A team of scientists has shown how the natural movement of bacteria could be harnessed to assemble and power microscopic 'windfarms' -or other man-made micromachines such as smartphone components.
Jul 9th, 2016
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Scientists have broken the world record by fourteen fold in the energy resolution of thermal photodetection.
Jul 8th, 2016
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A team of researchers has figured out how gold can be used in crystals grown by light to create nanoparticles, a discovery that has major implications for industry and cancer treatment and could improve the function of pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and solar panels.
Jul 8th, 2016
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Researchers have produced a tunable, graphene-based device that could significantly increase the speed and efficiency of wireless communication systems. Their system works at very high frequencies, delivering unprecedented results.
Jul 8th, 2016
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Scientists explore novel ways of developing stable nanomagnets.
Jul 8th, 2016
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Spontaneous redistribution of charge at nanometer-thin interfaces unlocks a fundamentally different technique for harvesting solar energy.
Jul 8th, 2016
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Researchers hope that the unique properties of graphene and graphene foam can be used to regenerate 3-dimensional tissues and organs for implantation into the human body.
Jul 8th, 2016
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Scientists have developed a ferro-electric material with a memory function resembling synapses and neurons in the brain, resulting in a multistate memory.
Jul 7th, 2016
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Past research has shown heterogeneous silicon-germanium nanowires to be better transistors than their pure silicon counterparts. Researchers havefigured out the most likely reason why.
Jul 7th, 2016
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Researchers have demonstrated doping-induced tunable wetting and adhesion of graphene, revealing new and unique opportunities for advanced coating materials and transducers.
Jul 7th, 2016
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Corroborative evidence of electron-spin fractionalization up to room temperature.
Jul 7th, 2016
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A graphene hydraulic 'nano-press' has proved to be capable of creating new two-dimensional materials by exerting huge pressure on compounds sealed between layers of graphene.
Jul 7th, 2016
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Scientists have realised a photon-photon logic gate via a deterministic interaction with a strongly coupled atom-resonator system.
Jul 7th, 2016
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Researchers use a periodic cavity structure to channel light more intensely; applications seen in sensing, spectroscopy, remote sensing of explosives and more.
Jul 7th, 2016
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An international team of researchers has demonstrated a new way to increase the robustness and energy storage capability of a particular class of lithium-rich cathode materials - by using a carbon dioxide-based gas mixture to create oxygen vacancies at the material's surface.
Jul 7th, 2016
Read moreInnovative technology has been able to find and facilitate the killing of cancer cells in mice without harming the nearby healthy tissue. A treatment using this technology in humans could reduce the rate of cancer recurrence or metastasis.
Jul 7th, 2016
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