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New 'Quantum Sorter' provides information on demand at the atomic scale

Radical techniques in electron microscopy could revolutionise studies in physics, biochemistry, materials and more.

Nov 15th, 2018

EU US Roadmap Nanoinformatics 2030

Scientists with different scientific backgrounds, working in the field of nanotechnology, have cooperated with the main objective to provide as broad an overview as possible about the young and rapidly evolving field of nanoinformatics.

Nov 15th, 2018

Silica paradox - scientists find a material that breaks modern chemistry laws

Scientists discovered 'impossible' modifications of silica coesite-IV and coesite-V - i.e., materials that are not supposed to exist.

Nov 15th, 2018

New hyperbolic metamaterial allows greater flexibility of manipulating light-matter interactions at the nanoscale

Researchers have developed a version of a hyperbolical metamaterial in colloidal form. They may find applications in plasmon-enhanced spectroscopy, nanolasers, design of nonlinear phenomena, photothermal conversions, and hot?electron generation.

Nov 15th, 2018

Next gen batteries possible with engineering breakthrough

Dramatically longer lasting, faster charging, and safer lithium metal batteries may be possible thanks to a three-dimensional cross-linked polymer sponge that attaches to the metal plating of a battery anode.

Nov 14th, 2018

Physicists discover a new way of resonance tuning for nonlinear optics

A research team has discovered that different metasurfaces exhibit the same behavior provided a symmetry breaking is introduced to their unit cells 'meta-atoms'. Asymmetry of meta-atoms results in high-quality (high Q) resonances in the transmittance spectra of metasurfaces.

Nov 14th, 2018

Thermal nanotransistor can conduct heat away from electronic components

A new thermal transistor could help conduct heat away from delicate electronic components and also insulate them against chip and circuit failure.

Nov 14th, 2018

Epoxy compound gets a graphene bump

Scientists combine graphene foam, epoxy into tough, conductive composite.

Nov 14th, 2018

The slower they turn, the brighter they glow

Scientists have discovered that by combining copper with organic molecules, they can create metal complexes that exhibit photoluminescence. What's more, by varying the sizes of those organic molecules, they can control the brightness of the emitted light.

Nov 14th, 2018

When electric fields make spins swirl

Researchers report the discovery of small and ferroelectrically tunable skyrmions. This work introduces new compelling advantages that bring skyrmion research a step closer to application.

Nov 14th, 2018

Nanotubes built from protein crystals: Breakthrough in biomolecular engineering

Scientists have succeeded in constructing protein nanotubes from tiny scaffolds made by cross-linking of engineered protein crystals. The achievement could accelerate the development of artificial enzymes, nano-sized carriers and delivery systems for a host of biomedical and biotechnological applications.

Nov 14th, 2018

Scientists engineer a functional optical lens out of 2D materials

Researchers announced that they have constructed functional metalenses that are one-tenth to one-half the thickness of the wavelengths of light that they focus. Their metalenses, which were constructed out of layered 2D materials, were as thin as 190 nanometers.

Nov 14th, 2018

Optimization of alloy materials: Diffusion processes in nanoparticles decoded

Aluminium alloys have unique material properties and are indispensable materials in aircraft manufacturing and space technology. With the help of high-resolution electron tomography, researchers have for the first time been able to decode mechanisms crucial for understanding these properties.