A new photodetector design using platinum-infused diamond nanowires achieves record-breaking UV sensitivity and heat ...

A new nanophotonic material has broken records for high-temperature stability ... besting the previous record for heat resistance among air-stable photonic crystals by more than 900 degrees ...

Gao Peng's research group at the International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, has ...

High thermal mass materials like concrete ... building material that has the ability to control temperature and humidity. Heat-resistant siding materials like fiber cement siding, vinyl siding ...

NIMS and its collaborators have developed a model designed to predict the long-term durability of a range of heat-resistant ...

A recent paper published in the journal Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science examines a promising candidate for these reactors: ultra-high-temperature ceramics, or UHTCs. Researchers ...

From the outside, firefighter response gear doesn't look terribly high-tech ... The base materials are not new: Kevlar and Nomex, two common fibers in flame-resistant clothing, were first ...