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Electrocatalysis under the atomic force microscope

The simultaneous recording of height profiles, currents and frictional forces at solid-liquid interfaces allows exciting insights into electrocatalytically active materials.

Mar 9th, 2023

The formation of boron clusters with magic numbers on monolayer borophene

Scientists have revealed the formation of boron clusters with magic numbers on monolayer borophene and observed the evolution process from monolayer borophene with adsorbed boron clusters to bilayer borophene.

Mar 9th, 2023

Novel silver nanowire transparent heating films

A novel transparent heating film made of silver nanowires can be used to fabricate a paper-based silver nanowire film heater. Its film resistance is much lower than that of indium tin oxide.

Mar 9th, 2023

Transporting antibodies across the blood-brain barrier to treat Alzheimer's disease

Sientists find that antibody fragments encapsulated in nanomicelles cross the blood-brain barrier and reduce the levels of toxic amyloid beta species in the brain of an Alzheimer's disease model mouse.

Mar 9th, 2023

Purifying water with just a few atoms

Due to their considerable efficiency, catalysts made of just a few atoms show great promise in the field of water treatment. In a new study, researchers looked into how to optimize the performance of these catalysts and make them viable for practical use.

Mar 9th, 2023

In the world's smallest ball game, scientists throw and catch single atoms using light

Free-flying atoms could enable new type of quantum computer and the study of single-atom collisions.

Mar 9th, 2023

Tuning thermoelectric materials for efficient power generation

Researchers tuned the microstructure of thermoelectric materials by doping the grain boundaries with titanium. This way they were able to achieve optimal low thermal and high electrical conductivity.

Mar 9th, 2023

Researchers achieve shape memory for nano-sized objects

Researchers achieved a shape memory effect for the first time with objects that are only a few nanometers in size. This can be used to manufacture tiny machinery and robotic devices on the nanoscale.

Mar 9th, 2023

World's first energy-saving paint is inspired by butterflies

Instead of pigment-based colored paint, which requires artificially synthesized molecules, a researcher has developed an alternative way to produce colored paint that is more natural, environmentally friendly and light weight.

Mar 9th, 2023

A surprising way to trap a microparticle (w/video)

New insights could advance microfluidics and drug delivery systems.

Mar 9th, 2023

3D battery imaging reveals the secret real-time life of lithium metal cells

Innovative battery researchers have cracked the code to creating real-time 3D images of the promising but temperamental lithium metal battery as it cycles.

Mar 9th, 2023

New kind of transistor could shrink communications devices on smartphones

Integrating a new ferroelectric semiconductor, it paves the way for single amplifiers that can do the work of multiple conventional amplifiers, among other possibilities.

Mar 8th, 2023

The weirdness of quantum mechanics: how the future might influence the past

Recent experiments in quantum mechanics challenge our fundamental understanding of how the universe works. Some physicists argue that the idea of 'retrocausality', in which present actions can affect past events, could explain the mysterious connection between distant particles and rescue the intuitions of locality and realism.

Mar 8th, 2023

Oxygen groups key to unlocking graphene's antimicrobial potential

New discovery about graphene materials may help to design safer and more effective products to fight antimicrobial resistance.

Mar 8th, 2023

Researchers produce materials at the frontier between order and disorder with state-of-the-art technology in sustainable chemistry

Researchers created a new family of hybrid materials, which are halfway between ordered structures like zeolites and unordered structures, that have irregular but large cavities allowing them to transform complex and bulky molecules, thus presenting endless possibilities for sectors like energy and pharmaceuticals.

Mar 8th, 2023

Novel memristors are based on perovskite nanocrystals

Researchers are developing a new type of computer component that is more powerful and easier to manufacture than its predecessors. Inspired by the human brain, it is designed to process large amounts of data fast and in an energy-efficient way.

Mar 8th, 2023

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