New nanocomposites for aerospace and automotive industries
Researchers have developed reinforced graphite nanoplatelets seeking to improve the performance of solar cell materials.
Nov 18th, 2014
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Billions of nanoreactors inform materials design
Imagine building a chemical reactor small enough to study nanoparticles a billionth of a meter across. A billion times smaller than a raindrop is the volume of an E. coli cell. And another million times smaller would be a reactor small enough to study isolated nanoparticles. Add to that the challenge of making not just one of these tiny reactors, but billions of them, all identical in size and shape. Researchers at Cornell have done just that.
Nov 17th, 2014
Read moreGraphene-nanotube hybrid benefits flexible solar cells
Scientists have invented a novel cathode that may make cheap, flexible dye-sensitized solar cells practical.
Nov 17th, 2014
Read moreResearchers synthesize new form of silicon for solar applications
Silicon is the second most-abundant element in the earth's crust. When purified, it takes on a diamond structure, which is essential to modern electronic devices - carbon is to biology as silicon is to technology. A team of scientists has synthesized an entirely new form of silicon, one that promises even greater future applications.
Nov 17th, 2014
Read moreNew technique to help produce next generation photonic chips
Researchers have developed a new technique to help produce more reliable and robust next generation photonic chips.
Nov 17th, 2014
Read moreResearchers create and control spin waves, lifting prospects for enhanced info processing
A team of physicists has developed a method to control the movements occurring within magnetic materials, which are used to store and carry information. The breakthrough could simultaneously bolster information processing while reducing the energy necessary to do so.
Nov 17th, 2014
Read moreResearchers discern the shapes of high-order Brownian motions
For the first time, scientists have vividly mapped the shapes and textures of high-order modes of Brownian motions - in this case, the collective macroscopic movement of molecules in microdisk resonators.
Nov 17th, 2014
Read morePrinting complex electronic circuits using a common t-shirt printer
Resistors, transistors and capacitors, the key components of a complex electronic circuit, are printed using non-toxic organic materials like silver nanoparticles, carbon and plastics.
Nov 17th, 2014
Read moreWarping in topological insulators
Topological insulators are promising to develop into a material for lossless electricity and information transport. Now, researchers investigated for the first time whether the direction of motion of electrons in topological insulators affects their behavior.
Nov 14th, 2014
Read moreThree-dimensional microtechnology with Origami folding art
A new technique can form the basis for a new three-dimensional production technique that avoids the limitations of the current two-dimensional microtechnology.
Nov 14th, 2014
Read moreChemists develop nanoporous molecules that bind greenhouse gases
Chemists have developed a molecule that assembles spontaneously into a lightweight structure with microscopic pores capable of binding large quantities of several potent greenhouse gases.
Nov 14th, 2014
Read moreNew form of crystalline order holds promise for thermoelectric applications
A research team reports that it has discovered an entirely new form of crystalline order that simultaneously exhibits both crystal and polycrystalline properties and holds promise for improving the efficiency of thermoelectric devices.
Nov 14th, 2014
Read moreA nanolamp with lightning-fast switch
A light source and its transistor-operated brightness control shrink to the size of a single molecule.
Nov 14th, 2014
Read moreElectrons move in different circles
Scanning tunneling microscopy reveals the exotic properties of an unusual type of electron.
Nov 14th, 2014
Read more'Topological insulators' promising for spintronics, quantum computers
Researches have uncovered 'smoking-gun' evidence to confirm the workings of an emerging class of materials that could make possible spintronic devices and practical quantum computers far more powerful than today's technologies.
Nov 14th, 2014
Read moreLight-harvesting: Mimicking photosynthesis with man-made leaves
A new, efficient light-harvesting system based on the principles of natural photosynthesis is developed by researchers at Tokyo Tech.
Nov 14th, 2014
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