Physicists grow stable perovskite layers for high-performance solar cells
A new research report describes in detail how perovskites form and decay. The results could help produce high-performance solar cells in the future.
Nov 6th, 2018
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Graphene takes a step towards renewable fuel
Scientists are working to develop a method to convert water and carbon dioxide to the renewable energy of the future, using the energy from the sun and graphene applied to the surface of cubic silicon carbide.
Nov 6th, 2018
Read moreFire ant colonies could inspire molecular machines, swarming robots
Think of it as mathematics with a bite: Researchers have uncovered the statistical rules that govern how gigantic colonies of fire ants form bridges, ladders and floating rafts. The findings may help researchers understand other dynamic networks in nature, including cells in the human body.
Nov 6th, 2018
Read moreResearchers develop new technique to understand biology at the nanoscale
Researchers for the first time have shown that they can use electrical fields to gain valuable information about the tiny, floating vesicles that move around in animals and plants and are critically important to many biological functions.
Nov 6th, 2018
Read moreDetecting E. coli strains using molecular electronics
Electrical engineers have adapted a molecular electronic device called a single-molecule break junction to detect RNA from strains of E. coli known for causing illness.
Nov 5th, 2018
Read moreIn tune with the heart of a copper atom
Scientists have developed a new technique to control the magnetism of a single copper atom, a technology that could one day allow individual atomic nuclei to store and process information.
Nov 5th, 2018
Read moreStanding in for a kidney, MXene materials could give dialysis patients the freedom to move
A type of two-dimensional layered material called MXene has emerged as a candidate to assist in replacing the body's waste filtration system in wearable kidneys.
Nov 5th, 2018
Read morePhysicists name and codify new field in nanotechnology: 'electron quantum metamaterials'
New materials are being synthesized by twisting and stacking atomically thin layers. To bring it all under one roof, physicists propose this field of research be called 'electron quantum metamaterials'.
Nov 5th, 2018
Read moreSuccessful kick off meeting for the new LIFE project NanoEXPLORE
The Life NanoEXPLORE project addresses current data gaps and barriers limiting the implementation of REACH regulation and the use of human bio-monitoring data in the protection of human health and the environment when dealing with particles in the nanometer range.
Nov 5th, 2018
Read moreNovel MOF-based material cleans and splits water
Researchers have developed a photocatalytic system based on a material in the class of metal-organic frameworks. The system can be used to degrade pollutants present in water while simultaneously producing hydrogen that can be captured and used further.
Nov 5th, 2018
Read moreNanoplatelets improve LCD and LED screens
Researchers have designed semiconductor nanoplatelets with a broadened range of colors to improve LCD and LED screens.
Nov 5th, 2018
Read moreAt the crossroads of nanotechnology and art: New DNA nanostructures
Researchers describe a method for coaxing segments of single-stranded DNA into complex 2- and 3D knotted structures.
Nov 3rd, 2018
Read moreNanorobots propel through the eye
Scientists developed specially coated nanometer-sized vehicles that can be actively moved through dense tissue like the vitreous of the eye.
Nov 2nd, 2018
Read moreSpaced-out nanotwins make for stronger metals
Researchers have found a new way to use nanotwins - tiny linear boundaries in a metal's atomic lattice that have identical crystalline structures on either side - to make stronger metals.
Nov 2nd, 2018
Read moreDisorder plays a key role in phase transitions of materials
Scientists discover that disorder is part of the structural transition of Vanadium Dioxide from an insulator state to a metallic state at extremely small time resolutions This provides a new perspective on how to control matter, especially in the field of superconductivity, which could have major implications for nanotechnology and optoelectronics.
Nov 2nd, 2018
Read moreExploring the structure and properties of new graphene-like polymers
A new report describes the structural and physical properties of a group of two-dimensional materials based on polycyclic molecules called circulenes. The possibility of flexible design and variable properties of these materials make them suitable for nanoelectronics.
Nov 2nd, 2018
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