Researchers have developed a new hybrid material of mesoporous silicon microparticles and carbon nanotubes that can improve the performance of silicon in Li-ion batteries. Advances in battery technology are essential for sustainable development and for achieving climate neutrality.
Apr 21st, 2020
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Researchers have proposed the design of a new carbon nanostructure made from diamond nanothreads that could one day be used for mechanical energy storage, wearable technologies, and biomedical applications.
Apr 21st, 2020
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Scientists come closer to unraveling the physics of quasiparticles in carbon nanotubes.
Apr 21st, 2020
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A team of researchers has succeeded in developing a novel sensor for detecting the new coronavirus. In future it could be used to measure the concentration of the virus in the environment -- for example in places where there are many people or in hospital ventilation systems.
Apr 21st, 2020
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Rapidly cooling magnon particles proves a surprisingly effective way to create an elusive quantum state of matter, called a Bose-Einstein condensate. The discovery can help advance quantum physics research and is a step towards the long-term goal of quantum computing at room temperature.
Apr 21st, 2020
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Electrical manipulation of magnetic particle allows for large high-speed memory.
Apr 20th, 2020
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Theologians once pondered how many angels could dance on the head of a pin. Not to be outdone, researchers who build nanoscale electronics have developed microsensors so tiny, they can fit 30,000 on one side of a penny.
Apr 20th, 2020
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Self-assembly is the process that built up life and its surrounding, atom-by-atom. Now, a team of scientists has demonstrated the fundamental principles of a universal self-assembly process acting on a range of materials starting from a few atoms-large quantum dots up to nearly 100 trillion atoms-large human cells.
Apr 20th, 2020
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No damage caused by strong light, no artificial dyes or fluorescent tags needed.
Apr 20th, 2020
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Medical researchers have achieved unprecedented resolution capabilities in single-molecule microscopy to detect interactions between individual molecules within intact cells.
Apr 20th, 2020
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Researchers have successfully demonstrated the fabrication of large-area suspended graphene nanomesh by helium ion beam microscopy.
Apr 20th, 2020
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Researchers discovered, while on their way to better understanding protein nanowires, how to use biological, electricity conducting protein filaments to make a neuromorphic memristor, or 'memory transistor', device.
Apr 20th, 2020
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Inspired by how human bone and colorful coral reefs adjust mineral deposits in response to their surrounding environments, researchers have created a self-adapting material that can change its stiffness in response to the applied force.
Apr 17th, 2020
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Researchers have synthesized nanoparticles that can be induced by a change in pH to release a deadly dose of ionized iron within cells. This mechanism could potentially open up new approaches to the targeted elimination of malignant tumors.
Apr 17th, 2020
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Researchers developed a cyclic peptide (a chain of amino acids bonded circularly) that enhances blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetration. By attaching the cyclic peptide to the surface of nanoparticles, research and development of new drug nanocarriers for drug delivery to the brain becomes possible.
Apr 17th, 2020
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Scientists have observed a new type of microscopic feature that can significantly influence ionic transport.
Apr 17th, 2020
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