Piezoelectric ceramics are being looked at by researchers from Lancaster University in the UK as a material that would allow passing traffic to generate electricity.

In a report entitled “Advanced Energy Materials,” a group of researchers provides their evidence that the smoothness of a battery surface is what matters most for long-term battery performance. 

The possibility of a new alumina-based metamaterial that can be used in industries like building construction and aerospace is being tested by a team of researchers.

In the hope of finding a cost-efficient, earthquake-proof housing structure in the earthquake-prone Yunnan province, a research team from Chinese University discovered that clay debris from homes that collapsed in previous earthquakes could be used to rebuild houses.

A novel composite material has been developed by scientists at Swansea University.

Currently, the researchers are working on a way to test the predictability of protective ceramic thermal barrier coatings used in jet engine turbine blades to better determine an estimated expected lifespan of the turbine blades.

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $7.1 million grant for researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology to explore new metal oxide materials. 

A team of researchers from the University of California, Riverside has developed a ceramic skull implant that could allow doctors to treat brain disorders and cancer with ultrasound therapy. 

In an effort to grow the composite manufacturing cluster in Rhode Island, a $125,000 federal grant was recently given by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to the Rhode Island Marine Traders Association.

A U.S. company reportedly expects 50 of its employees to volunteer to have radio frequency ID (RFID) chips implanted.