Making big 'Schroedinger cats'
Quantum research pushes boundary by testing micro theory for macro objects.
Jul 21st, 2013
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Researchers demonstrate a leap forward in optical coating technology
An international collaboration of scientists in Austria and the US demonstrate a novel crystalline coating technique for producing low-loss mirrors. This technology will further accelerate progress in the development of narrow-linewidth lasers.
Jul 21st, 2013
Read moreHydrogen cars quickened by Copenhagen chemists
Climate friendly fuel cells for hydrogen cars have come one step closer. Researchers at the Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, have shown how to build fuel cells that produce as much electricity as current models, but require markedly less of the rare and valuable precious metal platinum.
Jul 21st, 2013
Read morePaper-thin e-skin holds promise for robotics (w/video)
A research team led by Ali Javey, UC Berkeley associate professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences, has created the first user-interactive sensor network on flexible plastic. The new electronic skin, or e-skin, responds to touch by instantly lighting up. The more intense the pressure, the brighter the light it emits.
Jul 21st, 2013
Read moreResearchers show new way to study and improve catalytic reactions
A new study has shown a way to precisely design the active elements of a certain class of catalysts, showing which parameters are most critical for improving performance.
Jul 19th, 2013
Read moreA high-pressure nanoimaging breakthrough
A team of researchers made a major breakthrough in measuring the structure of nanomaterials under extremely high pressures.
Jul 19th, 2013
Read morePurple sunlight eaters could offer a new path to green hydrogen fuel
A protein found in the membranes of ancient microorganisms that live in desert salt flats could offer a new way of using sunlight to generate environmentally friendly hydrogen fuel, according to a new study.
Jul 19th, 2013
Read moreA new method for accurately measuring the bending of nanoscale components in diagnostic sensors
A new method for accurately measuring the bending of nano and micron-sized components in diagnostic sensors, has been developed by researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology.
Jul 19th, 2013
Read moreDesktop printing at the nano level could revolutionize nanotechnology fabrication
Researchers create state-of-the-art desktop nanofabrication tool.
Jul 19th, 2013
Read moreSearching for quantum physics in all the right places
An improved method for measuring quantum properties offers new insight into the unique characteristics of quantum systems.
Jul 19th, 2013
Read moreControlling friction by tuning van der Waals forces
Researchers have shown that the friction acting at a material surface is influenced by the structure of the sub-surface layers.
Jul 19th, 2013
Read moreResearchers make droplets dance (w/videos)
This is the first time researchers have demonstrated reversible switching between static and dynamic self-assembly.
Jul 19th, 2013
Read moreFacebook for molecules
Scientists design easily searchable Facebook-like networks that could speed the development of new drugs and designer materials.
Jul 18th, 2013
Read moreUnusual material expands dramatically under pressure
Surprising property could aid in the design of pressure sensors and artificial muscles.
Jul 18th, 2013
Read moreImproving catalytic reactions to enhance nanotechnology performance and fabrication
A study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Trieste and Brookhaven National Laboratory has shown a way to precisely design the active elements of a certain class of catalysts, showing which parameters are most critical for improving performance.
Jul 18th, 2013
Read moreGraphene 'onion rings' have delicious potential
Concentric hexagons of graphene grown in a furnace at Rice University represent the first time anyone has synthesized graphene nanoribbons on metal from the bottom up - atom by atom.
Jul 18th, 2013
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