Technology Review Feed - Materials Top Stories http://www.technologyreview.com/materials/ Technology Review exists to promote the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact. en-us 11/07/2009 00:00:00 MIT TECH REVIEW, INC. jason.pontin@TechnologyReview.com Webmaster@TechnologyReview.com Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:36:58 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/corp/rss.aspx Biotech/Business/Computing/Energy/Nanotech/Security/Software/Telecom/Internet/Transportation/MIT 1440 More Energy in Batteries http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=19fbbcf43412c5a51c9bc2cf779669f0 http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23893/ Nanowire anodes could let lithium-ion batteries run twice as long.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=19fbbcf43412c5a51c9bc2cf779669f0&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=19fbbcf43412c5a51c9bc2cf779669f0&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Energy Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23893/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/34599/nrel_x116.jpg Implantable Silicon-Silk Electronics http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=82c4274879238f053cf9a8ce7fa8059a http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23847/ Biodegradable circuits could enable better neural interfaces and LED tattoos.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=82c4274879238f053cf9a8ce7fa8059a&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=82c4274879238f053cf9a8ce7fa8059a&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Computing Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23847/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/34441/silkimplant_x116.jpg Etching Out Organic Displays http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=53a98bb3f4b3cc49306ab4872d26d5d8 http://www.technologyreview.com/business/23806/ Company will sell materials for making organic electronics using silicon manufacturing infrastructure.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=53a98bb3f4b3cc49306ab4872d26d5d8&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=53a98bb3f4b3cc49306ab4872d26d5d8&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Business Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/business/23806/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/34273/orthog_x116.jpg Tiny Devices Use Light to Grab Cells http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=85c4f5af46b72a535125d26565c4ee32 http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/23791/ Silicon chips and lasers could pick out and count cells on microfluidic devices.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=85c4f5af46b72a535125d26565c4ee32&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=85c4f5af46b72a535125d26565c4ee32&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Biomedicine Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/23791/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/34215/ken_x116.jpg Nanopatterns Improve Thin-Film Solar Cells http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=55c1242ed8b10f110066f106d3917b4e http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23755/ Thin-film silicon solar cells are more efficient with tiny holes in the back electrical contact.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=55c1242ed8b10f110066f106d3917b4e&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=55c1242ed8b10f110066f106d3917b4e&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Energy Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23755/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/33942/thinfilm_x116.jpg Building the World's Most Powerful Laser http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=745b285505fb0ad21db460146dc00da8 http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23737/ New lasers will be key to making fusion energy and proton therapy practical.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=745b285505fb0ad21db460146dc00da8&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=745b285505fb0ad21db460146dc00da8&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Energy Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23737/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/33800/optics_x116.jpg Detecting Light with Graphene http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=c992db15a276fde9c76a2aeac8d7cc56 http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23666/ The atom-thick carbon material could have optoelectronic applications.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c992db15a276fde9c76a2aeac8d7cc56&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=c992db15a276fde9c76a2aeac8d7cc56&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Computing Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23666/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/33701/nanophot_x116.jpg Nobel for Revolutionary Optical Technologies http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=18a83be9cf68a686338a82f910b71156 http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23619/ The Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to a fiber-optics pioneer and the inventors of digital-imaging chips.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=18a83be9cf68a686338a82f910b71156&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=18a83be9cf68a686338a82f910b71156&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Computing Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23619/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/33599/3nobel_x116.jpg Big Blue's DNA-Reading Chips http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=fedea10c58196d13bbf3eb0643fb526e http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/23589/ IBM scientists are developing microchips for genome sequencing.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=fedea10c58196d13bbf3eb0643fb526e&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=fedea10c58196d13bbf3eb0643fb526e&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Biomedicine Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/23589/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/33556/f1_x116.jpg <![CDATA[Advertisement:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=fedea10c58196d13bbf3eb0643fb526e&p=4 fedea10c58196d13bbf3eb0643fb526e ]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Material to Chill "Dirty" Fuel Cells http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=a2ba6a720a1ea3c1e2215200b54d7109 http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23559/ A new anode allows solid-oxide fuel cells to function at lower temperatures.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a2ba6a720a1ea3c1e2215200b54d7109&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=a2ba6a720a1ea3c1e2215200b54d7109&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Energy Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23559/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/33485/s5a_x116.jpg Nanosensing Transistors Controlled by Stress http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=1346b47e4a15c94b1d4818683e85193a http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23540/ A novel nanoscale sensor responds to mechanical stresses.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1346b47e4a15c94b1d4818683e85193a&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=1346b47e4a15c94b1d4818683e85193a&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Computing Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23540/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/33432/stress_x116.jpg Time Lens Speeds Optical Data http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=81d5b99942fbcb194e8304f537bba4e3 http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/23535/ An energy-efficient silicon device compresses light to make ultrafast signals.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=81d5b99942fbcb194e8304f537bba4e3&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=81d5b99942fbcb194e8304f537bba4e3&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Communications Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/23535/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/33363/time_x116.jpg Longer-Running Electric-Car Batteries http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=c54d1817c1f718156d8a564636da3932 http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23516/ Silicon-nanotube electrodes may enable lithium-ion batteries to store 10 times more charge.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c54d1817c1f718156d8a564636da3932&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=c54d1817c1f718156d8a564636da3932&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Energy Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23516/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/33292/2a_x116.jpg Laser-Triggered Chemical Reactions http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=4249941d51a103109baa5d73d4b64f62 http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/23499/ Microcapsules in a mixture burst and release reactants on demand.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4249941d51a103109baa5d73d4b64f62&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=4249941d51a103109baa5d73d4b64f62&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Biomedicine Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/23499/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/33239/laser_x116.jpg Nano Ink Boost for Silicon Solar http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=267da9c5e587bf52b14d18208fc83d73 http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23489/ Inkjet-printed silicon increases solar-cell efficiency.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=267da9c5e587bf52b14d18208fc83d73&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=267da9c5e587bf52b14d18208fc83d73&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Energy Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23489/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/33212/innovalight_x116.jpg A Salt and Paper Battery http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=acac297e7f0b0c83a6799d0d56064d10 http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23472/ The simple, non-polluting battery could be used in compact devices.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=acac297e7f0b0c83a6799d0d56064d10&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=acac297e7f0b0c83a6799d0d56064d10&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Energy Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23472/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/33139/paperbatt_x116.jpg Superefficient Solar from Nanotubes http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=6cba7b2e4ca06432f634ee745dd7712b http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23471/ Carbon nanotube photovoltaics can wring twice the charge from light.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6cba7b2e4ca06432f634ee745dd7712b&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=6cba7b2e4ca06432f634ee745dd7712b&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Computing Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23471/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/33133/carbonnano_x116.jpg Ultradense, 3-D Data Storage http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=62daf48d9db7c51f980b324987d9c0fe http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23468/ Chips that use graphite show promise for storing more bits than flash memory.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=62daf48d9db7c51f980b324987d9c0fe&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=62daf48d9db7c51f980b324987d9c0fe&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Computing Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23468/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/33131/graphmem_x116.jpg Capsules for Self-Healing Circuits http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=7e9e8c8d33843aabb7e2f0fc722d5628 http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23413/ Nanotube-filled capsules could restore conductivity to damaged electronics.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7e9e8c8d33843aabb7e2f0fc722d5628&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=7e9e8c8d33843aabb7e2f0fc722d5628&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Computing Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23413/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/33024/selfheal_x116.jpg Recyclable Hydrogen Fuel Tanks http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=3a91c6b707a29547b00f280f458f76a2 http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23370/ A new process makes regenerating hydrogen fuel more efficient.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3a91c6b707a29547b00f280f458f76a2&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=3a91c6b707a29547b00f280f458f76a2&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2225"/> Energy Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23370/