Can the properties of composite materials be predicted? Scientists have mastered this feat and thus can help achieve research objectives faster. This leads, for instance, to better recycling techniques and electrically conductive synthetic materials for the solar industry.
May 21st, 2019
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Scientists have discovered that a biological nanoparticle - a plant virus - is capable of delivering pesticide molecules deeper below the ground, to places that are normally beyond their reach.
May 21st, 2019
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New research shows how clustered particles determine elasticity of some gels.
May 20th, 2019
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Researchers have come up with a simple yet precise technique for developing highly ordered particle layers. They are using tiny, soft and deformable spherical polymer beads with a hydrogel-like structure.
May 20th, 2019
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To improve car engines, produce nanomaterials or design rocket engines, it is essential to understand combustion processes.
May 20th, 2019
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They look like interlocking egg cups, but a hen's egg is 100,000 times as thick as one of the miniature cups: Scientists have made polymers to form themselves into tiny cups on their own.
May 20th, 2019
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Researchers demonstrate a room temperature polariton nano-laser, providing the crucial path of related research such as polariton physics at the nanoscale and also applications in quantum information systems.
May 20th, 2019
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Inspired by the flexibility and rigidity of natural spider silks webs, researchers developed a simple and general method to fabricate superelastic and fatigue resistant hard carbon aerogels with nanofibrous network structure by using resorcinol-formaldehyde resin as a hard carbon source.
May 20th, 2019
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Researchers have developed a physically unclonable function based on carbon nanotubes with potential applications in security and anti-counterfeiting.
May 20th, 2019
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Researchers have a method that can reposition atoms with a highly focused electron beam and control their exact location and bonding orientation. The finding could ultimately lead to new ways of making quantum computing devices or sensors, and usher in a new age of atomic engineering.
May 18th, 2019
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Cube-shaped nanoparticles with thick shells of DNA assemble into a never-before-seen 3-D 'zigzag' pattern that breaks orientational symmetry; understanding such nanoscale behavior is key to engineering new materials with desired organizations and properties.
May 17th, 2019
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Scientists describe, for the first time, new features of dielectric nanoparticles' optical response using improved method for electromagnetic field analysis that can take into account more complex configurations of bias currents inside the objects. These effects help to better understand the processes in nanoparticles and adjust their behavior for more efficient light control in devices such as nanolasers or sensors.
May 17th, 2019
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Engineers develop a clean, damage-free fabrication process that creates pristine transistors made from 2D material stacks.
May 17th, 2019
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Instead of searching for a needle in a haystack, what if you were able to sweep the entire haystack to one side, leaving only the needle behind? That's the strategy researchers followed in developing a new microfluidic device that separates elusive circulating tumor cells from a sample of whole blood.
May 17th, 2019
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Using multiferroic nanoparticles, researchers have succeeded in inducing the decomposition of chemical residues in contaminated water. Here, the nanoparticles are not directly involved in the chemical reaction but rather act as a catalyst, speeding up the conversion of the substances into harmless compounds.
May 17th, 2019
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Inspired by the swarm behavior of ants, scientists have developed a nanoparticle self-assembly system that can fix broken electrical circuits.
May 17th, 2019
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