Sprinkle a pixie dust of nanoparticles into a batch of clear polymer resin and you get a smart material that changes color when it is damaged or about to fail.
Nov 22nd, 2016
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Scientists explain how solar cells could be produced with tin, making them more adaptable and simpler to produce than their current counterparts.
Nov 22nd, 2016
Read moreTo address the intrinsic limitation of magnetic actuation, a team of researchers has developed a way to use microbubbles to provide the specificity needed to power micro-robots for biomedical applications.
Nov 22nd, 2016
Read moreWhether it is clouds or champagne bubbles forming, or the early onset of Alzheimer's disease or Type 2 diabetes, a common mechanism is at work: nucleation processes.
Nov 22nd, 2016
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Low-power tabletop source of ultrashort electron beams could replace car-size laboratory devices.
Nov 22nd, 2016
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Scientists have calculated a model of an optical system in which large losses in waveguides are compensated by a small gain. The newly discovered phenomenon means that a signal can be transmitted with virtually no losses, which up until now had been an unresolved issue with plasmonic and nanooptic devices.
Nov 22nd, 2016
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Researchers are working on perfecting control of their quantum dot using photons so that they can communicate with one another and make calculations.
Nov 22nd, 2016
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A breakthrough provides a new tool to characterize CTCs that may help cancer biologists and clinicians understand how to use these cells to provide better treatment.
Nov 22nd, 2016
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Researchers have improved the design of tiny nanodiscs - synthetic models of cell membranes used to study proteins that control what enters and leaves a cell. The enhancements provide an unprecedented view of how viruses infect cells.
Nov 22nd, 2016
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Scientists have discovered a new method of creating optoelectronic circuits using graphene and other 2D materials that are much smaller than their current counterparts.
Nov 22nd, 2016
Read moreHas the time come to replace traditionally used silicon with printable organic semiconductor inks? Scientists believe so, especially for future electronics that need to be flexible, lightweight, wearable and low-cost.
Nov 22nd, 2016
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X-ray technique provides high-res views of the structure and movement of genetic material in cell nuclei.
Nov 22nd, 2016
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Winner of Feynman's challenge remembers the 'great man'.
Nov 22nd, 2016
Read moreResearchers have adapted an 'off-the-shelf' hazard assessment tool for use with emerging nanomaterials in an effort to better understand threats they may pose to workers, the public and the environment.
Nov 22nd, 2016
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Enhanced stochastic fluctuation via electronic white noise greatly improves atomic force microscopy capture of energy well details.
Nov 21st, 2016
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Novel method for creating supercapacitors shows remarkable results.
Nov 21st, 2016
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