Nanoscale tetrapods could provide early warning of a material's failure
Scientists are developing a new way to detect microscopic fractures in materials in the field.
Sep 20th, 2016
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Seeing silicon crystal transform to amorphous at the atomic scale
Scientists have observed at atomic scale a previously unknown mechanism of shear-driven crystal to amorphously transform in silicon.
Sep 20th, 2016
Read moreNanoscale Canadian flag sets world record in lead-up to nation's 150th birthday
The Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo set a world record for creating a Canadian flag measuring about one one-hundredth the width of a human hair.
Sep 20th, 2016
Read moreGraphene nanoribbons show promise for healing spinal injuries
The combination of graphene nanoribbons and a common polymer could someday be of critical importance to healing damaged spinal cords in people.
Sep 20th, 2016
Read moreCleaning concrete contaminated with chemicals
A research project uses computer simulations to examine how chemical agents soak into and bind within concrete.
Sep 19th, 2016
Read moreNucleon interactions key to quantum phase transition
Research sheds new light on the ways in which protons and neutrons can bind and even undergo a quantum phase transition. The work has implications for understanding the connections between nuclear interactions and nuclear structure found in nature.
Sep 19th, 2016
Read moreAtom art: Beauty at the atomic scale
Nature makes some beautiful patterns with atoms.
Sep 19th, 2016
Read moreDiamond proves useful material for growing graphene
Material scientists have developed a method to grow graphene that contains relatively few impurities and costs less to make, in a shorter time and at lower temperatures compared to the processes widely used to make graphene today.
Sep 19th, 2016
Read moreNickel graphene nanocomposite can be tuned for optimal fracture strength
Engineering researchers found that nanocomposites composed of layers of nickel and graphene can be tuned for optimal fracture strength by manipulating the structural arrangement of the graphene sheets.
Sep 19th, 2016
Read moreTowards stable propagation of light in nanophotonic fibers
Devices based on light, rather than electrons, could revolutionize the speed and security of our future computers. However, one of the major challenges in today's physics is the design of photonic devices, able to transport and switch light through circuits in a stable way. Researchers now have studied how to achieve a more stable propagation of light for future optical technologies.
Sep 19th, 2016
Read moreThe PHENOMEN project aims to lay the foundations a new information technology
The project PHENOMEN is at the intersection of photonics, radio frequency signal processing and phononics and proposes to build the first practical optically-driven phonon sources and detectors.
Sep 19th, 2016
Read moreScientists use nanotechnology to prevent oil spill disaster
A research team has secured $1.7m in project funding for developing a highly advanced system for recovering oil from oil spills.
Sep 19th, 2016
Read moreNew theory overcomes a longstanding polymer problem
Technique for calculating elasticity could aid design of new materials.
Sep 17th, 2016
Read moreFor first time, researchers see individual atoms keep away from each other or bunch up as pairs
Observations of atomic interactions could help pave way to room-temperature superconductors.
Sep 17th, 2016
Read moreStudy yields new knowledge about materials for ultrasound and other applications
Scientists ave used neutron scattering to discover the key to piezoelectric excellence in the newer materials, which are called relaxor-based ferroelectrics.
Sep 17th, 2016
Read moreSilicon fluorescent material developed enabling observations under a bright 'biological optical window'
Toward the realization of deep-level bioimaging without using toxic elements or UV light.
Sep 16th, 2016
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