Scientists found in a clinical trial that nanodiamonds protected disinfected root canals after the nerve and pulp were removed, thereby improving the likelihood of a full recovery.
Oct 23rd, 2017
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Researchers have discovered super-elastic shape-memory properties in a material that could be applied for use as an actuator in the harshest of conditions, such as outer space, and might be the first in a whole new class of shape memory materials.
Oct 23rd, 2017
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Fibers made of carbon nanotubes configured as wireless antennas can be as good as copper antennas but 20 times lighter.
Oct 23rd, 2017
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Scientists combine biology, nanotechnology into composites that light up upon chemical stimulation.
Oct 23rd, 2017
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Ultrathin films of a semiconductor that emits and detects light can be stacked on top of silicon wafers.
Oct 23rd, 2017
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Scientists have produced new memsistor devices that last for 1 trillion cycles -- far outstripping the endurance of commercial flash memories for computing.
Oct 23rd, 2017
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Scientists have learned how to tame the unruly electrons in graphene, paving the way for the ultra-fast transport of electrons with low loss of energy in novel systems.
Oct 23rd, 2017
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Direct writing of pure-metal structures may advance novel light sources, sensors and information storage technologies.
Oct 22nd, 2017
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Pinning DNA-sized ribbons of carbon to a gas sensor can boost its sensitivity far better than any other known carbon material.
Oct 20th, 2017
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Researchers have recently invented a novel 'converter' that can harness the speed and small size of plasmons for high frequency data processing and transmission in nanoelectronics.
Oct 20th, 2017
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Scientists have developed a new way of increasing the sensitivity of detecting volatile compounds, especially chlorine, using metallic nanoparticles.
Oct 20th, 2017
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This fast-paced, free game app challenges players to build a wide variety of fascinating molecules from water and vitamin C to caffeine and adrenalin.
Oct 20th, 2017
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Researchers show a straightforward method to functionalize liposomes for specific targeting, potentially paving the way to personalized medicine.
Oct 20th, 2017
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An interdisciplinary team of scientists has uncovered a direct link between sample quality and the degree of valley polarization in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs).
Oct 19th, 2017
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Researchers have demonstrated a way to bring a powerful form of spectroscopy -- a technique used to study a wide variety of materials -- into the nano-world.
Oct 19th, 2017
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It's really surprising: it turns out that among simple electronic circuits, built of just a few components, many of them behave chaotically, in an extremely complicated, practically unpredictable manner.
Oct 19th, 2017
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