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 07/04/2009 00:00:00 MIT TECH REVIEW, INC. jason.pontin@TechnologyReview.com Webmaster@TechnologyReview.com Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:27:39 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/corp/rss.aspx Biotech/Business/Computing/Energy/Nanotech/Security/Software/Telecom/Internet/Transportation/MIT 1440 Cheaper Chemical Sensor http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=662bbd59d03634cc569d840451bc8e01 http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22861/ <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=662bbd59d03634cc569d840451bc8e01&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=662bbd59d03634cc569d840451bc8e01&p=1"/></a> Computing Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22861/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28709/0709-chip_x116.jpg Quantum-Dot Lighting http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=d89a340d3d7ea91a204ee67767ff0148 http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22856/ <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d89a340d3d7ea91a204ee67767ff0148&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=d89a340d3d7ea91a204ee67767ff0148&p=1"/></a> Energy Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22856/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28707/0709-bulb-a_x116.jpg <![CDATA[Advertisement:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d89a340d3d7ea91a204ee67767ff0148&p=4 d89a340d3d7ea91a204ee67767ff0148 ]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT From the Labs: Materials http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=c65e96ddb38bb25c295dde0eca31af6a http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22837/ New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in materials science--and what they mean.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c65e96ddb38bb25c295dde0eca31af6a&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=c65e96ddb38bb25c295dde0eca31af6a&p=1"/></a> Energy Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22837/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28656/0709-Labs-C_x116.jpg Designing Structures Made of Nanomaterials http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=ad33525b9d96664df8a8d34f22721a00 http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22899/ Microsoft researchers hope to simplify algorithms for self-assembling materials.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ad33525b9d96664df8a8d34f22721a00&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=ad33525b9d96664df8a8d34f22721a00&p=1"/></a> Computing Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22899/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28722/spheres_x116.jpg A Camera from a Sheet of Fiber http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=b20cf47b385369286f78685a824650b8 http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22870/ By integrating sensors into a plastic fiber, researchers make a large, flexible camera.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b20cf47b385369286f78685a824650b8&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b20cf47b385369286f78685a824650b8&p=1"/></a> Computing Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22870/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28470/fiber_x116.jpg A Cheap Route to Robust LEDs http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=bbad9f11993b9dbdad725e2846aeab24 http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22810/ Chemical bonds put a new spin on quantum-dot hybrid light-emitting devices.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=bbad9f11993b9dbdad725e2846aeab24&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=bbad9f11993b9dbdad725e2846aeab24&p=1"/></a> Energy Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22810/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28316/red_oled_x116.jpg A Two-Pronged Water-Treatment Technology http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=7793d45f0b17fdb54294fb90134df828 http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22808/ Combining light and electrical current removes contaminants from water.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7793d45f0b17fdb54294fb90134df828&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=7793d45f0b17fdb54294fb90134df828&p=1"/></a> Energy Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22808/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28318/water_B_x116.jpg IBM Invests in Battery Research http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=7bd379638bed17cf7d4bd68d95f663cb http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22780/ The company hopes to develop powerful, lightweight lithium-air batteries.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7bd379638bed17cf7d4bd68d95f663cb&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=7bd379638bed17cf7d4bd68d95f663cb&p=1"/></a> Energy Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22780/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28225/1c_x116.jpg A Full-Color Screen That Bends http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=7df16a02b6552c2468d21cf51c36c039 http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22758/ A new way to mass-produce flexible OLED displays could mean affordable commercial products.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7df16a02b6552c2468d21cf51c36c039&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=7df16a02b6552c2468d21cf51c36c039&p=1"/></a> Computing Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22758/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28108/flex_oled_x116.jpg Cheaper Big-Screen OLEDs http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=d9b0fc12f0e8edf293d6c72d1c14acdf http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22744/ New organic display materials can be printed with ink-jets.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d9b0fc12f0e8edf293d6c72d1c14acdf&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=d9b0fc12f0e8edf293d6c72d1c14acdf&p=1"/></a> Computing Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22744/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28051/oled_bee_x116.jpg Getting Arsenic Out of Water http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=a5988510b17a13defdd819eb6d8c8819 http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22729/ IBM is developing a membrane that is more effective at ridding drinking water of arsenic contaminants.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a5988510b17a13defdd819eb6d8c8819&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=a5988510b17a13defdd819eb6d8c8819&p=1"/></a> Biomedicine Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22729/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/27962/ibm_water_x116.jpg Higher-Performance Plastic Electronics http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=2e4a4f2ed0c17de4cb3afb992c32adff http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22695/ A new way of printing organic electronics is more reliable and yields higher performance.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=2e4a4f2ed0c17de4cb3afb992c32adff&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=2e4a4f2ed0c17de4cb3afb992c32adff&p=1"/></a> Computing Tue, 26 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22695/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/27732/b_x116.jpg A Drug-Dispensing Lens http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=da51729f2594363b2d5781cb7787e4af http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22680/ A startup company is developing contact lenses that deliver medications directly to the eye.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=da51729f2594363b2d5781cb7787e4af&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=da51729f2594363b2d5781cb7787e4af&p=1"/></a> Biomedicine Thu, 21 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22680/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/27705/lens_sem_x116.jpg Five-Dimensional Data Storage http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=5ef8fd3c6ff32952470cac46917f30b9 http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22673/ A new material could eventually be used to store vast amounts of data on a disc.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=5ef8fd3c6ff32952470cac46917f30b9&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=5ef8fd3c6ff32952470cac46917f30b9&p=1"/></a> Computing Wed, 20 May 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22673/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/27662/5d_x116.jpg Ultra-Efficient Organic LEDs http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=e354ae41d29db368ddf2c8da013be860 http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22656/ OLEDs could soon give fluorescent lighting a run for its money.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e354ae41d29db368ddf2c8da013be860&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e354ae41d29db368ddf2c8da013be860&p=1"/></a> Energy Fri, 15 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22656/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/27587/oled_x116.jpg Quantum Leap in Lighting http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=3030f5b32722c48147f9fdc25103cd2e http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22641/ QD Vision is using its quantum dots in LED lighting to produce more pleasing white light.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3030f5b32722c48147f9fdc25103cd2e&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=3030f5b32722c48147f9fdc25103cd2e&p=1"/></a> Energy Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22641/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/27452/lamp_x116.jpg Stretchable Displays http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=ae1b4eeca83134f17339de0e4b5ea0a9 http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22632/ An elastic conductor makes possible cheap, conformable displays.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ae1b4eeca83134f17339de0e4b5ea0a9&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=ae1b4eeca83134f17339de0e4b5ea0a9&p=1"/></a> Computing Mon, 11 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22632/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/27381/4b_x116.jpg Pushing Plastic Solar Cells http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=dcddc50e64366113ed69202184baf545 http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22563/ Researchers make cells with near-perfect internal efficiency.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=dcddc50e64366113ed69202184baf545&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=dcddc50e64366113ed69202184baf545&p=1"/></a> Energy Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22563/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/26937/schema_B_x116.jpg Print-on-Demand Power http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=2cd22c0df14648a3dc6fda5057988c65 http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22544/ Flexible carbon-nanotube supercapacitors could give more power to cell phones and other electronics.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=2cd22c0df14648a3dc6fda5057988c65&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=2cd22c0df14648a3dc6fda5057988c65&p=1"/></a> Energy Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22544/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/26756/supercap_x116.jpg Better Way to Wire Up Cells http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=197a23585edea856f719049ca6f9b06b http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22518/ Nanowire arrays could be used for future medical implants.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=197a23585edea856f719049ca6f9b06b&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=197a23585edea856f719049ca6f9b06b&p=1"/></a> Computing Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22518/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/26345/lieber_x116.jpg