What new materials are there?

http://steamregister.com/worlds-first-power-paper-stores-energy-and-can-recharge-in-seconds/
 
http://gizmodo.com/new-magnesium-composite-has-record-breaking-strength-to-1749578336
 
Not a new material, but a couple of new ways to make an existing one:
Osaka Gas halves cost of making graphene


OSAKA -- Osaka Gas has found a way to produce graphene, a layer of carbon just one atom thick, at half the cost of conventional methods in a development that could lead to lighter automobiles and smaller smartphones.

The Japanese gas company developed technology for making graphene from high-purity graphite. The technique involves a high-speed collision of graphite with a mixture of such substances as coal-based fluorene and water.

Osaka Gas has already begun supplying the material on a trial basis to 10 or so companies, including plastic and electronics manufacturers. It aims to bring the price down below 10,000 yen ($82.39) per kilogram by beginning full-scale production within the year. Production will likely take place at an Osaka research center for the time being, with additional equipment possibly added depending on demand.

Graphene is usually made by connecting carbon atoms from gas containing carbon in a vacuum. But graphene so produced fetches more than 20,000 yen per kilogram.

Meanwhile, Japanese chemical company Adeka plans to begin commercial production of graphene by 2020. Technology licensed from the University of Tokyo will produce graphene by exfoliating graphite using microwaves. The Tokyo-based company aims to bring down the price to around 10,000 yen per kilogram through mass production.

Graphene is a sheet just 1 nanometer thick in which carbon atoms are bonded together in a hexagonal lattice. The carbon atoms are tightly packed, making the material as strong as diamond. It also conducts heat and electricity well.

Thanks to these properties, graphene is expected to find wide use in industrial applications if the price falls by half. Mixing it with plastic could result in strong, light autoparts. In smartphones, graphene may be used in touch screens, electrodes and other components.

The global graphene market is estimated at 1.3 billion yen in 2013 but could grow to 100 billion yen by 2030 if prices drop, according to Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization.

(Nikkei)
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http://asia.nikkei.com/Tech-Science/Tech/Osaka-Gas-halves-cost-of-making-graphene
 
A new memory polymer, described in the linked article as a "carbon crosslinked polymer composed of polycaprolactone, or PCL": http://gizmodo.com/this-clever-material-can-remember-hundreds-of-past-shap-1751903882

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TeOVQDzczzw
http://gizmodo.com/mesoglue-hopes-to-eliminate-electronics-soldering-1751998630​
 
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/New_bimetallic_alloy_nanoparticles_for_printed_electronic_circuits_999.html

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Promising_new_approach_for_controlled_fabrication_of_carbon_nanostructures_999.html
 
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/12093545/Return-of-incandescent-light-bulbs-as-MIT-makes-them-more-efficient-than-LEDs.html​
 
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sci_tech/technology/AJ201601120001

Researchers create plant-based fire-resistant material for auto, aircraft parts

January 12, 2016


By KAZUYA GOTO/ Staff Writer


TSU--A team of scientists has developed a material made from plant cells and resin that is light, durable and fire-resistant, and is expected to find practical use in aircraft, railway and automobile parts.

“The fact that it is resistant to fire is critical,” said Masamitsu Funaoka, a professor of resource and environmental chemistry at Mie University's Graduate School of Bioresources who led the research group. “Its range of application can be extended to aircraft, Shinkansen bullet train and more.”

Funaoka’s team studied the function of lignin, an organic polymer found in the walls of plant cells and cellulose nanofibers to develop “nanocellulose lignophenol composite (LNCC),” which completely integrates cellulose nanofibers within resin.

LNCC can be manufactured by simply letting cellulose nanofibers and resin react for a few minutes in ambient temperature and ambient pressure. The team also discovered that LNCC is resistant to fire.

Reinforced plastics with integrated glass fiber are costly to recycle. The integration of cellulose nanofiber can facilitate an ease of recycling. The challenge in commercialization, however, was that until the team’s discovery of LNCC, the integration of water-soluble cellulose nanofiber into water-insoluble resin was difficult.

Funaoka said that all land-based plants can be used in LNCC technology and that the next step is to find methods to mass-produce the material through experiments at a plant in Tokushima Prefecture.

By KAZUYA GOTO/ Staff Writer​
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http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Self_adaptive_material_heals_itself_stays_tough_999.html
 
Grey Havoc said:
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Self_adaptive_material_heals_itself_stays_tough_999.html
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Wow thank you Grey Havoc
could we be on the road to material science El Dorado...
 
Early days yet. You may find this of interest as well though: http://gizmodo.com/touch-sensitive-graphene-skin-stretches-and-snaps-back-1752940988
 
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Nano_hybrid_materials_create_magnetic_effect_999.html
 
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a19137/raytheon-develops-spray-on-radar-for-the-military/
 
http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2016/01/dutch-researchers-have-created-flexiramics-flexible-ceramics-for-circuit-boards/
 
http://nextbigfuture.com/2014/09/rediscovered-ceramic-hafnium-carbine.html
 
http://gizmodo.com/this-simple-black-film-made-from-carbon-nanotubes-is-st-1756789334
 
http://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/body-temperature-triggers-newly-developed-polymer-to-change-shape-138472/
 
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/16/02/15/1442203/supercapacitor-on-a-chip-now-one-step-closer


http://gizmodo.com/a-brand-new-2d-semiconductor-could-put-silicon-in-the-s-1759355796


http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/16/02/16/020216/nanostructured-glass-could-provide-highly-durable-deeply-dense-data-storage
 
http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/02/scientists-take-key-step-toward-custom.html
 
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/192929-255tbps-worlds-fastest-network-could-carry-all-the-internet-traffic-single-fiber

Not a material per se but tangentially related.
 
http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/02/graphene-moth-eyes-to-power-future.html
 
http://gizmodo.com/graphene-patterned-after-moth-eyes-could-give-us-smart-1761983655
 
http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/03/herschel-goes-high-tech-with-its-new-magic-fabric/
 
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2016/03/light-skin-stretches-boundaries-robotics
 
Circuits of Atoms on Wires of Light

http://lanl.gov/discover/publications/1663/2016-march/_assets/docs/1663_26_circuits-of-atoms.pdf
 
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/sifter/see-through-wood-could-be-used-walls-windows-solar-cells
 
http://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/710462/dod-announces-award-of-new-revolutionary-fibers-and-textiles-manufacturing-inno?source=GovDelivery
 
On a tangent: https://science.slashdot.org/story/16/04/04/1915234/new-state-of-matter-detected-in-a-two-dimensional-material
 
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Record_breaking_steel_could_be_used_for_body_armor_shields_for_satellites_999.html
 
Grey Havoc said:
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Record_breaking_steel_could_be_used_for_body_armor_shields_for_satellites_999.html
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Members of Stark Industries were on hand for the demonstration. ;D
 
;D

On another note: http://gizmodo.com/watch-this-metal-foam-annihilate-an-armor-piercing-bull-1769572121
 
Grey Havoc said:
;D

On another note: http://gizmodo.com/watch-this-metal-foam-annihilate-an-armor-piercing-bull-1769572121
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As the article says, "wow", indeed. Materials science so fascinating.
 
http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/04/new-metallic-glass-steel-composite.html

http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/03/stronger-than-steel-but-moldable-as.html
 
http://gizmodo.com/scientists-finally-made-carbyne-a-material-stronger-tha-1770682640
 
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2016/04/generation-tailored-magnetic-materials
 
http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2016/04/military-wants-smart-fabrics-theres-holdup/127589/?oref=DefenseOneFB
 
https://engineering.stanford.edu/news/super-stretchy-self-healing-material-could-lead-artificial-muscle
 

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