To prevent water and ice from making our shoes soggy, frosting our car windows and weighing down power lines with icicles, scientists have been exploring new coatings that can repel water. Now one team has developed a way to direct where the water goes when it's pushed away.
Dec 13th, 2017
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Researchers report a way to infuse plants with the luminescence of fireflies.
Dec 13th, 2017
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Using polymer blends, scientists rapidly generated highly ordered patterns that could be used in the fabrication of microelectronics, antireflective surfaces, magnetic data storage systems, and fluid-flow devices.
Dec 13th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a biosensor that enables creating a range of new easy-to-use health tests similar to home pregnancy tests. The plasmonic biosensor can detect diseased exosomes even by the naked eye.
Dec 13th, 2017
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Researchers are the first to observe the electronic structure of graphene in an engineered semiconductor; finding could lead to progress in advanced optoelectronics and data processing .
Dec 12th, 2017
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A new imaging method could put super-resolution microscopy within reach of most biologists.
Dec 12th, 2017
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Researchers synthesized thin crystal ferromagnetic films and developed a technology for their shaping. Processed films can be used in electronic and spintronic chips.
Dec 12th, 2017
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A new study reveals, in fine detail, things that make polyelectrolyte brushes collapse - and also recover. The research increases understanding of these chemical brushes that have many potential uses.
Dec 12th, 2017
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Light-emitting nanoprobes can detect cancer early and track the spread of tiny tumors.
Dec 12th, 2017
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Scientists suggest replacing gold and silver, which are used in optoelectronic devices, with an inexpensive material of titanium nitride.
Dec 12th, 2017
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Process could improve medical implants, food processing.
Dec 12th, 2017
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Scientists created a comprehensive picture of how the same chemical processes that give these cathodes their high capacity are also linked to changes in atomic structure that sap performance.
Dec 12th, 2017
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Researchers study the dynamics of hot gas molecules by combining electron microscopy and simulation.
Dec 12th, 2017
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Silicon microelectronics and biomedical fields could benefit from a safe and cost-effective way to synthesize nanoparticles.
Dec 11th, 2017
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Nanoscale 'grass' structures also enable smart glass that switches from hazy to clear in presence of water.
Dec 11th, 2017
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Detailed calculations show water cloaks are feasible with today's technology.
Dec 11th, 2017
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