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Edible nanocoating increases life of foods

In order to extend the life of fruits and vegetables and preserve them for longer refrigeration, researchers developed an edible coating with added functional ingredients applied to freshly cut foods.

Sep 27th, 2016

Bending semiconductors generates electricity

The phenomenon, called flexoelectricity, arises from the redistribution of atoms and electrons in a material when it is bent. This redistribution of charges can be used to generate an electrical current. It was already known that insulating materials can be flexoelectric.

Sep 27th, 2016

Scientists put a new twist on artificial muscles

Scientists describe the path to developing a new class of artificial muscles made from highly twisted fibers of various materials, ranging from exotic carbon nanotubes to ordinary nylon thread and polymer fishing line.

Sep 27th, 2016

Ultrtasmall nanoparticles show ability to induce cell death in tumors

Ultrasmall nanoparticles have can kill cancer cells without attaching a cytotoxic drug.

Sep 26th, 2016

Crystalline fault lines provide pathway for solar cell current (w/video)

New tomographic AFM imaging technique reveals that microstructural defects, generally thought to be detrimental, actually improve conductivity in cadmium telluride solar cells.

Sep 26th, 2016

3D nanoprinting improves performance of atomic force microscopes

Tiny sensors made through nanoscale 3D printing may be the basis for the next generation of atomic force microscopes. These nanosensors can enhance the microscopes' sensitivity and detection speed by miniaturizing their detection component up to 100 times.

Sep 26th, 2016

Scientists observe a surprising quantum effect when short light pulses interact with matter

Researchers have demonstrated how a train of attosecond pulses of polychromatic light could be used to excite a two-level system, which is a basic model system in quantum mechanics.

Sep 26th, 2016

Controllable light-emitting materials to advance light sensing and nanomedicine

Luminous bismuth: controllable light-emitting materials having the potential to advance high-intensity, light sensing and nanomedicine.

Sep 26th, 2016

Mysterious quantum properties in material crafted by scientists point to new applications in electronics

Researchers have created an exotic 3-D racetrack for electrons in ultrathin slices of a nanomaterial they fabricated. The international team of scientists observed, for the first time, a unique behavior in which electrons rotate around one surface, then through the bulk of the material to its opposite surface and back.

Sep 24th, 2016

How to power up graphene implants without frying cells

New analysis finds way to safely conduct heat from graphene to biological tissues.

Sep 23rd, 2016

Tattoo therapy could ease chronic disease

A temporary tattoo to help control a chronic disease might someday be possible, according to scientists who tested antioxidant nanoparticles.

Sep 23rd, 2016

New multiferroic materials from building blocks

Scientists have successfully developed room temperature multiferroic materials by a layer-by-layer assembly of nanosheet building blocks. Multiferroic materials are expected to play a vital role in the development of next-generation multifunctional electronic devices.