Mass manufacturing of metasurfaces
Advanced display technologies based on nanostructures could be mass manufactured by introducing existing techniques from the semiconductor electronics industry.
Mar 18th, 2019
Read moreAdvanced display technologies based on nanostructures could be mass manufactured by introducing existing techniques from the semiconductor electronics industry.
Mar 18th, 2019
Read moreResearchers find a new way to make nanoscale measurements of fields in more than one dimension.
Mar 15th, 2019
Read moreResearchers redefine what it means for low-cost semiconductors, called quantum dots, to be near-perfect and find that quantum dots meet quality standards set by more expensive alternatives.
Mar 15th, 2019
Read moreResearchers have developed a microfluidic system for synthesizing perovskite quantum dots across the entire spectrum of visible light. The system drastically reduces manufacturing costs, can be tuned on demand to any color and allows for real-time process monitoring to ensure quality control.
Mar 15th, 2019
Read moreResearchers have developed a new biological sensor that could help clinicians better diagnose cancer and epilepsy.
Mar 15th, 2019
Read moreA study has found that a number of 2D materials can not only withstand being sent into space, but potentially thrive in the harsh conditions.
Mar 15th, 2019
Read moreUnderstanding how crystals grow impacts broad areas of materials science, from developing better microelectronics to discovering new materials. At the atomic level, crystals can grow in several different ways, and scientists have recently discovered an intriguing behavior associated with a common way that crystals grow.
Mar 15th, 2019
Read moreSelection of an optimum structure from approximately eight billion candidates may make society more energy efficient.
Mar 15th, 2019
Read moreNanoscientists discover new mechanism to cleave cellulose effectively and in an environmentally friendly way.
Mar 14th, 2019
Read moreEngineers combine hydrogels that are both highly water absorbent and can release water upon heating to create unique material that captures moisture and returns it as clean water.
Mar 14th, 2019
Read moreNew NSF grant to support efforts to create large-scale nanostructures from very small nanocrystals.
Mar 14th, 2019
Read moreAt relatively balmy temperatures, heat behaves like sound when moving through graphite, study reports.
Mar 14th, 2019
Read moreResearchers take cues from nature to form living materials with unprecedented control and versatility.
Mar 14th, 2019
Read moreBiowaste in the form of chicken eggshells has proved to be very effective for energy storage.
Mar 14th, 2019
Read moreStrong enough not only for use in impact protection systems in cars, but able to absorb the shock waves produced by a detonation. Those are just some of the properties shown by the metallic foams.
Mar 14th, 2019
Read moreResearchers have developed a film that gives touchscreens a third dimension. The thin and extremely lightweight silicone film can adopt a variety of positions and shapes and can be made to execute a single pulse, a pushing motion, a sudden jolt or a prolonged vibration at a specific location on the screen.
Mar 14th, 2019
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