By observing changes in materials as they're being synthesized, scientists hope to learn how they form and come up with recipes for making the materials they need for next-gen energy technologies.
Jul 3rd, 2018
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Electronic circuits are miniaturized to such an extent that quantum mechanical effects become noticeable. Using photoelectron spectrometers, solid-state physicists and material developers can discover more about such electron-based processes.
Jul 2nd, 2018
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Research team reports expanding the planar boundaries that previously confined the manipulation of magnetization.
Jul 2nd, 2018
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A metal carbide within a hydrogel composite senses, stretches and heals like human skin for use in medicine and robotics.
Jul 1st, 2018
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For the first time, researchers have created a nanocomposite of ceramics and a two-dimensional material, opening the door for new designs of nanocomposites with such applications as solid-state batteries, thermoelectrics, varistors, catalysts, chemical sensors and much more.
Jun 29th, 2018
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Scientists present their findings of examining and determining six core configurations of the GaN lattice.
Jun 29th, 2018
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Invigorating the idea of computers based on fluids instead of silicon, researchers have shown how computational logic operations could be performed in a liquid medium by simulating the trapping of ions (charged atoms) in graphene (a sheet of carbon atoms) floating in saline solution.
Jun 29th, 2018
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Researchers developa process that could offer nontoxic alternative to environmentally harmful chemicals.
Jun 29th, 2018
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A new study finds reason for caution - a clear emergence of toxicity - in nanomaterial product formulations, but it also provides an early testing technique that could help the industry continue to move forward.
Jun 29th, 2018
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Can we use nanotechnology to transform our own immune cells into cancer serial killers?
Jun 29th, 2018
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New research about the transfer of heat suggests that in thermal insulators, heat is conveyed by atomic vibrations and by random hopping of energy from atom to atom.
Jun 29th, 2018
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Advanced polymer design enables high-performance solar cells to be coated onto textiles.
Jun 29th, 2018
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High-speed 'electron camera' shows for the first time the coexistence of solid and liquid in laser-heated gold, providing new clues for designing materials that can withstand extreme conditions.
Jun 28th, 2018
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Light-controlled reversible aggregation of microtubules mediated by paclitaxel-modified cyclodextrin.
Jun 28th, 2018
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Scientists now have the proof behind the speculations that water molecules can form complex bridge-like structures when they accumulate on mineral surfaces.
Jun 28th, 2018
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A multicolor laser pointer you can use to change the color of the laser with a button click - similar to a multicolor ballpoint pen - is one step closer to reality thanks to a new synthetic nanomaterial.
Jun 28th, 2018
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