Scientists have equipped these humble unicellular organisms with semiconductor coatings to create mini power plants, which supply biofuels and are photocatalytically active in sunlight.
Aug 27th, 2020
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The BIOMAP process uses microparticles of varying sizes. The particles are applied to a surface, covering it and form-fitting all the crevices, gaps and patterns through the autonomous processes of self-filtration, capillary pressure and evaporation.
Aug 27th, 2020
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Technique may promote practical use of high-performance magnetoresistive devices comprising half-metallic heusler alloys.
Aug 27th, 2020
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New spectroscopic technique for studying nanostructures demonstrates that stibnite nanodots can act as high-optical-quality waveguides and are promising candidates as photoswitchable materials for future applications.
Aug 26th, 2020
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The study found that flexibility, as well as density, in the bone nanostructure is an important factor in assessing how likely someone is to suffer fractures.
Aug 26th, 2020
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Researchers create portable lab-on-a-chip that could detect many contaminants.
Aug 26th, 2020
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Gold nanoparticles can be better catalysts if their atoms are packed differently from the conventional arrangement. This alternate inner structure leads to different inherent properties.
Aug 26th, 2020
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Researchers have developed the world's first afterglow-magnetic nanoparticles. The patented invention is designed for various applications including cancer detection in medicine and the detection of fine particulates in living organisms.
Aug 26th, 2020
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Researchers have created a machine-learning algorithm that can characterise graphene properties and quality within 14 minutes.
Aug 26th, 2020
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Researchers developed a novel, integrated approach to track energy-transporting ions within an ultra-thin material, which could unlock its energy storage potential leading toward faster charging, longer-lasting devices.
Aug 25th, 2020
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Scientists have developed a precise method to measure the ultrafast change of a magnetic state in materials. They do this by observing the emission of terahertz radiation that necessarily accompanies such a magnetization change.
Aug 25th, 2020
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New imaging technique helps resolve nanodomains, chemical composition in cell membranes.
Aug 25th, 2020
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The role of graphene in the system's printed electronic antenna is to provide high flexibility, conductivity and mechanical strength, which can be imparted onto the tight and variable curvature of the till roll.
Aug 25th, 2020
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The new material, a tin selenide monolayer, is only the third two-dimensional ferroelectric belonging to the chemical family of group-IV monochalcogenides that has been experimentally grown thus far.
Aug 25th, 2020
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Scientists have published a review article on nanoelectromechanical (NEMS) sensors based on suspended two-dimensional (2D) materials.
Aug 25th, 2020
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Researchers have developed biosensors that use nanoengineered porous gold, which more effectively detect early signs of disease, potentially improving patient outcomes.
Aug 25th, 2020
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