Absorbing acoustics with a super-thin acoustic metasurface
Researchers have recently developed a design for a coiled-up acoustic metasurface which can achieve total acoustic absorption in very low-frequency ranges.
Feb 9th, 2016
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Light-induced superconductivity in fullerenes
Indications of light-induced lossless electricity transmission in fullerenes contribute to the search for superconducting materials for practical applications.
Feb 9th, 2016
Read moreTiny diatoms boast enormous strength
Scientists have recently found that the hard shells of diatoms have the highest specific strength - the strength at which a structure breaks with respect to its density - of any known biological material, including bone, antlers, and teeth.
Feb 9th, 2016
Read moreTwisted X-rays unravel the complexity of helical structures
Researchers show that the key to obtaining diffraction data from non-crystalline but symmetric structures, such as helices, lies in matching the symmetry of the incoming radiation to the symmetry of the structure to be studied.
Feb 9th, 2016
Read moreStructure of 'smart' nanogels at air/water interface revealed
Scientists used NIPAM-based nanogels synthesised with different percentages of MBA (N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide) as a cross-linker in the range 10-30%, and characterised them at human physiological temperature. Detailed structural studies of these systems on a molecular length scale have not been attempted before now.
Feb 9th, 2016
Read moreAn interaction between perovskites and quantum dots could improve LED and solar technologies
Researchers have studied the interaction of two materials, halide perovskite and quantum dots, revealing enormous potential for the development of advanced LEDs and more efficient solar cells.
Feb 9th, 2016
Read moreLaser pulses push spintronics and magnonics to the limit
An approach to data storage which relies on the magnetic moment of electrons (i.e. the spin) rather than the charge, has recently turned into major research fields, called spintronics and magnonics.
Feb 9th, 2016
Read moreBody temperature triggers newly-developed polymer to change shape
The material is a type of shape-memory polymer, which can be programmed to retain a temporary shape until it is triggered - typically by heat - to return to its original shape.
Feb 9th, 2016
Read moreMaking sense of metallic glass
Researchers are trying to figure out the rules that govern metallic glass's creation. They are doing this by looking at metallic glasses under extreme pressures. High-pressure research can be used to probe structure on an atomic level and understand a material's state of order or disorder.
Feb 8th, 2016
Read moreNanoparticle therapy that uses LDL and fish oil kills liver cancer cells
An experimental nanoparticle therapy that combines low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and fish oil preferentially kills primary liver cancer cells without harming healthy cells.
Feb 8th, 2016
Read moreChiral magnetic effect generates quantum current
Separating left- and right-handed particles in a semi-metallic material produces anomalously high conductivity.
Feb 8th, 2016
Read moreNanoscale cavity strongly links quantum particles
Single photons can quickly modify individual electrons embedded in a semiconductor chip and vice versa.
Feb 8th, 2016
Read moreWirelessly supplying power to brain
Implantable device composed of a flexible antenna and silicon large-scale integration chips.
Feb 8th, 2016
Read moreElectron's 1-D metallic surface state observed
A step for the prediction of electronic properties of extremely-fine metal nanowires in next-generation semiconductors.
Feb 8th, 2016
Read moreGraphene decharging and molecular shielding
Joint theoretical and experimental study suggested that graphene sheets efficiently shield chemical interactions.
Feb 8th, 2016
Read moreNanomaterial of a new class
Research scientists have synthesized a material that unites several different properties, and could thereby open the way to new applications in medical engineering and manufacturing.
Feb 5th, 2016
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