Tracking the environmental exposure of the emerging nanomaterial industry
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Aug 30th, 2017
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Why does rubbing a balloon on your hair make it stick?
New research indicates how static electricity puts the charge in material, offering answer to centuries-old question.
Aug 29th, 2017
Read morePhotosynthesis discovery could lead to design of more efficient artificial solar cells
A natural process that occurs during photosynthesis could lead to the design of more efficient artificial solar cells, according to researchers.
Aug 29th, 2017
Read moreScientists move graphene closer to transistor applications
Scientists were able to successfully manipulate the electronic structure of graphene, which may enable the fabrication of graphene transistors - faster and more reliable than existing silicon-based transistors.
Aug 29th, 2017
Read moreAcoustically actuated ultra-compact NEMS magnetoelectric antennas
A new discovery enables researchers to construct antennas that are up to a thousand times smaller than currently available antennas.
Aug 29th, 2017
Read moreDesalinization with carbon nanotubes
Scientists are making desalinization easier, faster and cheaper than ever before with carbon nanotubes.
Aug 29th, 2017
Read moreResearchers validate UV light's use in improving semiconductors
A discovery by two scientists could aid the development of next-generation semiconductor devices.
Aug 29th, 2017
Read moreHigh-tech electronics made from autumn leaves
New process converts biomass waste into useful electronic devices.
Aug 29th, 2017
Read morePatent for one-of-a-kind process exfoliating pure graphene
Researchers have patented a one-of-a-kind process for exfoliating graphene in its pure (unoxidized) form, as well as manufacturing innovative graphene nanocomposites that have potential uses in a variety of applications.
Aug 29th, 2017
Read moreDNA nanocapsules help scientists peek at how neurons work
Scientists designed a way to use microscopic capsules made out of DNA to deliver a payload of tiny molecules directly into a cell. The technique gives researchers an opportunity to understand certain interactions among cells that have previously been hard to track.
Aug 29th, 2017
Read moreHigh-speed switching for ultrafast electromechanical switches and sensors
Scientists have observed high-speed switching in Pb(Zr0.4Ti0.6)O3 thin films under applied rectangular electric field pulses.
Aug 29th, 2017
Read moreNew liquid-metal membrane technology may help make hydrogen fuel cell vehicles viable
Separation membranes hold the key to making hydrogen fuel cheaper; researchers show that liquid-metal membranes appear to be lower in cost, more durable, and better at separating hydrogen than conventional membranes.
Aug 28th, 2017
Read moreOil and water may combine if conditions are right
They say that oil and water do not mix ... but now scientists have discovered that - under certain circumstances - it may be possible.
Aug 28th, 2017
Read moreA low-cost method for solar-thermal conversion that's simpler and greener
Engineers create a 'dip-and-dry' approach for selective solar absorbers that exhibit high-performance and durability.
Aug 28th, 2017
Read moreSolar hydrogen production by artificial leaves - Special treatment improves cheap metal oxide photoelectrodes
Scientists analysed how a special treatment improves cheap metal oxide photoelectrodes, paving the way to more efficient and cheap devices for solar hydrogen production.
Aug 28th, 2017
Read moreOptical control of magnetic memory - New insights into fundamental mechanisms
This is an important clue for our theoretical understanding of optically controlled magnetic data storage media.
Aug 28th, 2017
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