A team of polymer chemists and engineers have developed a new methodology that can be used to create a class of stretchable polymer composites with enhanced electrical and thermal properties.
May 24th, 2019
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An international research group has improved graphene's ability to catalyse the 'hydrogen evolution reaction', which releases hydrogen as a result of passing an electronic current through water.
May 24th, 2019
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The behavior of active magnetic liquids suggests new pathways to transport particles across surfaces and build materials that self-heal.
May 24th, 2019
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Scientists found that cell function is coordinated by a network of nanotubes, similar to the carbon nanotubes used in nanoelectronics
May 24th, 2019
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Researchers perform simple calculations by shining light patterns through a translucent cube.
May 24th, 2019
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Films of a superconductor show excellent thermoelectric properties at very low film thicknesses.
May 24th, 2019
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Scientists have created 'plumbene', a 2D-honeycomb sheet of lead atoms. Plumbene has the largest spin-orbit interaction of any Group 14 elemental 2D material, potentially making it a robust 2D topological insulator in which the Quantum Spin Hall Effect might occur even above room temperature.
May 24th, 2019
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Researchers have used sound waves to precisely manipulate atoms and molecules, accelerating the sustainable production of breakthrough smart materials.
May 23rd, 2019
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Ultraviolet light is used to kill bacteria and viruses, but UV lamps contain toxic mercury. A newly developed nanomaterial is changing that.
May 23rd, 2019
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Scientists have synthesized a quasi-2D gold film, showing how materials not usually classified as two-dimensional can form atomically thin layers.
May 23rd, 2019
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Arranging nanowires in bent configurations may make them less likely to fail inside electronic devices.
May 23rd, 2019
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Physicists are able to show for the first time how a single electron looks in an artificial atom. A newly developed method enables them to show the probability of an electron being present in a space.
May 23rd, 2019
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Researchers have devised a novel technique that uses nanotechnology and photonics to dramatically improve the performance of medical meshes for surgical implants.
May 23rd, 2019
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Researchers have designed the world's first 'molecular swing' to transport electrolytes across cell membranes.
May 23rd, 2019
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Engineers have developed a high-throughput computational method to design new materials for next generation solar cells and LEDs.
May 22nd, 2019
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In a ground-breaking study, researchers demonstrated for the first time a strategy for manipulating molecular nanomachines to maximize efficiency and conserve energy.
May 22nd, 2019
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