Highly conductive germanium nanowires made by a simple, one-step process
For the first time, germanium nanowires have been deposited on indium tin oxide substrate by a simple, one-step process called electrodeposition.
Apr 23rd, 2015
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A leap for artificial leaves
New technique could open door to producing alternative-energy devices more cheaply.
Apr 23rd, 2015
Read moreProtein harnesses power of 'silly walks' (w/video)
The 'stiff-legged' walk of a motor protein along a tightrope-like filament has been captured for the first time.
Apr 23rd, 2015
Read moreFast and accurate 3-D imaging technique to track optically trapped particles
Researchers describe the development of a novel technique to precisely track the 3-D positions of optically trapped particles having complicated geometry in high speed.
Apr 23rd, 2015
Read moreNanotech-enabled moisturizer speeds healing of diabetic skin wounds
Spherical nucleic acids silence gene that interferes with wound healing.
Apr 23rd, 2015
Read moreNanotechnology enables glass-free 3D holograms
Researchers have shown the capacity of a technique using graphene oxide and complex laser physics to create a pop-up floating display without the need for 3D glasses.
Apr 23rd, 2015
Read moreUltra-sensitive sensor detects individual electrons
Researchers created an electronic device so accurate that it can detect the charge of a single electron in less than one microsecond. It has been dubbed the 'gate sensor' and could be applied in quantum computers of the future to read information stored in the charge or spin of a single electron.
Apr 23rd, 2015
Read moreScientists use nanoscale building blocks and DNA 'glue' to shape 3D superlattices
New approach to designing ordered composite materials for possible energy applications.
Apr 23rd, 2015
Read moreMechanical cloaks of invisibility - without complicated mathematics
Scientists develop new approach to providing materials with recesses without weakening the construction.
Apr 23rd, 2015
Read moreMetamaterials shine bright as new terahertz source
Discovery demonstrates how metamaterials may be used in non-invasive material imaging and sensing, and terahertz information technologies.
Apr 22nd, 2015
Read moreNondestructive 3-D imaging of biological cells with sound
Researchers report the first known full 3-D scan of a single biological cell via picosecond ultrasound, an acoustic imaging technique.
Apr 22nd, 2015
Read more3D-printed graphene aerogels improve energy storage (w/video)
A new type of graphene aerogel will make for better energy storage, sensors, nanoelectronics, catalysis and separations.
Apr 22nd, 2015
Read moreFrom metal to insulator and back again
Metals are compounds that are capable of conducting the flow of electrons that make up an electric current. Other materials, called insulators, are not capable of conducting an electric current. At low temperatures, all materials can be classified as either insulators or metals. New work hones in on the physics underlying the recently discovered fact that some metals stop being metallic under pressure.
Apr 22nd, 2015
Read moreQuantum 'paparazzi' film photons in the act of pairing up
In the quantum world of light, being distinguishable means staying lonely. Only those photons that are indistinguishable can wind up in a pair, through what is called Hong-Ou-Mandel interference. This subtle quantum effect has been successfully imaged for the first time.
Apr 22nd, 2015
Read moreMaterials scientists putting a new spin on computing memory
As computers continue to shrink, memory has to become smaller, stable and more energy conscious. A group of researchers is trying to do just that with help from a new class of materials, whose magnetism can essentially be controlled by the flick of a switch.
Apr 22nd, 2015
Read moreNanoparticle drug reverses Parkinson's-like symptoms in rats
The researchers packaged dopamine in biodegradable nanoparticles that have been used to deliver other therapeutic drugs to the brain. The resulting nanoparticles successfully crossed the blood-brain barrier in rats, released its dopamine payload over several days and reversed the rodents' movement problems without causing side effects.
Apr 22nd, 2015
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