Scientists develop new materials that move in response to light
Elastomeric composites can flex, grip, release, or rotate when exposed to lasers, diffuse light or sunlight.
Jul 23rd, 2018
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Researchers charge quest to end 'voltage fade'
Scientists designed a regime showing that heat treatments removed the defects in the bulk structure of Lithium-rich NMC materials and restored the battery output voltage.
Jul 23rd, 2018
Read moreScientists introduce new way to mimic 'machine of machines' (w/video)
Researchers have introduced a new approach to assemble specially designed microscopic blocks into small gear-like machines.
Jul 23rd, 2018
Read moreEngineers model a graphene-based artificial synapse after the human brain
A team of researchers have developed an 'artificial synapse' that does not process information like a digital computer but rather mimics the analog way the human brain completes tasks.
Jul 23rd, 2018
Read moreCell-sized robots can sense their environment
Made of electronic circuits coupled to minute particles, the devices could flow through intestines or pipelines to detect problems.
Jul 23rd, 2018
Read moreWriting the future of rewritable memory
Scientists have perfected a technique to exceed capacity of current hard drives 1000-fold.
Jul 23rd, 2018
Read moreA new metamaterial for solar cells and nanooptics
Researchers have developed a metamaterial-dielectric that has unique characteristics and is easy to manufacture. This ease of access will allow researchers to use it to create the latest optical devices.
Jul 23rd, 2018
Read moreNanocrystals emit light by efficiently 'tunneling' electrons
Using advanced fabrication techniques, engineers have built a nanosized device out of silver crystals that can generate light by efficiently 'tunneling' electrons through a tiny barrier.
Jul 23rd, 2018
Read moreAn overview of healthcare monitoring by flexible electronics
A new review articles discusses the recent advances in flexible and stretchable electronics that are currently used for electronic skins and biological devices in human healthcare.
Jul 23rd, 2018
Read morePhysicists design a nano-resonator with strong nonlinear response
An international research team has found a way to make light frequency conversion at the nanoscale a hundred times more efficient.
Jul 23rd, 2018
Read moreA new 'periodic table' for nanomaterials
The table groups molecules according to the nano-shapes they form.
Jul 23rd, 2018
Read moreHybrid bio-inorganic system for water splitting
Researchers have developed a novel Ni nanoparticles-embedded N-doped carbon nanotubes (Ni@N-C) complex for hydrogen evolution reaction.
Jul 23rd, 2018
Read moreNew MOF vaccines could expand access to immunization
Based on the biomineralization process that grows bone and shells, researchers have developed a new way to encapsulate and transport vaccines at room temperature.
Jul 23rd, 2018
Read moreWorld's fastest man-made spinning object could help study quantum mechanics
At more than 60 billion revolutions per minute, this machine is more than 100,000 times faster than a high-speed dental drill.
Jul 20th, 2018
Read moreTwo faces offer limitless possibilities
Named for the mythical god with two faces, Janus membranes - double-sided membranes that serve as gatekeepers between two substances - have emerged as a material with potential industrial uses. Creating two distinct 'faces' on these delicate surfaces, however, is a process fraught with challenges.
Jul 20th, 2018
Read moreRelax, just break it
The properties of a solid depend on the arrangement of its atoms, which form a periodic crystal structure. At the nanoscale, arrangements that break this periodic structure can drastically alter the behavior of the material, but this is difficult to measure. Recent advances by scientists are starting to unravel this mystery.
Jul 20th, 2018
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