Spins on the edge
The edges of thin films could provide an ideal laboratory for studying the behavior of electron spins.
Sep 4th, 2015
Read moreThe edges of thin films could provide an ideal laboratory for studying the behavior of electron spins.
Sep 4th, 2015
Read moreUsing computational and experimental methods, researchers at Caltech have developed a technique for creating so-called protein-DNA nanowires - a hybrid biomaterial that could have important applications.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read moreA new study presents evidence for a long-sought phenomenon - first theorized in the 1960s and predicted to be found in crystals in 1983 - called the 'chiral anomaly' in a metallic compound of sodium and bismuth. The additional finding of an increase in conductivity in the material may suggest ways to improve electrical conductance and minimize energy consumption in future electronic devices.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read moreA new could offer a simple way to improve the efficiency of electronic devices such as light-emitting diodes, optical fibers and solar cells. It also could have important theoretical implications for understanding the still surprisingly mysterious materials called glasses.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read moreSelf-cleaning windows, stain-resistant automobile interiors, graffiti-proof walls - there is a long list of things that we wish could have a surface to which dirt wouldn't stick.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read moreWe invariably imagine electronic devices to be made from silicon chips, with which computers store and process information as binary digits (zeros and ones) represented by tiny electrical charges. But it need not be this way: among the alternatives to silicon are organic mediums such as DNA.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read moreRhave discovered unique behaviors of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HANPs) that show promise as a phosphorus nanofertilizer and could be used to help slow the release of phosphorous in soils.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read moreResearchers characterize individual defects inside a bulk insulator using scanning tunneling microscopy.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read moreThe Lloyd's Register Foundation has awarded grants totalling GBP 9 million to three international consortia in the field of nanotechnology. These grants support research and doctoral training that will support the Foundation's aims to advance engineering-related education and research and support work that enhances safety of life at sea, on land and in the air.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read moreResearchers have shown that a new device concept - a 'squishy' transistor - can overcome the predicted power bottleneck caused by CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) technology reaching its fundamental limits.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read moreThis new spectroscopy method is two-dimensional: It measures the response of the molecule to simultaneous illumination with two different wavelengths.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read moreIt has long been accepted that such a thin layer of lubrication between sliding surfaces alternates along with the cycles of sticking and slipping; it starts as a solid, turns to liquid in the slipping phase and then back to a solid when the surfaces stick once again. But a recent paper suggests this model is incorrect.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read moreNew family of luminescent materials could find broad uses in chemical and biological detectors.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read moreScientists show how clusters funnel atoms to create oxygen pools that benefit biofuels, fuel cells, and sensors.
Sep 2nd, 2015
Read moreScientists have theoretically determined that the properties of atom-thick sheets of boron depend on where those atoms land.
Sep 2nd, 2015
Read moreResearchers report the development of a biodegradable nanogenerator made with DNA that can harvest the energy from everyday motion and turn it into electrical power.
Sep 2nd, 2015
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