Professor Yoon Hyo-jae’s research team at Korea University has discovered that rubber plant leaves can naturally generate electricity through a phenomenon called the ionic Seebeck effect, without any additional processing. This effect occurs when moisture and ions within the plant tissues move in response to temperature differences, creating voltage. Notably, partially drying the leaves forms […]
Stretchable electronics are increasingly used in devices like smartphones, smartwatches, curved displays, and wearable sensors, but they face a trade-off between flexibility and electrical performance, as stretchable materials like elastomers typically underperform compared to rigid ones like metals or semiconductors. To address this, researchers have turned to origami and kirigami—Japanese techniques of folding and cutting […]
ASM is pleased to announce that Prof. Stefano Curtarolo, Director, Center for Autonomous Materials Design, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, is the 2026 J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award recipient.
In this video see how the US Naval Research Laboratory employs thermal spray non-skid coating to U.S. Navy ships.
This video from Critical Metals News describes how rare earth metals are processed, and why that process matters.
