Superlattice design realizes elusive multiferroic properties
New design sandwiches a polar metallic oxide between an insulating material.
Aug 21st, 2015
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'Magic' sphere for information transfer
In several years our computers, nanoantennas and other kinds of equipment will operate on the base of photons, rather than electrons. Even now we are practically prepared to accomplish this switch. If it happens, the spheres studied by an international group of Russian, French and Spanish scientists will definitely be able to become one of the elementary components of new photonic devices.
Aug 21st, 2015
Read moreGraphene oxide's secret properties revealed at atomic level
A research team found that graphene oxide's inherent defects give rise to a surprising mechanical property.
Aug 21st, 2015
Read moreIntractable pain may find relief in gold nanorods
Scientists have developed a novel technique using gold nanorods to target pain receptors.
Aug 21st, 2015
Read moreNext phase of Utica nanotechnology initiative launched
Nano Utica initiative now projected to create more than 4,000 jobs in total over next ten years.
Aug 21st, 2015
Read moreX-ray vision reveals photosynthetic structures
Researchers demonstrate a powerful x-ray imaging technique for uncovering the secrets of cell structures and processes.
Aug 21st, 2015
Read moreA new design for an easily fabricated, flexible and wearable white-light LED
By taking advantage of novel design patterns, researchers have developed a highly flexible white light LED that uses cheap, readily-accessible components.
Aug 21st, 2015
Read moreSmart nanofiber dressings speed healing of chronic wounds
Researchers are developing innovative nanofibre meshes that might draw bacteria out of wounds and speed up the healing process.
Aug 21st, 2015
Read moreThin films offer promise for ferroelectric devices
Researchers demystify the ferroelectric properties observed in hafnium-oxide-based thin films, revealing a potentially useful device material.
Aug 21st, 2015
Read moreNovel nanostructures for efficient long-range energy transport
Scientists report on nanofibers, which enable for the first time a directed energy transport over several micrometers at room temperature. This transport distance can only be explained with quantum coherence effects along the individual nanofibers.
Aug 21st, 2015
Read moreA thin ribbon of flexible electronics can monitor health, infrastructure
A new world of flexible, bendable, even stretchable electronics is emerging from research labs to address a wide range of potentially game-changing uses.
Aug 20th, 2015
Read moreLighting up cancer cells with nanocrystals to identify low concentrations of diseased cells
Researchers have developed tiny nanocrystals that could be used in the next generation of medical imaging technologies to light up cancer cells. In a new study, the team of researchers describe how they make these films which are based on the heavy metals lanthanum and europium.
Aug 20th, 2015
Read moreUnfolding the mysteries of DNA origami
Experiments performed by a physicist have provided new insights into how DNA assembles into nanostructures, paving the way for more precise use in technology and medicine.
Aug 20th, 2015
Read moreLaser-burned graphene a possible replacement for platinum as catalyst
Chemists who developed a unique form of graphene have found a way to embed metallic nanoparticles that turn the material into a useful catalyst for fuel cells and other applications.
Aug 20th, 2015
Read moreUsing nanoscopic pores to investigate protein structure
Researchers have made strides toward a new method of gene sequencing a strand of DNA's bases are read as they are threaded through a nanoscopic hole.
Aug 20th, 2015
Read moreResearchers reveal new, stable 2D materials
Dozens of new two-dimensional materials similar to graphene are now available, thanks to research from University of Manchester scientists.
Aug 20th, 2015
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