Engineers tap DNA to create 'lifelike' machines
Tapping into the unique nature of DNA, engineers have created simple machines constructed of biomaterials with properties of living things.
Apr 11th, 2019
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Scientists drill into white graphene to create artificial atoms
Patterned on a microchip and working in ambient conditions, the atoms could lead to rapid advancements in new quantum-based technology.
Apr 11th, 2019
Read moreThe golden path towards new two-dimensional semiconductors (w/video)
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are promising for quantum computing and future electronics. Now, researchers can convert metallic gold into semiconductor and customize the material atom-by-atom on boron nitride nanotubes.
Apr 11th, 2019
Read more2D borophene gets a closer look
Researchers find new ways to image and characterize this unique material.
Apr 11th, 2019
Read more5-Minute sample processing enhances DNA imaging and analysis
Scientists have developed a fast, simple sample preparation method that enhances imaging of DNA to better analyze its physical properties and interactions.
Apr 11th, 2019
Read moreNew tunable nanomaterials possible due to newly invented flexible process
Physicists have developed a flexible way to synthesize a wide range of novel nanomaterials with potential applications in areas including optics and sensors.
Apr 11th, 2019
Read moreWorld's fastest hydrogen sensor could pave the way for clean hydrogen energy
Researchers present the first hydrogen sensors ever to meet the future performance targets for use in hydrogen powered vehicles.
Apr 11th, 2019
Read moreNew microscopy method provides more details about nanocomposites
Scientists have developed a new microscopy approach for imaging gel nanocomposites in their natural state, which will reveal more useful information about their assembly and properties.
Apr 11th, 2019
Read moreNew quantum material could warn of neurological disease
By speaking the brain's language, the material is a portal between electronics and the brain.
Apr 10th, 2019
Read moreIndividual 2D phosphorene nanoribbons made for the first time
Tiny, individual, flexible ribbons of crystalline phosphorus have been made by researchers in a world first, and they could revolutionise electronics and fast-charging battery technology.
Apr 10th, 2019
Read moreNew electronic materials to carry more energy, more efficiently
New quantum materials will one day make smartphones 1,000 times faster while drastically increasing battery life. That is how researchers describe the impact new semimetal materials could have on future electronics.
Apr 10th, 2019
Read more'Deep learning' casts wide net for novel 2D materials
Engineers show faster techniques to model atom-flat materials for bottom-up design.
Apr 10th, 2019
Read moreSome piezoelectric materials may be 'fakes'
Scientists have theoretically and experimentally demonstrated that the piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) technique can generate false positives when the piezoelectricity of a material is measured at the nanoscale.
Apr 10th, 2019
Read moreWater that never freezes
Can water reach minus 263 degrees Celsius without turning into ice? Yes it can, if it is confined in nanometre-scale lipid channels.
Apr 10th, 2019
Read moreAt the 2D scale, isotopic composition has unforeseen effects on light emission
For the first time, researchers were able to grow an isotopically pure and highly uniform transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD) material only six atoms thick.
Apr 10th, 2019
Read moreScientists synthesize new nanowires to improve high-speed communication
Researchers have synthesized new nanowires with high carrier mobility and fast infrared light (IR) response, which could help in high-speed communication.
Apr 10th, 2019
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