For the first time ever, researchers have succeeded in creating arrangements of colloids and, importantly, they have managed to control their motion with high precision and speed.
Aug 18th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have identified the ideal 'roughness' needed in the texture of a surface to keep it dry for a long period of time when submerged in water. The valleys in the surface roughness typically need to be less than one micron in width, the researchers found.
Aug 18th, 2015
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In two new studies, researchers have begun to design the framework on which to build the emerging field of nanoinformatics.
Aug 18th, 2015
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Findings could lead to a building block for future quantum computers, and a research tool for physics.
Aug 18th, 2015
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Scientists have found through the study of photo-excited precession of magnetization using ultrashort weak laser pulses, that spins in ultra-thin Co/Pd multi-layer films are very susceptible to light; namely, a material that could be a candidate for photo-sensitive magnets.
Aug 18th, 2015
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New research findings contradict a fundamental assumption about the functioning of organic solar cells made of low-cost plastics, suggesting a new strategy for creating inexpensive solar technology.
Aug 17th, 2015
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Specialized crystalline films revealed to be highly conductive and transparent.
Aug 17th, 2015
Read moreDroplets flung by hydrophobic material may aid water purification and oil refining.
Aug 17th, 2015
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New research paves the way for rechargeable batteries with almost indefinite lifetimes, researchers say.
Aug 17th, 2015
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When researchers dream about electronics of the future, they more or less dream of pouring liquids into a beaker, stirring them together and decanting a computer out onto the table. This field of research is known as self-assembling molecular electronics. But, getting chemical substances to self-assemble into electronic components is just as complicated as it sounds.
Aug 17th, 2015
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Using electricity to make a 250 nm long nanoantenna emit light: this is what physicists have accomplished in a world first.
Aug 17th, 2015
Read moreNew research investigates the hydrophobicity of epitaxial graphene, which could be used in the future to better tailor graphene coatings to applications in medicine, electronics and more.
Aug 17th, 2015
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Researchers show differences of a single atom in platinum clusters can modify catalytic performance.
Aug 17th, 2015
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Scientists have used a unique nano-optical probe to study the effects of illumination on two-dimensional semiconductors at the molecular level.
Aug 14th, 2015
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Using a method they invented for joining disparate elemental layers into a stable material with uniform, predictable properties, researchers are testing an array of new combinations that may vastly expand the options available to create faster, smaller, more efficient energy storage, advanced electronics and wear-resistant materials.
Aug 14th, 2015
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New study shows correlation between microscopic structures and macroscopic properties.
Aug 14th, 2015
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