Graphene composite may keep wings ice-free
A thin coating of graphene nanoribbons in epoxy has proven effective at melting ice on a helicopter blade.
Jan 25th, 2016
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Microscopic drug depots boost efficacy against tumors in animal model
Biomedical engineering researchers have developed a technique for creating microscopic 'depots' for trapping drugs inside cancer tumors. In an animal model, these drug depots were 10 times more effective at shrinking tumors than the use of the same drugs without the depots.
Jan 25th, 2016
Read moreWie Metallcluster wachsen
Erst der Kern, dann die Schale: Chemiker haben den schrittweisen Aufbau von Metallcluster-Verbindungen verfolgt, das sind kleinste Ausschnitte von Metallen in molekularer Form.
Jan 25th, 2016
Read moreMysterious behavior of quantum liquid elucidated, a world first
Researchers, through their precise measurement of current fluctuations in quantum liquids in an artificial atom created by nanotechnology, succeeded in elucidating theoretically-predicted behavior of quantum liquid in a non-equilibrium regime.
Jan 25th, 2016
Read moreInvisible light flash ignites nano-fireworks
A team of researchers demonstrated a new way to turn initially transparent nanoparticles suddenly into strong absorbers for intense laser light and let them explode.
Jan 23rd, 2016
Read moreSelf-stacking nanogrids could offer route to tinier chip components
Researchers describe the first technique for stacking layers of block-copolymer wires such that the wires in one layer naturally orient themselves perpendicularly to those in the layer below.
Jan 22nd, 2016
Read moreMicrowaved nanotubes come up clean
A standard kitchen microwave proved effective as part of a two-step process to clean carbon nanotubes.
Jan 22nd, 2016
Read moreControlling condensation and frost growth with chemical micropatterns
In a discovery that may lead to ways to prevent frost on airplane parts, condenser coils, and even windshields, a team of researchers has used chemical micropatterns to control the growth of frost caused by condensation.
Jan 22nd, 2016
Read moreA step closer to artificial cell division - by blowing bubbles (w/video)
By blowing extremely small bubbles, researchers have found an efficient way of producing so-called liposomes - microscopic bubble-like structures often used to deliver medicine, but also a key to generating artificial cells.
Jan 22nd, 2016
Read morePhysicists control electrons at femtosecond timescales
Results may help improve efficiency of solar cells, energy-harvesting devices.
Jan 22nd, 2016
Read moreWeaving a new story for COFS and MOFs
There are many different ways to make nanomaterials but weaving, the oldest and most enduring method of making fabrics, has not been one of them - until now.
Jan 22nd, 2016
Read moreMicrowave synthesis 'zaps' graphene to perfection
A simple procedure turns bulk graphite crystals into atomically thin super materials and magnetically aligned gels.
Jan 22nd, 2016
Read moreMolecular-like photochemistry from semiconductor nanocrystals
Researchers have demonstrated the transfer of triplet exciton energy from semiconductor nanocrystals to surface-bound molecular acceptors, extending the lifetime of the originally prepared excited state by six orders of magnitude.
Jan 21st, 2016
Read moreFirst material to be woven at nano level
For the first time, scientists have been able to weave a material at molecular level.
Jan 21st, 2016
Read moreStructures of two dimensional ice predicted by computer simulations
A systematic computer simulation study has led to predictions about how water molecules freeze into a single layer of ice.
Jan 21st, 2016
Read moreMaterial may offer cheaper alternative to smart windows
Scientists have come up with a theory to predict exactly how much light is transmitted through a material, given its thickness and degree of stretch. Using this theory, they accurately predicted the changing transparency of a rubber-like polymer structure as it was stretched like a spring and inflated like a balloon.
Jan 21st, 2016
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