An international group of scientists has developed ion-exchange synthetic membranes based on amphiphilic compounds that are able to convert the energy of chemical reactions into electrical current. The new development could potentially be used in fuel cells, and in separation and purification processes.
Dec 29th, 2015
Read moreA technique to combine the ultrasensitivity of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with a slippery surface will make it feasible to detect single molecules of a number of chemical and biological species from gaseous, liquid or solid samples.
Dec 29th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have developed a new nondestructive technique for investigating where and how phase transitions occur by examining the acoustic response at the nanoscale.
Dec 28th, 2015
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Researchers have identified the requirements for the development of new types of extremely low power consumption electric devices.
Dec 28th, 2015
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Scientists have developed a technique to determine the individual polarities of hundreds of semiconducting nanowires in a single, time-saving process.
Dec 28th, 2015
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Researchers report important addition to toolkit of 'self-assembly' methods eyed for making useful devices.
Dec 28th, 2015
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Researchers have proposed a two-dimensional metamaterial composed of silver elements, that refracts light in an unusual way.
Dec 28th, 2015
Read moreScientists have discovered how to manipulate electrons in thin semiconductors by encapsulating them in atomically thin materials and changing the electric field.
Dec 24th, 2015
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Researchers have recently demonstrated metamaterial resonators that allow emission in the infrared to be tuned through the geometry of the resonator.
Dec 24th, 2015
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Magnesium infused with dense silicon carbide nanoparticles could be used for airplanes, cars, mobile electronics and more.
Dec 24th, 2015
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Scientists offer a more generalized theoretical description of chemical potential (usually denoted by the Greek letter mu) for light and show how mu can be controlled and applied in a number of physics research areas.
Dec 23rd, 2015
Read moreScientists took a different approach to the PEC process, which uses solar energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The process requires special semiconductors, the PEC materials and catalysts to split the water.
Dec 23rd, 2015
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High-performance prototype means chipmakers could now start building optoelectronic chips.
Dec 23rd, 2015
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Physicists have researched the phenomenon of phase transition between photonic crystals and metamaterials - two types of periodic structures capable of manipulating light in intricate ways.
Dec 23rd, 2015
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Computer simulations that predict the light-induced change in the physical and chemical properties of complex systems, molecules, nanostructures and solids usually ignore the quantum nature of light. Scientists have now shown how the effects of the photons can be properly included in such calculations.
Dec 23rd, 2015
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Researchers have developed a novel way to noninvasively measure and map how and where trapped light vibrates within microscale optical resonators.
Dec 22nd, 2015
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