Engineer patents waterlike polymer to create high-temperature ceramics
Ceramic textiles, improved jet engine blades, 3-D printed ceramics and better batteries may soon become a reality, thanks to a recently patented polymer.
Mar 30th, 2017
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Next-generation software supports explorations beyond the nanoworld into the intramolecular picoworld
A recent upgrade to data acquisition and visualization software more than 20 years in the making enhances scientists' ability to observe and control individual atoms and molecular interactions.
Mar 30th, 2017
Read moreThe beginning of the end of order
Classical physics states that a crystal consists of perfectly ordered particles from a continuous symmetrical atomic structure. The Mermin-Wagner theorem from 1966 broke with this view: it states that in one-dimensional and two-dimensional atomic structures (for example in an atomic chain or membrane) there cannot be perfect ordering of particles over long ranges.
Mar 30th, 2017
Read moreBeyond graphene: Advances make reduced graphene oxide electronics feasible
Researchers have developed a technique for converting positively charged (p-type) reduced graphene oxide (rGO) into negatively charged (n-type) rGO, creating a layered material that can be used to develop rGO-based transistors for use in electronic devices.
Mar 30th, 2017
Read moreSurface roughness accelerates liquid-liquid transition
Opening a new route for controlling transformation between two liquid states.
Mar 30th, 2017
Read moreNanomagnets for future data storage
An international team of researchers has developed a method for depositing single magnetisable atoms onto a surface. This is especially interesting for the development of new miniature data storage devices.
Mar 30th, 2017
Read moreWatching atoms race
Scientists have been able to observe the movement of a one-dimensional material in real-time. Their research confirms that the acceleration of the atoms could leave even a Porsche standing.
Mar 30th, 2017
Read moreTeam highlights work on tuning block polymers for nanostructured systems
Block polymers, which are two or more polymer chains with different properties linked together, show great promise for many of these applications, and a research group has made significant strides in their development over the past several years.
Mar 30th, 2017
Read moreAtomic 're-packing' behind metallic glass mystery
A new method uncovers a four-decade mystery about metallic glass that could allow researchers to fine-tune its properties to develop new materials.
Mar 29th, 2017
Read morePlasmonic Goldfinger - integrating nanoparticles into transparent nailpolish
Researchers have developed a new way to add silver and gold to nail polish with minimal additives, resulting in durable, tinted - and potentially antibacterial - nail coloring.
Mar 29th, 2017
Read moreStretchy silver for flexible phones
Working with silver nanowires just a few hundred atoms thick, researchers discovered that they could make wires that were both super-strong and stretchy like gum.
Mar 29th, 2017
Read moreLegos and origami inspire next-generation materials
Inspired by the fun of playing with Legos, an international team of researchers have used the idea of assembling building-blocks to make the promise of next-generation materials a practical reality.
Mar 29th, 2017
Read moreReusable carbon nanotubes could be the water filter of the future
A new class of carbon nanotubes could be the next-generation clean-up crew for toxic sludge and contaminated water, according to a new study.
Mar 29th, 2017
Read moreProgrammable RNA nanoparticles could protect against Zika virus
Using a new strategy that can rapidly generate customized RNA vaccines, researchers have devised a new vaccine candidate for the Zika virus.
Mar 29th, 2017
Read moreOrganic-inorganic heterostructures with programmable electronic properties
A novel supramolecular strategy introduces tunable 1D periodic potentials upon self-assembly of ad hoc organic building blocks on graphene, opening the way to the realization of hybrid organic- inorganic multilayer materials with unique electronic and optical properties.
Mar 29th, 2017
Read moreDecorating single layer and bilayer graphene with useful chemical groups
Researchers have disclosed a new method to add chemical groups on single layer and bilayer graphene lying on silica/silicon. This study also suggests how decorated graphene serves as a platform to produce 2D materials with new characteristics.
Mar 29th, 2017
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