By creating a new multilayer structure with an enhanced magnetoresisitance ratio, researchers show that it's possible to increase the sensitivity of magnetic field sensors.
Dec 19th, 2018
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Researchers discover strongly-adhesive nanofibres in the mucous sheath of plant seeds.
Dec 18th, 2018
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Scientists have created polymer-based membranes with 1.5-nanometer carbon nanotube pores that mimic the architecture of cellular membranes.
Dec 18th, 2018
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A new study supports the efficacy of a potentially revolutionary new discovery tool to rapidly test millions (even billions) of nanoparticles to determine the best for a specific use. The tool is thousands of times faster than conventional screening methods.
Dec 18th, 2018
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Nanosized cages may play a big role in reducing energy consumption in science and industry, and machine-learning research aims to accelerate the deployment of these remarkable molecules.
Dec 18th, 2018
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Scientists have found a low cost method for producing graphene printed electronics, which significantly speeds up and reduces the cost of conductive graphene inks.
Dec 18th, 2018
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Because these perovskites can be synthesized at low temperatures, the advance opens the door to new research into flexible electronics and potentially reduced manufacturing costs for electronic devices.
Dec 18th, 2018
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Researchers have solved a longstanding puzzle of how to build ultra-sensitive, ultra-small electrochemical sensors with homogenous and predictable properties by discovering how to engineer graphene structure on an atomic level.
Dec 18th, 2018
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Using ultrasensitive magnetic probes, researchers unveil a surprising link between emergent magnetism and mechanical pressure in artificially engineered non-magnetic oxide heterostructures.
Dec 17th, 2018
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Heating the surface of cuprate high-temperature superconductor yields insulating state.
Dec 17th, 2018
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Scientists show how atom-flat materials could produce polarized photons on demand.
Dec 17th, 2018
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Researchers have created a new class of metamaterial that can be 'tuned' to change the color of light. This technology could someday enable on-chip optical communication in computer processors, leading to smaller, faster, cheaper and more power-efficient computer chips with wider bandwidth and better data storage, among other improvements.
Dec 17th, 2018
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A new electronic device can directly model the behaviors of a synapse, which is a connection between two neurons.
Dec 17th, 2018
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Scientists have developed synthetic protein switches to control the flow of electrons.
Dec 17th, 2018
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Scientists have reported a new method that allows the physical state of just a few atoms or molecules within a network to be controlled. It is based on the spontaneous self-organization of molecules into extensive networks with pores about one nanometer in size.
Dec 17th, 2018
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Researchers have developed a new type of low-energy, nanoscale laser that shines in all directions. The key to its omnidirectional light emission is the introduction of something that is usually highly undesirable in nanotechnology: irregularities in the materials.
Dec 17th, 2018
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