Considering how friction is maximised when liquids flow on nanoscales
By simulating a liquid confined by a nanoscale structure, researchers discovered the role molecular clogging plays in friction.
Aug 18th, 2022
Read moreBy simulating a liquid confined by a nanoscale structure, researchers discovered the role molecular clogging plays in friction.
Aug 18th, 2022
Read moreOpen-source software enables researchers to see materials in 3D while they're still on the electron microscope.
Aug 18th, 2022
Read moreSpiraling laser light reveals how topological insulators lose their ability to conduct electric current on their surfaces.
Aug 18th, 2022
Read moreSwarms of microrobots injected into the human body could unblock internal medical devices and avoid the need for further surgery.
Aug 18th, 2022
Read moreWhat if we could engineer living LEGO-like structures that can self-replicate and move around, and can be programmed to grow and self-assemble into any desired target shape?
Aug 18th, 2022
Read moreThe device senses and wirelessly transmits signals related to pulse, sweat, and ultraviolet exposure, without bulky chips or batteries.
Aug 18th, 2022
Read moreResearchers demonstrate a novel self-assembled DNA crystal actuator, which has reversible, directional expansion and contraction for over 50 microns in response to versatile stimuli, including temperature, ionic strength, pH, and redox potential.
Aug 18th, 2022
Read moreA rapid and simple method to form ordered arrays of gold nanoparticles with plasmonic properties.
Aug 18th, 2022
Read moreUsing sea salt as an eco-friendly moisture absorbent, this rechargeable fabric-like 'battery' provides higher electrical output than a conventional AA battery - potentially powering everyday electronics.
Aug 18th, 2022
Read moreNew CARS microscopy approach lays groundwork for label-free, user-friendly clinical device.
Aug 17th, 2022
Read moreResearchers have shown that graphene can be a kind of philosopher's stone, allowing gold extraction from waste containing only trace amounts of gold (down to billionth of a percent).
Aug 17th, 2022
Read moreScientists have devised a method for creating color coded graphs of large volumes of data from X-ray analysis. This new tool uses computational data sorting to find clusters related to physical properties, such as an atomic distortion in a crystal structure.
Aug 17th, 2022
Read moreIn this study, researchers first theoretically predicted, designed, and then synthesized a new, extremely small, thermally stable magnetic nanoparticle. The nanoparticle is designed to be a small symmetric cluster of atoms that acts as a superatom.
Aug 17th, 2022
Read moreResearchers have realized a superconducting diode effect without an external magnetic field, thus proving the assumption that superconductivity and magnetism coexist.
Aug 17th, 2022
Read moreA new study describes the discovery of piezoelectricity - the phenomenon by which mechanical energy turns into electrical energy - across phase boundaries of two-dimensional materials.
Aug 17th, 2022
Read moreScientists managed to obtain reduced palladium-based alloy nanoclusters for the first time.
Aug 16th, 2022
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