Stiff fibres spun from slime
Under the influence of shear forces, nanoparticles from the secretion of velvet worms form polymer fibres that can be recycled in water.
Oct 17th, 2017
Read moreUnder the influence of shear forces, nanoparticles from the secretion of velvet worms form polymer fibres that can be recycled in water.
Oct 17th, 2017
Read moreResearch by a molecular physicist has discovered that electrons can control chemical reactions in experiments leading to purer, cheaper chemical products.
Oct 17th, 2017
Read moreScientists use magnetic beads to model microscopic proteins, polymers.
Oct 16th, 2017
Read morePlacing nanodisks in groups can change their vibrational frequencies.
Oct 16th, 2017
Read moreScientists demonstrat that by adding extra electrons into their specially designed quantum dots, they can reduce this threshold to virtually zero.
Oct 16th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have combined and rearranged different semiconductors to create so-called lateral p-n heterojunctions - a simpler process they hope will transform the fabrication of solar cells, self-powered nanoelectronics as well as ultrathin, transparent, flexible devices.
Oct 16th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have designed and tested a series of plasmonic nanoantenna arrays that could lead to the development of a new generation of ultrasensitive and low-cost fluorescence sensors that could be used to monitor water quality.
Oct 16th, 2017
Read moreNanopore technology, which is used to sequence DNA, is cheap, hand-held and works in the jungle and in space. The use of this technology to identify peptides or proteins is now a step closer.
Oct 16th, 2017
Read moreResearchers advance characterization, purification of nanotube wires and films.
Oct 16th, 2017
Read moreThe OECD has released a first set of Test Guidelines developed specifically for nanomaterials, in response to their increased production and usage.
Oct 13th, 2017
Read moreA new method that precisely measures the mysterious behavior and magnetic properties of electrons flowing across the surface of quantum materials could open a path to next-generation electronics.
Oct 13th, 2017
Read moreScientists succeed in creating radioactive cesium-adsorbing sponges.
Oct 13th, 2017
Read moreNanobots that patrol our bodies, killer immune cells hunting and destroying cancer cells, biological scissors that cut out defective genes: these are just some of technologies that researchers are developing which are set to revolutionise medicine in the future.
Oct 13th, 2017
Read moreDevice could become exquisite sensor of environmental chemicals and biological molecules.
Oct 13th, 2017
Read moreA sharp metallic tip enables absorption spectroscopy with unprecedented spatial resolution and sensitivity.
Oct 13th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have produced a material for use in photoelectrochemical water splitting that is not only cheaper than existing alternatives, but increases both the efficiency and output of the process.
Oct 13th, 2017
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