Skin-like sensor maps blood-oxygen levels anywhere in the body
New device could track oxygenation of healing wounds in real time.
Nov 8th, 2018
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Metallic nanocatalysts imitate the structure of enzymes
An international team of researchers has transferred certain structural characteristics of natural enzymes, which ensure particularly high catalytic activity, to metallic nanoparticles. The desired chemical reaction thus did not take place at the particle surface as usual, but in channels inside the metal particles - and with three times higher catalytic activity.
Nov 8th, 2018
Read moreRevealing the inner working of magnetic materials
Researchers describe what happens inside magnetic materials at high temperatures.
Nov 8th, 2018
Read moreSunlight turns membrane into a self-cleaning, pollutant-eating powerhouse
Scientists have invented a membrane that, when exposed to sunlight, can clean itself and also actively degrade pollutants.
Nov 8th, 2018
Read moreA burst of 'synchronous' light
Sandwich structure of nanocrystals as quantum light source.
Nov 8th, 2018
Read moreStretchy solar cells a step closer
Engineers give organic photovoltaics new properties.
Nov 7th, 2018
Read moreResearchers make movies of photochemistry in single nanoparticles
Researchers retooled an electron microscope to work with visible light and gas flow, making it possible to watch a photochemical reaction as it swept across a nanoparticle the size of a single cold virus.
Nov 7th, 2018
Read morePowered by windows: enhanced power factor in transparent thermoelectric nanowire materials
A research group successfully developed a methodology for enhancing thermoelectric power factor while decreasing thermal conductivity. By introducing ZnO nanowires into ZnO films, the thermoelectric power factor became 3 times larger than that of ZnO film without ZnO nanowires.
Nov 7th, 2018
Read moreScientists shuffle the deck to create materials with new quantum behaviors
Generating complex multi-principle element transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) is essential for the future development of new generations of quantum, electronic, and energy conversion materials is difficult.
Nov 7th, 2018
Read moreSilver nanoparticles and boron nitride to help get rid of carbon monoxide emissions
Chemists have developed a new hybrid catalyst for carbon monoxide oxidation consisting of hexagonal boron nitride and silver nanoparticles. This material makes it possible to get a full conversion of carbon monoxide at only 194 degrees Celsius.
Nov 7th, 2018
Read moreDancing atoms in perovskite materials provide insight into how solar cells work
A new study is a step forward in understanding why perovskite materials work so well in energy devices and potentially leads the way toward a theorized 'hot' technology that would significantly improve the efficiency of today's solar cells.
Nov 7th, 2018
Read more3D-printed bionic mushrooms fuse nanotechnology, bacteria and fungi
Researchers take an ordinary white button mushroom and supercharge it with clusters of tightly-packed cyanobacteria and swirls of graphene nanoribbons to make electricity.
Nov 7th, 2018
Read moreNanotechnology-based immunotherapy that promotes organ transplant acceptance
Researchers have developed a novel type of immunotherapy based on innovative nanotechnology that induces long-term organ transplant acceptance in mice. Their study could transform patient care and help to overcome barriers that prevent successful long-term transplant outcomes.
Nov 7th, 2018
Read moreFiltering liquids with liquids saves electricity
Liquid-gated membrane filtration system improves industrial wastewater purification and saves energy.
Nov 7th, 2018
Read moreNew research center to explore spintronics materials for advanced computing
Advances in the materials needed for spintronics devices could enable new computational systems, including neuromorphic systems inspired by the human brain that promise to dramatically improve the efficiency of important tasks.
Nov 6th, 2018
Read moreEngineers develop ultrathin, ultralight 'nanocardboard'
Engineers have demonstrated a new material they call 'nanocardboard', an ultrathin equivalent of corrugated paper cardboard. A square centimeter of nanocardboard weighs less than a thousandth of a gram and can spring back into shape after being bent in half.
Nov 6th, 2018
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