turning to nanomaterials: materials manipulated on the scale of atoms or molecules that exhibit unique properties. Graphene--a flake of carbon as thin as a single later of ...

DSM Awards for Chemistry and Technology 2004

06-Jul-2004 - Belgian researcher Filip Frederix won the first prize in the International DSM Awards for Chemistry and Technology. An international jury selected Filip Frederix, a doctoral student at the Catholic University of Louvain, for his research in the field of biosensors. His work involved the ...