Huge 'thermometer' takes temperatures of tiny samples
New spectroscopic technique measures heat in itty-bitty volumes that could reveal insights for electronics and energy technology.
May 14th, 2018
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Scientists discover how a pinch of salt can improve battery performance
Scientists have discovered how a pinch of salt can be used to drastically improve the performance of batteries.
May 14th, 2018
Read morePrecise control of bulk, multi-component nanostructures
Researchers have devised a new strategy, depicted here, that allows them to precisely design and construct bulk, multi-component nanomaterials with more complexity beyond previously reported methods.
May 14th, 2018
Read moreMini tractor beams help arrange artificial cells into tissue structures
Researchers have used lasers to connect, arrange and merge artificial cells, paving the way for networks of artificial cells that act like tissues.
May 14th, 2018
Read moreElastic microspheres expand understanding of embryonic development and cancer cells
A new technique that uses tiny elastic balls filled with fluorescent nanoparticles aims to expand the understanding of the mechanical forces that exist between cells.
May 14th, 2018
Read moreNano-ribbons from speeding nano-droplets
Scientists have discovered a unique growth mechanism to produce atomically thin semiconductor ribbons that can serve as a building block for high-performance nanoelectronic devices.
May 14th, 2018
Read moreA micro-thermometer to record tiny temperature changes
This new device can be used to explore heat transport on the micro- and nano-scales, and in optical microscopy and synchrotron radiation experiments.
May 14th, 2018
Read moreMicroscale IR spectroscopy enabled by phase change materials and metasurfaces
Researchers have demonstrated that tuneable phase change materials can be used to tune the response of microscale infrared transmissive 'metasurface' filters which can be tuned across the broad band of frequencies in the mid-infrared spectrum.
May 11th, 2018
Read moreTiny spiders, big color
Study reveals how tiny Madagascar spiders retain their color over decades.
May 11th, 2018
Read moreThe photoexcited graphene puzzle solved
A boost for graphene-based light detectors.
May 11th, 2018
Read moreStrain improves performance of atomically thin semiconductor material
Researchers significantly improved the performance of an atomically thin semiconductor material by stretching it, an accomplishment that could prove beneficial to engineers designing the next generation of flexible electronics, nano devices, and optical sensors.
May 11th, 2018
Read moreResearchers offer new technology for liquid-crystal displays
An international research team has proposed a new method for orienting liquid crystals. It could be used to increase the viewing angle of liquid-crystal displays.
May 11th, 2018
Read moreDynamical Casimir effect within reach of optomechanics
Mirrors vibrating at very high frequencies could create photons from nothing.
May 11th, 2018
Read moreMoore's Law extended with the use of light
Chemists create faster and more efficient way to process information .
May 11th, 2018
Read moreBroken nanodiamonds are forever
Say goodbye to the slogan 'diamonds are forever'. For industries that use dry lubricant, the up-and-coming phrase is more likely to be 'broken nanodiamonds are forever'.
May 10th, 2018
Read moreChemists develop molecular switch for on-demand cargo release
Chemists find a molecular switch such that two compounds that would readily react with each other can be in the same solution, separated by a very thin membrane and kept from reacting with each other until a molecular switch is thrown.
May 10th, 2018
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