Nanostructures made of carbon are extremely versatile: they can absorb ions in batteries and supercapacitors, store gases, and desalinate water. How well they cope with the task at hand depends largely on the structural features of the nanopores. A new study has now shown that structural changes that occur due to morphology transition with increasing temperature of the synthesis can also be measured directly -- using small-angle X-ray scattering.
Mar 13th, 2019
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Negative capacitance field-effect transistors are being explored as a way to make traditional transistors more efficient -- by simply adding a thin film of dielectric material.
Mar 13th, 2019
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Researchers find new way to remove PFOS from industrial wastewater.
Mar 13th, 2019
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Scientists produce a nanotechnology approach that detects disease biomarkers at lower cost.
Mar 13th, 2019
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Researchers have developed an innovative sensing system capable of identifying and distinguishing different stimuli. The system is based on origami combined with ink.
Mar 13th, 2019
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Researchers have engineered tiny 'blinkers' that reveal single molecules of RNA or protein inside cells based on the duration and frequency of each flash.
Mar 13th, 2019
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A new NSF grant will support a five-year project to develop a unique system of microscale self-propelled particles (SPPs) that will enable them to control the movement and interaction of colloidal SPPs (moving microparticles suspended in a liquid) in unprecedented ways.
Mar 12th, 2019
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Researchers have developed a device that combines mechanical vibration and optical fields to better control light particles. The device has demonstrated an efficient on-chip shaping of photons enabled by nanomechanics driven at microwave frequencies.
Mar 12th, 2019
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Technology designed to advance self-powering devices such as consumer electronics and defense innovations.
Mar 12th, 2019
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Achievement can be applied to speed up quantum computers and design new quantum technological devices.
Mar 11th, 2019
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Rechargeable lithium metal batteries with increased energy density, performance, and safety may be possible with a newly-developed, solid-electrolyte interphase.
Mar 11th, 2019
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Physicists have demonstrated spin alignment of free electrons within a two-dimensional material.
Mar 11th, 2019
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X-ray laser snapshots give scientists a new tool for probing trillionths-of-a-second atomic motions in 2-D materials.
Mar 11th, 2019
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Scientists recently discovered how, together, graphene and cobalt offer very relevant properties in the field of magnetism. They believe that this breakthrough could accelerate the development of new logic devices to store large amounts of data quickly and with reduced energy consumption.
Mar 11th, 2019
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Self-assembled channels in a polymer membrane could greatly enhance extraction of water from gases.
Mar 11th, 2019
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Migrating cells must overcome physical barriers such as tight pores in finely meshed tissues. A recent study by a team of biophysicists provides a new theory to describe how cells manoeuvre such confining environments.
Mar 8th, 2019
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