Split x-ray flash shows rapid processes
New method should make more precise experiments on x-ray lasers possible.
Mar 30th, 2015
Read moreNew method should make more precise experiments on x-ray lasers possible.
Mar 30th, 2015
Read moreScientists have created 3D images of tiny objects showing details down to 25 nanometres. In addition to the shape, the scientists determined how particular chemical elements were distributed in their sample and whether these elements were in a chemical compound or in their pure state.
Mar 30th, 2015
Read moreTopological insulators are an exceptional group of materials. Their interior acts as an insulator, but the surface conducts electricity extremely well. Scientists now could measure this for the first time directly, with extremely high temporal resolution and at room temperature. In addition, they succeeded to influence the direction of the surface currents with a polarized laser beam.
Mar 30th, 2015
Read moreScientists developed a technique that 'exfoliates' aggregated clumps of CNTs and disperses them in solvents. It involves wrapping the tubes in a polymer using a bond that does not involve the sharing of electrons. The technique is called non-covalent polymer wrapping.
Mar 30th, 2015
Read moreResearch team increases material's light emission by twelve times.
Mar 27th, 2015
Read moreScientists have devised and demonstrated a new, shape-shifting probe which is capable of sensitive, high-resolution remote biological sensing that is not possible with current technology.
Mar 27th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have developed a novel technique for crafting nanometer-scale necklaces based on tiny star-like structures threaded onto a polymeric backbone. The technique could provide a new way to produce hybrid organic-inorganic shish kebab structures from semiconducting, magnetic, ferroelectric and other materials that may afford useful nanoscale properties.
Mar 27th, 2015
Read moreThe results of a three-year research project mean that advanced manufacturing companies will have on-line access to a new method of testing the accuracy of their crucial measurement software.
Mar 27th, 2015
Read moreIncorporating colored pigments in nanocomposites make coatings possible which are not only protective but also deliver additional visual information via their coloration.
Mar 27th, 2015
Read moreA deeper understanding of quantum fluctuations in 'frustrated' layered magnetic crystals could speed the development of devices that probe real-world systems using quantum effects.
Mar 27th, 2015
Read moreScientists have detected, for the first time, entanglement among individual photon pairs in a beam of squeezed light.
Mar 27th, 2015
Read moreAn experimental therapy cuts in half the time it takes to heal wounds compared to no treatment at all.
Mar 26th, 2015
Read moreThe bacteria can load electrons onto and discharge electrons from microscopic particles of magnetite. This discovery holds out the potential of using this mechanism to help clean up environmental pollution, and other bioengineering applications.
Mar 26th, 2015
Read moreThe latest DNA nanodevices - including a robot with movable arms, a book that opens and closes, a switchable gear, and an actuator - may be intriguing in their own right, but that's not the point. They demonstrate a breakthrough in the science of using DNA as a programmable building material for nanometer-scale structures and machines.
Mar 26th, 2015
Read moreResearchers describe methods for making nanoribbons and nanoplates from a compound called silicon telluride. The materials are pure, p-type semiconductors (positive charge carriers) that could be used in a variety of electronic and optical devices.
Mar 26th, 2015
Read moreIn biology, materials science and the energy sciences, structural information provides important insights into the understanding of matter. The link between a structure and its properties can suggest new avenues for designed improvements of synthetic materials or provide new fundamental insights in biology and medicine at the molecular level.
Mar 26th, 2015
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