'Parachuting' boron on benzene rings
A bulky catalyst induces pinpoint targeting on benzene to create bioactive molecules.
Apr 14th, 2015
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Nanotechnology takes aircraft manufacturing out of the oven
New technique uses carbon nanotube film to directly heat and cure composite materials.
Apr 14th, 2015
Read moreA new synthesis method produces novel nanostructures from carbon
With the help of a new method, researchers have now succeeded in producing not only spherical but also sheet-like and fibrous nanostructures.
Apr 14th, 2015
Read moreNanoparticles at specific temperature stimulate antitumor response
Researchers identify precise heat to boost immune system against cancer tumors.
Apr 14th, 2015
Read moreScientists create invisible objects without metamaterial cloaking
Researchers managed to make homogenous cylindrical objects completely invisible in the microwave range. Contrary to the now prevailing notion of invisibility that relies on metamaterial coatings, the scientists achieved the result using a homogenous object without any additional coating layers.
Apr 14th, 2015
Read moreQuantization of surface Dirac states could lead to exotic applications
Scientists have uncovered the first evidence of an unusual quantum phenomenon - the integer quantum Hall effect - in a new type of film, called a 3D topological insulator. In doing this, they demonstrated that 'surface Dirac states' - a particular form of massless electrons - are quantized in these materials, meaning that they only take on certain discrete values.
Apr 14th, 2015
Read moreOn the road to spin-orbitronics
Researchers find new way to manipulate magnetic domain walls.
Apr 14th, 2015
Read moreNanotechnology gold rush with cancer-seeking peptides
Researchers have demonstrated a promising new way to increase the effectiveness of radiation in killing cancer cells. The approach involves gold nanoparticles tethered to acid-seeking compounds called pHLIPs.
Apr 14th, 2015
Read moreThe world's first drug test printed on paper
A paper-based test enables a rapid analysis of whether a compound - in this case, morphine - is present in a given sample. Possible future applications of the developed test include drug testing at workplaces and in connection with traffic control.
Apr 13th, 2015
Read moreCreating bare, two-metal particles provides insights into potential substitutes for costly platinum in fuel cell catalysts
Platinum's scarcity hinders widespread use of fuel cells, which provide power efficiently and without pollutants. Replacing some or all of this rare and expensive metal with common metals in a reactive, highly tunable nanoparticle form may expand fuel cell use.
Apr 13th, 2015
Read moreTeam develops elastic-composite nanogenerator (w/video)
Scientists have demonstrated a facile methodology to obtain a high-performance and hyper-stretchable elastic-composite generator using very long silver nanowire-based stretchable electrodes.
Apr 13th, 2015
Read moreSolution-grown nanowires make the best lasers
Take a material that is a focus of interest in the quest for advanced solar cells. Discover a 'freshman chemistry level' technique for growing that material into high-efficiency, ultra-small lasers.
Apr 13th, 2015
Read moreNew ways to see light and store information
Researchers have developed a method that significantly prolongs the lives of charges in organic electronic devices.
Apr 13th, 2015
Read morePerformance and durability combine in liquid crystal transistors
Researchers have designed a smectic liquid crystal that overcomes many of the challenges posed by organic field effect transistor materials.
Apr 13th, 2015
Read moreElectrical control of quantum bits in silicon paves the way to large quantum computers
Researchers have encoded quantum information in silicon using simple electrical pulses for the first time, bringing the construction of affordable large-scale quantum computers one step closer to reality.
Apr 12th, 2015
Read moreMicrofluidic electrochemical reactor chosen by NASA as potential Mars mission technology
NASA has selected UT Arlington as one of four U.S. institutions to develop improved methods for oxygen recovery and reuse aboard human spacecraft, a technology the agency says is crucial to 'enable our human journey to Mars and beyond'.
Apr 11th, 2015
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