Scientists reveal new insights into the properties of a magnetic insulator that is a candidate for low-power device applications; their insights form early stepping-stones towards developing high-speed, low-power electronics that use electron spin rather than charge to carry information.
May 22nd, 2017
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An international team of physicists has monitored the scattering behavior of electrons in a non-conducting material in real-time. Their insights could be beneficial for radiotherapy.
May 22nd, 2017
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Inspired by how mammals see, a new memristor computer circuit prototype has the potential to process complex data, such as images and video orders of magnitude, faster and with much less power than today's most advanced systems.
May 22nd, 2017
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Nanofluidic device enables rapid testing of protein drugs produced by living cells.
May 22nd, 2017
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Researchers show laser-induced graphene kills bacteria, resists biofouling.
May 22nd, 2017
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A group of scientists dreams of clothing that produces energy as we walk. They have combined very different nanomaterials into so-called energy harvesters.
May 22nd, 2017
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By introducing defects into the perfect surface of graphene on silicon carbide, researchers have increased the capacity of the material to store electrical charge.
May 22nd, 2017
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The sensor will be the first to simultaneously test for three types of hepatitis - A, B and C - out of the five types that exist.
May 22nd, 2017
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Results from a citizen dialogue on the role of nanotechnologies in the field of brain-machine interfaces, organized by Nano2All, a EU Horizon 2020 project.
May 22nd, 2017
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A research team has found that by tinkering with the surface properties of drug-loaded nanoparticles, they can potentially direct these particles to specific cells in the brain.
May 22nd, 2017
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Chemists have developed a new method that allows them to map changes in the dynamics and structure of water molecules in the vicinity of solutes.
May 22nd, 2017
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In new work, researchers show that magnetic order can be created in a two-dimensional chessboard lattice consisting of organometallic molecules that are only one atomic layer thick.
May 22nd, 2017
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Researchers have created large scale arrays of these quantum emitters in different transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD) materials. This new approach leads to large quantities of on-demand, single photon emitters, paving the way for integrating ultra-thin, single photons in electronic devices.
May 22nd, 2017
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For the first time, researchers have now produced a wafer-thin ferrimagnet, in which molecules with different magnetic centers arrange themselves on a gold surface to form a checkerboard pattern.
May 22nd, 2017
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Researchers have developed a new therapy to treat atherosclerosis and prevent heart failure with a new biomedical polymer that reduces arterial plaque and inflammation in the cardiovascular system.
May 22nd, 2017
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A large international collaboration has successfully synthesised highly porous rhodium nanoparticles that could be used as a more effective catalytic converter for vehicles.
May 22nd, 2017
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