Giving atoms their marching orders with nanotubes
Highly homogeneous nanotube enforces single-file flow of atoms in gas diffusion.
Jun 24th, 2015
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Nanowires could be the LEDs of the future
LEDs made from nanowires will use less energy and provide better light. Researchers studied nanowires using X-ray microscopy and with this method they can pinpoint exactly how the nanowire should be designed to give the best properties.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreScientists highlight the importance of hybrid nanomaterials for non-invasive cancer diagnosis
Owing to recent spectacular advances in nanochemistry and nanomaterials sciences, substantial progress in the design and synthesis of synthetic nanoscale hybrid materials has been achieved with new or improved properties. This allows scientists to fabricate new hybrid materials that can be used in individual and multimodal imaging techniques simultaneously.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreThe world's first full-color, flexible skin-like display
Researchers developed an ultrathin nanostructured surface that can change color by applying voltage. The new method doesn't need its own light source. Rather, it reflects the ambient light around it.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreLike cotton candy? You'll love electrospinning
Forget that old glucose test. In the future, suits of light and virus-filled fibers could detect trace amounts of biological molecules.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreNew device tracks chemical signals within cells
Biomedical engineers have invented a new device that more quickly and accurately 'listens in' on the chemical messages that tell our cells how to multiply. The tool improves our understanding of how cancerous growth begins, and could identify new targets for cancer medications.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreFirst report of detecting spin precession in silicon nanowires
Scientists have reported the first observation of spin precession of spin currents flowing in a silicon nanowire transport channel, and determined spin lifetimes and corresponding spin diffusion lengths in these nanoscale spintronic devices.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreResearchers align atomic friction experiment
To study friction on the atomic scale, researchers have conducted the first atomic-scale experiments and simulations of friction at overlapping speeds.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreA novel scanning cavity microscope for nanosystems
Scientists can image the optical properties of individual nanoparticles with a novel microscope.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreNew technique to accurately detect the 'handedness' of molecules in a mixture
Scientists have demonstrated for the first time the ability to rapidly, reliably and simultaneously identify the 'handedness' of different molecules in a mixture.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreSetting the standard for graphene
A recent estimate suggested there are more than 600 different types of graphene, commercial organisations looking to work with the material can struggle to know where to start. To address this problem, The University of Manchester and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have joined forces by holding the Graphene UK Standardisation Workshop at the National Graphene Institute (NGI).
Jun 24th, 2015
Read more'Pick and mix' smart materials for robotics
Researchers have developed a simple 'recipe' for combining multiple materials with single functions into a single material with multiple functions: movement, recall of movement and sensing - similar to muscles in animals. The materials could be used to make robotics far more efficient by replacing bulky devices with a single, smarter, life-like material.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreNanoparticle 'wrapper' delivers chemical that stops fatty buildup in rodent arteries
Experimental therapy restores normal fat metabolism in animals with atherosclerosis.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read morePhysicists fine-tune control of agile exotic materials
Tunable hybrid polaritons realized with graphene layer on hexagonal boron nitride.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreBiomanufacturing of CdS quantum dots
Engineers have demonstrated a bacterial method for the low-cost, environmentally friendly synthesis of aqueous soluble quantum dot nanocrystals at room temperature.
Jun 24th, 2015
Read moreArtifical neuron mimicks function of human cells (w/video)
Scientists have managed to build a fully functional neuron by using organic bioelectronics. This artificial neuron contain no 'living' parts, but is capable of mimicking the function of a human nerve cell and communicate in the same way as our own neurons do.
Jun 24th, 2015
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