Newly-developed synthetic membranes provide a greener and more energy-efficient method of separating gases, and can remove carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, potentially reducing the cost of capturing carbon dioxide significantly.
Sep 16th, 2014
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Researchers have devised a new simulation technique which reliably predicts the structure and behaviour of different materials, in order to accelerate the development of next-generation batteries for a wide range of applications.
Sep 16th, 2014
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Researchers have developed a new model to study the motion patterns of bacteria in real time and to determine how these motions relate to communication within a bacterial colony. They chemically attached colonies of E. coli bacteria to a microcantilever, coupling its motion to that of the bacteria.
Sep 16th, 2014
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As well as providing new fundamental insights into this prototypical few-body problem, new research results have important implications for on-going atomic experiments aimed at detecting universality in the three-body system, and it opens new avenues towards the realisation of long-lived many-body states of trimers.
Sep 16th, 2014
Read moreIngenuity sparks strategic partnership with UAlberta professors.
Sep 16th, 2014
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Thin layer of picene molecules attached to a silver surface maintain their structure and function, demonstrating potential for electronic applications.
Sep 16th, 2014
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Ultrathin layers of metal oxides can change the way quantum dots behave, in some cases turning them into more efficient light emitters.
Sep 16th, 2014
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Nano-engineers have successfully engineered synthetic materials which encouraged bone formation in sheep.
Sep 16th, 2014
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Two solids made of the same elements but with different geometric arrangements of the atoms, or crystal phases, can produce materials with different properties. Coal and diamond offer a spectacular example of this effect. Researchers have now found that some crystals have an easier time of making the solid-solid transition, if they take it in two steps.
Sep 16th, 2014
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By passing nanoscale spheres and rods through a tiny hole in a membrane, researchers able to measure the electrical properties of those structures' surfaces.
Sep 16th, 2014
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The quest to create artificial 'squid skin' - camouflaging metamaterials that can 'see' colors and automatically blend into the background - is one step closer to reality, thanks to a breakthrough color-display technology unveiled this week.
Sep 16th, 2014
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Researchers measure the quantum fluctuations behind a novel magnetic material's ultra-cold ferromagnetic phase transition.
Sep 15th, 2014
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Researchers have developed a technique for controlling the surface tension of liquid metals by applying very low voltages, opening the door to a new generation of reconfigurable electronic circuits, antennas and other technologies.
Sep 15th, 2014
Read moreThe Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) today announced it is partnering with Graphene Frontiers, LLC, a world leader in the production of graphene for commercial and industrial applications, to develop next generation graphene-based processes, technologies, and techniques that will enable revolutionary innovation in the electronics industry.
Sep 15th, 2014
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The method is facile and easily scal�able, which will allow tailoring the phys�ical prop�er�ties of nan�otube net�works for use in appli�ca�tions ranging from elec�tronic devices to CNT-reinforced com�posite mate�rials found in every�thing from cars to sports equipment.
Sep 15th, 2014
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The very idea of fibers made of carbon nanotubes is neat, but Rice University scientists are making them neat - literally. The single-walled carbon nanotubes in new fibers line up like a fistful of uncooked spaghetti through a process designed by chemist Angel Mart� and his colleagues.
Sep 15th, 2014
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