Why size matters for gold as a catalyst
Advanced microscopy study reveals insights into the catalytic activity of gold nanoparticles.
Sep 5th, 2018
Read moreAdvanced microscopy study reveals insights into the catalytic activity of gold nanoparticles.
Sep 5th, 2018
Read moreAs much as 100 times more heat than predicted by the standard radiation theory can flow between two nanoscale objects, even at bigger-than-nanoscale distances.
Sep 5th, 2018
Read moreScientists report that they have found a way to encapsulate micromotors into pills. The pill's coating protects the devices as they traverse the digestive system prior to releasing their drug cargo.
Sep 5th, 2018
Read morePhysicists have performed laser spectroscopy on cadmium isotopes to confirm an improved model of the atomic nucleus. It has been developed to describe the exceptional behaviour of the radii of calcium isotopes.
Sep 5th, 2018
Read moreResearchers are developing ways to use graphene efficiently in novel optical technologies with potential applications in medical imaging, biosensing, signal processing and computing.
Sep 5th, 2018
Read moreScientists have developed a quantitative SERS technique to probe the maximum plasmonic fields before effects such as electron tunneling become dominant.
Sep 5th, 2018
Read moreOptical effect detailed in organic molecules with fewer than 50 atoms.
Sep 4th, 2018
Read moreAtomic physicists have verified a key prediction from a 55-year-old theory about one-dimensional electronics that is increasingly relevant thanks to Silicon Valley's inexorable quest for miniaturization.
Sep 4th, 2018
Read moreHaving already succeeded in 'filming' inter-molecular chemical reactions - using the electron beam of a transmission electron microscope (TEM) as a stop-frame imaging tool - researchers have now achieved time-resolved imaging of atomic-scale dynamics and chemical transformations promoted by metal nanoclusters.
Sep 4th, 2018
Read moreResearchers establish a benchmark for accurate determination of internal dimensions within individual molecules .
Sep 4th, 2018
Read morePhysicists have produced extremely short and specifically-shaped electron pulses for materials studies in the femtosecond and attosecond range.
Sep 4th, 2018
Read moreResearchers have developed a clay-based platform to deliver therapeutic proteins to the body to assist with the formation of blood vessels.
Sep 3rd, 2018
Read moreScientists report on the hierarchical 3D printing of nanoporous gold, a proof of concept that could revolutionize the design of chemical reactors.
Sep 3rd, 2018
Read moreResearchers showed that long-wavelength terahertz spectroscopy can detect motion of single molecules, not just molecular ensembles. They used a single-molecule transistor design, where pairs of metal electrodes trap isolated C60 molecules, focus the THz beam onto them, and measure current change caused by THz-induced oscillation.
Sep 3rd, 2018
Read moreEngineers have developed neutrophil nanosponges that can safely absorb and neutralize a variety of proteins that play a role in the progression of rheumatoid arthritis.
Sep 3rd, 2018
Read moreScientists induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic 'building blocks' from which stable structures formed.
Aug 31st, 2018
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