On the outside, the cluster made of 55 copper and aluminum atoms looks like a crystal, but chemically it has the properties of an atom. The heterometallic superatom provides the prerequisites for developing new, more cost-effective catalysts.
Sep 25th, 2018
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A new building facade produces more energy than the unit needs over the course of the year.
Sep 25th, 2018
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Scientists hope that tiny vortices, driven by various magnetic fields, will be able to move microscopic particles.
Sep 25th, 2018
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Materials scientists have made a breakthrough discovery in the study of oxide heterostructures, substances that have the potential to revolutionize advanced electronics, memory technologies and photovoltaics.
Sep 25th, 2018
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High-performance computing helps to survey optical qualities of atom-thick materials for optoelectronics.
Sep 24th, 2018
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Researchers have uncovered new insights about polymer nanoparticles including properties such as surface mobility, glass transition temperature and elastic modulus.
Sep 24th, 2018
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A research team has reported a stretchable pressure insensitive strain sensor by using an all solution-based process.
Sep 24th, 2018
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Precise control of multimetallic one-nanometer cluster formation achieved.
Sep 24th, 2018
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A team of pharmaceutical scientists and clinicians have developed a nanomaterial-based hydrogel that encourages amniotic epithelial cells (a type of stem cell) to grow into mature liver cells.
Sep 24th, 2018
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Artificial control over drying pattern morphology for droplets of salt solutions on surfaces.
Sep 22nd, 2018
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Researchers develop antennas made from mxene 'spray paint'.
Sep 21st, 2018
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Scientists have developed a nanoplatform technology that works in combination with existing chemotherapeutic drugs that may reverse drug-resistance in renal cell carcinoma.
Sep 21st, 2018
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Optical detection of picomolar concentrations of RNA using switches in plasmonic chirality.
Sep 21st, 2018
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Instead of adding more trash to the ever-growing piles of electroic waste, researchers are looking to the emerging field of paper-based electronics - known as papertronics. They're flexible - even foldable - sustainable, friendly to the environment and low-cost.
Sep 21st, 2018
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A polymer that maintains its light-sensing capabilities while wrapped around a fingertip could be used in low-cost diagnostic devices that are comfortable to wear.
Sep 21st, 2018
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Scientists have developed multibit optoelectronic memory using a heterostructure made of two-dimensional (2D) materials for next generation devices.
Sep 21st, 2018
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