Tiny quantum sensors watch materials transform under pressure
Scientists convert diamonds' atomic flaws into atomic sensors with front-row seats to a quantum world of materials under extreme pressure.
Dec 12th, 2019
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Novel e-skin achieves self-powered hippocampal neural stimulation
Researchers have developed a flexible electronic skin (e-skin) capable of self-powered neural stimulation and inducing a neural response. The technology will be useful in characterizing synaptic plasticity.
Dec 12th, 2019
Read moreSlippery when wet: how does lubrication work?
Researchers have developed a new method using fluorescent molecules to directly observe nanometric lubrication films with a sensitivity of a single molecular layer.
Dec 12th, 2019
Read moreProject aims to improve efficiency of evaporation and condensation in critical processes
Scientists study how evaporation and condensation processes can be improved or controlled at the micro- and nano- level.
Dec 12th, 2019
Read moreFundamental discoveries for future nanotools: Chemists distinguish multiple weak forces
The process of building a tiny cube has revealed some of the fundamental mysteries of how molecules bind together in natural environments. Researchers hope to apply this knowledge to future projects designing complex structures that can mimic life.
Dec 12th, 2019
Read moreScientists harvest energy from light using bio-inspired artificial cells
By replicating biological machinery with non-biological components, scientists have found ways to create artificial cells that accomplish a key biological function of converting light into chemical energy.
Dec 12th, 2019
Read moreMaxwell's electromagnetism extended to smaller scales
Scientists present a model that extends the validity of the macroscopic electromagnetism into the nano regime, bridging the scale gap.
Dec 11th, 2019
Read moreAtomic-scale manufacturing method could enable ultra-efficient computers
Researchers have developed a new manufacturing process that could enable ultra-efficient atomic computers that store more data and consume 100 times less power.
Dec 11th, 2019
Read moreNew nano-spray gel could help take the bite out of frostbite
Researchers have developed a convenient gel that could be sprayed onto frostbite injuries when they occur, helping wounds heal.
Dec 11th, 2019
Read moreBlueprint for nanomaterial development offers hope to newborns, elderly and busy doctors
Newborn babies, elderly people, sick hospital patients and sports enthusiasts all stand to gain from a breakthrough in the development of wearable technology using nanomaterials.
Dec 11th, 2019
Read moreCombined technique measures nanostructures ten times better than before
Scientists have combined two techniques that are used to measure the structure of biomolecules, creating a method that is ten times more sensitive.
Dec 11th, 2019
Read moreSelf-driving microrobots
Engineers propose a strategy for microscale robots that can sense symptoms of a material defect and navigate autonomously to the defect site, where corrective actions could be performed.
Dec 10th, 2019
Read moreNew laser technique images quantum world in a trillionth of a second
Technique captures a process that commonly causes electrical resistance in materials while, in others, can cause the absence of resistance, or superconductivity.
Dec 10th, 2019
Read moreGetting a closer look inside biomolecules
Researchers demonstrated the first use of electron microscopy for non-destructive isotope tracking in an amino acid.
Dec 10th, 2019
Read moreTiny crystals work better when they double up with designer frameworks
Researchers wrote a set of design rules that they then used to direct the self-assembly of the crystals and the cages into new types sheet-like structures.
Dec 10th, 2019
Read morePushing the precision of nanoscale mapping
Like all scanning probe microscopes, AFM is susceptible to instrument 'crosstalk', or background signals that can mask the true atomic force measurement of interest and create misleading results. For the first time, researchers offer a new, easy-to-implement approach to overcoming crosstalk challenges in VM-AFM measurements.
Dec 10th, 2019
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