Scientists developed a method to form micropores of less than 2 nanometers within porous polymers where 10 nanometers long mesopores are connected like a net. The best feature of the porous polymers is the fast absorption of molecules.
Jan 14th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have managed, with atomic precision, to create nanostructures combining graphene ribbons of varying widths.
Jan 14th, 2015
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Laser processing produces deep ripples in silicon over a wide area - something that could enhance solar cell efficiency.
Jan 14th, 2015
Read moreResearchers look at area around tumors to help personalize treatment for triple-negative breast cancer.
Jan 13th, 2015
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Engineers have now devised a new kind of graphene-based biosensor that works in three ways at once. Because proteins trigger three different types of signals, the sensor can triangulate this information to produce more sensitive and accurate results.
Jan 13th, 2015
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The device makes it possible for gentle electroporation of adherent cells.
Jan 13th, 2015
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The Centre for Process Innovation is leading a European collaborative project that aims to transform food waste into a sustainable source of significant economic added value, namely graphene and renewable hydrogen.
Jan 13th, 2015
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New research helps pave the way toward highly energy-efficient zinc oxide-based micro energy harvesting devices with applications in portable communications, healthcare and environmental monitoring, and more.
Jan 13th, 2015
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New device offers a simpler and potentially less expensive way to detect DNA and other biomolecules through changes in surface charge density or solution pH.
Jan 13th, 2015
Read moreUnder appropriate conditions, a cloud of several hundred atoms can behave like a single atom, virtually developing super-power. Upon excitation with an ultraviolet laser into highly excited states, the atoms start to interact with each other.
Jan 13th, 2015
Read moreA research team has made two advances in multiferroic materials, including the ability to integrate them on a silicon chip, which will allow the development of new electronic memory devices. The researchers have already created prototypes of the devices and are in the process of testing them.
Jan 13th, 2015
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In order to harness nanogold's potential, researchers have to make sense of its structures and behaviours, which are in many ways completely different from those of typical chunks of gold.
Jan 13th, 2015
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An international group of scientists has developed a new method for effectively extracting and analyzing cancer cells circulating in patients' blood.
Jan 13th, 2015
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The Penn State Center for Nanoscale Science, a National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), has been awarded a six-year, $15 million grant to continue its research and education program in the development and application of nanoscale materials.
Jan 12th, 2015
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Researchers develop a metal-free atom transfer radical polymerization process that uses an organic-based photocatalyst.
Jan 12th, 2015
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Silicene is the thinnest form of silicon. It is metallic, has graphene-like mobile carriers and can behave like a semiconductor. The material could lead to even smaller electronics but challenges remain.
Jan 12th, 2015
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