Nanoengineering transforms particles into LEGO like building blocks
Researchers have developed a nanoscale engineering method that transforms tiny particles into 'LEGO- like' modular building blocks.
Oct 11th, 2016
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New 3D design for mobile microbatteries
Researchers succeeded in improving the energy density of a rechargeable battery without increasing its size. This feat was achieved by developing a 3D structure made of microtubes, the first step towards producing a complete microbattery.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreNew kind of supercapacitor made without carbon
Energy storage device could deliver more power than current versions of this technology.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreNanotechnology providing the tools to clean up oil spills (w/videos)
Technology may be able to succeed where hard-working volunteers have failed in the past. Researchers are using nanotechnology to turn an oil spill into a floating mass of brown jelly that can be scooped up before it can make its way into the food chain.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreAdvancing nanopore sensing towards lower cost and more accurate DNA sequencing
Researchers have developed a new electronic DNA sequencing platform based on biologically engineered nanopores.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read moreLights, action, electrons!
Electrons are far too small and fast to be seen, even with the help of a light microscope. This has made measuring an electron's movement very difficult for the past century. However, new research has made this process much easier.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read morePhysicists observe diffusion of individual atoms in light bath
In a combination of experiments and theory the diffusion of individual atoms in periodic systems was understood for the first time. The interaction of individual atoms with light at ultralow temperatures close to the absolute zero temperature point provides new insights into ergodicity, the basic assumption of thermodynamics.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read moreMetamaterial uses light to control its motion
Researchers have designed a device that uses light to manipulate its mechanical properties. The device, which was fabricated using a plasmomechanical metamaterial, operates through a unique mechanism that couples its optical and mechanical resonances, enabling it to oscillate indefinitely using energy absorbed from light.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read moreElectron spins talk to each other via a 'quantum mediator'
Scientists have succeeded for the first time in enabling two non-neighbouring quantum bits in the form of electron spins in semiconductors to communicate with each other.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read moreThree ways organic electronics is changing technology as we know it (w/videos)
One day, your latest gadget won't be in your pocket like a phone or even wrapped around your wrist like a smartwatch, but stuck to your skin like a transparent plaster.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read moreResearchers turn nanorods into multistate switches with an electron beam
Researchers have discovered how to subtly change the interior structure of semi-hollow nanorods in a way that alters how they interact with light, and because the changes are reversible, the method could form the basis of a nanoscale switch with enormous potential.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read more'Sensing skin' detects cracks, harmful chemicals in structures
Scientists have developed a multi-layered 'sensing skin' to detect corrosive or otherwise harmful substances in structures. The skin can also detect cracks and other structural flaws that are invisible to the naked eye.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read moreResearchers develop methods to control defects in graphene
Researchers have developed methods to control defects in two-dimensional materials, such as graphene, that may lead to improved membranes for water desalination, energy storage, sensing or advanced protective coatings.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read moreFuture Information Technologies: New combinations of materials for producing magnetic monopoles
An international collaboration has discovered a new method to inscribe exotic magnetic patterns such as magnetic monopoles into thin ferromagnetic films. Such unconventional orientation of magnetic domains might open a new path for the design of energy efficient data storage.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read moreNew, carbon-nanotube tool for ultra-sensitive virus detection and identification
A new tool that uses a forest-like array of vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes that can be finely tuned to selectively trap viruses by their size can increase the detection threshold for viruses and speed the process of identifying newly-emerging viruses.
Oct 7th, 2016
Read moreNew sensor material could enable more sensitive readings of biological signals
Scientists have created a material that could make reading biological signals, from heartbeats to brainwaves, much more sensitive.
Oct 7th, 2016
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