Reusable Sticky Tape Could Hold Up Your TV
Large patches of an extremely strong new adhesive, inspired by geckos, can be used over and over again.
Materials
A Leap Forward for Plastic Solar Cells
An inexpensive, polymer-based device breaks a record, reaching 10.6 percent efficiency.
A Tough Tip for Nano Manipulation
New coating promises to turn an atomic force microscope into an even more useful tool.
Printed Stickers Designed to Monitor Food Temperatures
Effort aims to merge technology from four companies to create the first sticker with all-printed electronics.
Smallest-Ever Nanotube Transistors Outperform Silicon
A nine-nanometer device shows that nanotubes could be a viable alternative to silicon as electronics get even tinier.
New Process Makes Heat-Harvesting Materials Cheaply
Such materials could be used to cool computers and buildings, and harvest waste heat in cars.
Magnetic Memory Miniaturized to Just 12 Atoms
A memory-storage element made at IBM Research points to future computing systems built atom by atom.
The Art of 3-D Printing
MIT professor Neri Oxman is developing new design techniques that take advantage of "additive manufacturing."
The Year in Materials
Vibrant displays head to market, invisibility cloaks become more practical, and batteries store more energy.
A Brighter Way to Make Solar Cells
A manufacturing method that uses light instead of heat wastes less energy and makes the cells more efficient.
