https://cluster-site.onrender.com/tags/materials/ Recent content in Materials on Tenu Tech Brief Hugo -- 0.146.0 en-us Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:50:29 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/an-%C3%A5ngstr%C3%B6m-scale-janus-aperture-as-a-gas-flow-rectifier/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:32:53 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/an-%C3%A5ngstr%C3%B6m-scale-janus-aperture-as-a-gas-flow-rectifier/ • Abstract Directional mass transport in confined space is crucial to life and the water-energy-environment nexus • Despite progress in understanding biological and designing artif https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/how-ions-squeeze-water-out-of-n-type-ladder-organic-mixed-conductors/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:32:53 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/how-ions-squeeze-water-out-of-n-type-ladder-organic-mixed-conductors/ • Subjects Electronic devices Polymers Unlike common organic mixed ionic-electronic conductors that swell upon electrochemical doping, poly(benzimidazobenzophenanthroline) exhibits https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/topological-control-of-spontaneous-failure-in-active-nematic-solids/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:32:53 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/topological-control-of-spontaneous-failure-in-active-nematic-solids/ • Abstract Active solids using energy influx to generate non-equilibrium forces undergo spontaneous mechanical failure, but how topological defects concentrate internal stresses an https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/ram-now-represents-35-percent-of-bill-of-materials-for-hp-pcs/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:21:38 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/ram-now-represents-35-percent-of-bill-of-materials-for-hp-pcs/ • In an illustration of the severity of the currentmemory shortage, HP Inc • CFO Karen Parkhill said that RAM has gone from accounting for ‘roughly 15 percent to 18 percent’ of HP https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/new-materials-target-interconnect-performance-and-on-chip-photonics/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:45:42 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/new-materials-target-interconnect-performance-and-on-chip-photonics/ • New research explores ultra-low-k COF dielectrics, screens topological conductors for nanoscale wires, and reveals high-pressure hexagonal GeSn alloys. https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/ai-powered-platform-accelerates-discovery-of-new-mrna-delivery-materials/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:10:01 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/ai-powered-platform-accelerates-discovery-of-new-mrna-delivery-materials/ • Integrating AI with advanced robotics to create self-driving labs (SDL) is a promising approach to tackling molecular discovery. • A new SDL system, called LUMI-lab, combines lar https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/a-molten-salt-dispersion-of-lanthanides-at-the-atomic-scale/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:41:46 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/a-molten-salt-dispersion-of-lanthanides-at-the-atomic-scale/ • Abstract Lanthanide (Ln) elements have distinctive electronic structures and chemical behaviours that can be used to tune electrocatalytic performance when they are introduced as https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/restoring-the-tumour-mechanophenotype-of-vocal-fold-cancer-reverts-its-malignant-properties/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:41:43 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/restoring-the-tumour-mechanophenotype-of-vocal-fold-cancer-reverts-its-malignant-properties/ • Abstract Increased extracellular matrix deposition and stiffness promotes solid tumour progression. • Yet, the precise mechanotransduction pathways, especially in less-studied me https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/bulk-heterojunction-doping-in-lead-halide-perovskites-for-low-resistance-metal-contacts/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:41:40 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/bulk-heterojunction-doping-in-lead-halide-perovskites-for-low-resistance-metal-contacts/ • Abstract Efficient carrier injection at metal-semiconductor interfaces is essential for probing intrinsic electronic properties and enabling high-performance devices. • Thinning https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/ultralow-contact-resistance-in-halide-perovskite-devices/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:41:38 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/ultralow-contact-resistance-in-halide-perovskite-devices/ • Subjects Electronic devices Electronic properties and materials A charge transfer between metal oxide and halide perovskites occurring beneath the metal contact surface locally d https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/interface-complexes-unlock-ultrahigh-strength-martensite/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:41:35 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/interface-complexes-unlock-ultrahigh-strength-martensite/ • Subjects Mechanical properties Metals and alloys A martensitic medium-entropy alloy surpasses the long-standing strength-ductility ceiling of conventional ultrahigh-strength stee https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/crystal-facet-directed-all-vacuum-deposited-perovskite-solar-cells/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:41:33 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/crystal-facet-directed-all-vacuum-deposited-perovskite-solar-cells/ • Abstract Vacuum-based deposition is a scalable, solvent-free industrial method ideal for uniform coatings on complex substrates. • However, all-vacuum-deposited perovskite solar https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/six-state-clock-physics-in-an-atomically-thin-antiferromagnet/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:41:29 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/six-state-clock-physics-in-an-atomically-thin-antiferromagnet/ • Abstract The study of collective behaviour driven by spontaneous symmetry breaking and topology is crucial for understanding phase transitions in quantum matter. • The two-dimens https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/altermagnetic-multiferroics-with-symmetry-locked-magnetoelectric-coupling/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:41:27 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/altermagnetic-multiferroics-with-symmetry-locked-magnetoelectric-coupling/ • Subjects Ferroelectrics and multiferroics Magnetic properties and materials We discuss altermagnetic multiferroics, materials hosting distinct advantages for low-power spintronic https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/super-sticky-feet-help-a-robot-to-climb-the-walls/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:39:39 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/super-sticky-feet-help-a-robot-to-climb-the-walls/ • Gecko-inspired adhesive feet enable a four-legged robot to climb steel, glass, aluminium, and rough wood walls. • The robot alternates heating and cooling its feet to control adh https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/additive-research-update-soft-robots-hard-materials-recyclable-ink-and-more/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:21:15 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/additive-research-update-soft-robots-hard-materials-recyclable-ink-and-more/ • Cornell engineers pioneer 3D‑printed concrete underwater, reducing oceanic disruption. • DARPA’s call for deep‑water printing spurred rapid development of a seafloor‑sediment‑bas https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/prussian-blue-goes-from-pigment-to-purification/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:30:02 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/prussian-blue-goes-from-pigment-to-purification/ • Prussian blue, a historic pigment, now serves modern industrial roles in laundry, batteries, and antidotes. • Researchers at UChicago PME uncover new applications for Prussian bl https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/basics-2-breakthroughs-optimizing-materials-for-next-generation-microelectronics/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/basics-2-breakthroughs-optimizing-materials-for-next-generation-microelectronics/ • Basics 2 Breakthroughs: Optimizing Materials for Next-Generation Microelectronics Video Microelectronics The tiny microchips that power modern technologies are already an impress https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/us-firm-to-boost-making-of-extreme-environment-materials-to-power-breakthroughs-in-aerospace/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 03:59:52 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/us-firm-to-boost-making-of-extreme-environment-materials-to-power-breakthroughs-in-aerospace/ • US firm to boost making of extreme environment materials to power breakthroughs in aerospace The step will explore greater manufacturing efficiencies and accelerate the developme https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/reconstructing-into-a-denser-phase/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:41:32 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/reconstructing-into-a-denser-phase/ • Subjects Two-dimensional materials Tellurium vacancies can drive atomic reconstruction in PdTe2thin films, converting them into non-layered PdTe. • Such a non-stoichiometric phas https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/multiscale-structured-miniaturized-3d-force-sensors/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:41:29 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/multiscale-structured-miniaturized-3d-force-sensors/ • Abstract Flexible tactile sensors are pivotal for advancing neuroprosthetics, human-machine interactions and intelligent robotics. • However, achieving highly sensitive tactile s https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/radioisotope-mimetic-molecular-afterglow-probe-for-downregulated-cancer-biomarker-imaging/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:41:26 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/radioisotope-mimetic-molecular-afterglow-probe-for-downregulated-cancer-biomarker-imaging/ • Abstract Molecular afterglow imaging is a biomedical modality with high sensitivity and specificity. • However, due to the short half-lives of existing afterglow agents, longitud https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/reconstructing-into-a-denser-phase/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:41:45 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/reconstructing-into-a-denser-phase/ • Subjects Two-dimensional materials Tellurium vacancies can drive atomic reconstruction in PdTe2thin films, converting them into non-layered PdTe. • Such a non-stoichiometric phas https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/multiscale-structured-miniaturized-3d-force-sensors/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:41:43 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/multiscale-structured-miniaturized-3d-force-sensors/ • Abstract Flexible tactile sensors are pivotal for advancing neuroprosthetics, human-machine interactions and intelligent robotics. • However, achieving highly sensitive tactile s https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/radioisotope-mimetic-molecular-afterglow-probe-for-downregulated-cancer-biomarker-imaging/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:41:39 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/radioisotope-mimetic-molecular-afterglow-probe-for-downregulated-cancer-biomarker-imaging/ • Abstract Molecular afterglow imaging is a biomedical modality with high sensitivity and specificity. • However, due to the short half-lives of existing afterglow agents, longitud https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/a-molten-salt-dispersion-of-lanthanides-at-the-atomic-scale/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:41:36 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/a-molten-salt-dispersion-of-lanthanides-at-the-atomic-scale/ • Abstract Lanthanide (Ln) elements have distinctive electronic structures and chemical behaviours that can be used to tune electrocatalytic performance when they are introduced as https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/restoring-the-tumour-mechanophenotype-of-vocal-fold-cancer-reverts-its-malignant-properties/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:41:33 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/restoring-the-tumour-mechanophenotype-of-vocal-fold-cancer-reverts-its-malignant-properties/ • ECM stiffness and deposition fuel vocal fold cancer progression through mechanotransduction. • Patient-derived cells show loss of laminin-binding integrins and flocking motility https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/bulk-heterojunction-doping-in-lead-halide-perovskites-for-low-resistance-metal-contacts/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:41:29 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/bulk-heterojunction-doping-in-lead-halide-perovskites-for-low-resistance-metal-contacts/ • Abstract Efficient carrier injection at metal-semiconductor interfaces is essential for probing intrinsic electronic properties and enabling high-performance devices. • Thinning https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/ultralow-contact-resistance-in-halide-perovskite-devices/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:41:26 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/ultralow-contact-resistance-in-halide-perovskite-devices/ • Subjects Electronic devices Electronic properties and materials A charge transfer between metal oxide and halide perovskites occurring beneath the metal contact surface locally d https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/interface-complexes-unlock-ultrahigh-strength-martensite/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:41:24 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/interface-complexes-unlock-ultrahigh-strength-martensite/ • Subjects Mechanical properties Metals and alloys A martensitic medium-entropy alloy surpasses the long-standing strength-ductility ceiling of conventional ultrahigh-strength stee https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/michelin-pilot-sport-tires-highlight-50-sustainable-materials/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:30:02 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/michelin-pilot-sport-tires-highlight-50-sustainable-materials/ • Tires use decorative fake tread to showcase sustainability. • 50% renewable and recycled materials in new tires. • Fake tread wears away revealing slick racing surface. • Combine https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/cation-polymer-interactions-drive-water-expulsion-and-deswelling-in-n-type-ladder-organic-mixed-conductors/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:41:40 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/cation-polymer-interactions-drive-water-expulsion-and-deswelling-in-n-type-ladder-organic-mixed-conductors/ • Abstract Controlling ion-polymer interactions in organic mixed ionic-electronic conductors is crucial for optimizing device performance in applications ranging from bioelectronic https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/diverse-polymers-with-chemical-recyclability-via-regioirregular-polymerization-of-a-single-monomer/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:41:37 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/diverse-polymers-with-chemical-recyclability-via-regioirregular-polymerization-of-a-single-monomer/ • Abstract The development of polymer products with a circular economy lifecycle represents a path to alleviate the growing plastic waste and energy crisis. • However, long-standin https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/helical-metasurfaces-based-on-topological-surface-states-in-three-dimensional-photonic-topological-insulators/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:41:34 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/helical-metasurfaces-based-on-topological-surface-states-in-three-dimensional-photonic-topological-insulators/ • Abstract Topological photonics expands the landscape of artificial electromagnetic materials and provides a variety of responses via robust boundary modes. • Three-dimensional ph https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/ideal-non-crystals-as-a-distinct-form-of-ordered-states-without-symmetry-breaking/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:41:32 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/ideal-non-crystals-as-a-distinct-form-of-ordered-states-without-symmetry-breaking/ • Abstract Order and disorder are central concepts in condensed-matter physics. • Crystals break translational and rotational symmetries, whereas quasicrystals challenge this parad https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/atomically-precise-synthesis-and-simultaneous-heterostructure-integration-of-2d-transition-metal-dichalcogenides-through-nano-confinement/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 01:59:20 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/atomically-precise-synthesis-and-simultaneous-heterostructure-integration-of-2d-transition-metal-dichalcogenides-through-nano-confinement/ • Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and hexagonal boron nitride, exhibit intriguing properties that are sensitive t https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/ultraclean-monolayers-from-a-van-der-waals-confinement/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 01:59:17 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/ultraclean-monolayers-from-a-van-der-waals-confinement/ • Subjects Materials science Nanoscience and technology Growing transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers at a buried van der Waals interface simultaneously improves thickness con https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/new-durable-hybrid-materials-enable-faster-radiation-detection/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:14:49 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/new-durable-hybrid-materials-enable-faster-radiation-detection/ • Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have developed new hybrid materials that challenge conventional thinking about how light-emitting compounds work and could advance the f https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/when-electronics-become-flexible-atom-thin-materials-for-future-devices/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:52:30 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/when-electronics-become-flexible-atom-thin-materials-for-future-devices/ • In a paper published in the journal Small, a team of physicists from IISER Pune have developed tiny electronic devices from a special semiconductor material called bismuth oxysel https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/simulations-map-how-single-crystal-battery-materials-could-boost-cycle-life/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:40:04 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/simulations-map-how-single-crystal-battery-materials-could-boost-cycle-life/ • The performance of rechargeable batteries is governed by processes deep within their components. • A fundamental understanding of electrochemistry, structure-property-performance https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/eaa-automating-materials-characterization-with-vision-language-model-agents/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/eaa-automating-materials-characterization-with-vision-language-model-agents/ • Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 17 Feb 2026] Title:EAA: Automating materials characterization with vision language model agents View PDF HTML (experiment https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/eaa-automating-materials-characterization-with-vision-language-model-agents/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/eaa-automating-materials-characterization-with-vision-language-model-agents/ • Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 17 Feb 2026] Title:EAA: Automating materials characterization with vision language model agents View PDF HTML (experiment https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/narrowband-quantum-emitters-with-optically-addressable-spin-states-generated-in-hexagonal-boron-nitride/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:41:33 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/narrowband-quantum-emitters-with-optically-addressable-spin-states-generated-in-hexagonal-boron-nitride/ • Single-step thermal process produces high-density, narrowband quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride. • Emitters exhibit narrow spectral linewidths, ideal for single-photon https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/specially-engineered-crystal-reveals-magnetism-with-quantum-potential/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:00:09 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/specially-engineered-crystal-reveals-magnetism-with-quantum-potential/ • Oak Ridge scientists uncover unexpected atomic arrangement in engineered tantalum‑tungsten‑selenium crystal. • Discovery suggests new pathways for spintronic devices and quantum https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/quickparts-introduces-durakor-thermakor-and-vapour-smoothing-to-bridge-prototype-and-production/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:26:36 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/quickparts-introduces-durakor-thermakor-and-vapour-smoothing-to-bridge-prototype-and-production/ • Quickparts launches DuraKor, ThermaKor, and vapor smoothing to streamline prototype‑to‑production transition. • DuraKor offers high impact, chemical resistance, and low permeabil https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/sun-orchids-successfully-trick-bees-with-false-anthers/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:04:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/sun-orchids-successfully-trick-bees-with-false-anthers/ • Deceptive sun orchids are known to mimic nearby flowering plants, displaying showy anthers to lure bees. • Now, researchers report that fruit production in sun orchids plummeted https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/alex-plajer-from-postdoc-to-pi-combining-unusual-monomers-into-functional-polymers/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:03:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/alex-plajer-from-postdoc-to-pi-combining-unusual-monomers-into-functional-polymers/ • Plajer did not begin his career intending to become a polymer scientist. • His doctoral work at Cambridge under Dominic Wright was characterized by the unusual degree of academic https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/microplastics-in-gastric-tissue-a-newly-discovered-risk-factor-for-cancer-development/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:02:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/microplastics-in-gastric-tissue-a-newly-discovered-risk-factor-for-cancer-development/ • Microplastics are everywhere, from the highest mountains to the deepest seas and even in rainwater, as recently detected in Jakarta, Indonesia. • Now, for the first time, scienti https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/a-single-blood-test-could-spot-multiple-cancers-early-saving-lives/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:01:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/a-single-blood-test-could-spot-multiple-cancers-early-saving-lives/ • Implementing multi-cancer blood tests in routine screening could help doctors diagnose cancer at earlier stages, when treatment is more effective and patients are more likely to https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/pesticide-free-climate-smart-agriculture-with-safewax/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/pesticide-free-climate-smart-agriculture-with-safewax/ • Modern agriculture is facing a paradoxical crisis: we need to produce more food than ever before, yet the tools we use to protect that food are slowly destroying the environment https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/materials-successfully-tested-for-htgr-says-rosatom/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:39:54 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/materials-successfully-tested-for-htgr-says-rosatom/ • Materials successfully tested for HTGR, says Rosatom Russia’s state nuclear corporation said its experts ‘created full-size models of individual structural elements, including a https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/teaching-machines-to-quiet-the-noise-in-quantum-computers/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:05:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/teaching-machines-to-quiet-the-noise-in-quantum-computers/ • IIT Madras team uses machine learning to pinpoint noise sources in quantum computers. • Neural networks trained on synthetic data predict noise features with minimal accuracy los https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/laura-horan-of-vanguard-automation-on-being-a-photonics-engineer/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:04:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/laura-horan-of-vanguard-automation-on-being-a-photonics-engineer/ • In this interview, Elisenda Lara, EPIC’s MarCom Manager, talks with Laura Horan, Staff Engineer and Head of Product Management at Vanguard Automation, about how young people can https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/honeysuckles-therapeutic-potential-for-inflammatory-bowel-disease/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:03:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/honeysuckles-therapeutic-potential-for-inflammatory-bowel-disease/ • An ‘Eastern meets Western medicine’ study reveals that tiny vesicles from the honeysuckle plant reduce colon inflammation and restore the balance between ‘good and bad’ gut bacte https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/from-kombucha-fermentation-to-green-electronics/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:02:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/from-kombucha-fermentation-to-green-electronics/ • During the COVID-19 pandemic, while some people were experimenting with homemade bread, others were focused on beverage fermentation. • Kombucha was the focus of this trend, as i https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/fruit-colour-plays-a-smaller-role-in-birds-choice-than-previously-thought/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:01:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/fruit-colour-plays-a-smaller-role-in-birds-choice-than-previously-thought/ • Animals and birds that eat fruits help spread plant seeds and shape ecosystems. • Historically, researchers have argued that this mutualism has led fruits to evolve traits tailor https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/satellites-encased-in-wood-are-in-the-works/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:48:51 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/satellites-encased-in-wood-are-in-the-works/ • Wood-based satellite casings reduce launch mass, cutting fuel requirements and launch costs. • Timber offers superior thermal insulation compared to traditional alloys, enhancing https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/berkeley-engineering-welcomes-five-new-faculty-members/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:30:42 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/berkeley-engineering-welcomes-five-new-faculty-members/ • Berkeley Engineering hires five new tenure‑track professors across multiple departments. • Henry Corrigan‑Gibbs, ex‑MIT, focuses on privacy‑enhancing cryptographic computer syste https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/the-materials-project-helps-usher-in-the-ai-revolution-for-materials-science/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:24:08 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/the-materials-project-helps-usher-in-the-ai-revolution-for-materials-science/ • Key Takeaways - The Materials Project is the most-cited resource for materials data and analysis tools in materials science. • - The Materials Project and its tools have been cit https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/quantum-modeling-for-breakthroughs-in-materials-science-and-sustainable-energy/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/quantum-modeling-for-breakthroughs-in-materials-science-and-sustainable-energy/ • Breadcrumb MIT News Quantum modeling for breakthroughs in materials science and sustainable energy Quantum modeling for breakthroughs in materials science and sustainable energy https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/why-some-quantum-materials-stall-while-others-scale/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/why-some-quantum-materials-stall-while-others-scale/ • Breadcrumb MIT News Why some quantum materials stall while others scale Why some quantum materials stall while others scale Press Contact: Previous imageNext image Audio People t https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/theory-guided-strategy-expands-the-scope-of-measurable-quantum-interactions/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/theory-guided-strategy-expands-the-scope-of-measurable-quantum-interactions/ • MIT proposes theory‑guided framework to measure previously invisible material properties. • Focus on electron‑phonon coupling, key to electrical, thermal, optical behavior. • Tra