Super water-repellant nanocoatings can now take the pressure
Careful tuning of a surface at the nanoscale could lead to robust materials for solar panels, other uses.
Aug 31st, 2015
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A nanoengineered surface unsticks sticky water droplets
Researchers have developed the first nano/micro-textured highly slippery surfaces able to outperform lotus leaf-inspired liquid repellent coatings, particularly in situations where the water is in the form of vapor or tiny droplets.
Aug 31st, 2015
Read moreSeeing quantum motion
For the first time, researchers have found a way to observe - and control - the quantum motion of an object that is large enough to see.
Aug 31st, 2015
Read moreResearchers use DNA 'nanoclews' to shuttle CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool into cells
Researchers have for the first time created and used a nanoscale vehicle made of DNA to deliver a CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool into cells in both cell culture and an animal model.
Aug 28th, 2015
Read moreNew technique could enable design of hybrid glasses and revolutionize gas storage
A new method of manufacturing glass could lead to the production of 'designer glasses' with applications in advanced photonics, whilst also facilitating industrial scale carbon capture and storage.
Aug 28th, 2015
Read moreDesigning bespoke nanomaterials for energy applications
A new paper demonstrates the rapid and scalable production of Zinc Oxide nanomaterials using a technique called electrochemical anodization. The technique can be controlled to give rise to a wide range of interesting structures, with different sizes and shapes, which can be tailored towards specific applications.
Aug 28th, 2015
Read moreDraw out of the predicted interatomic force
Liquid Bi shows a peculiar dispersion of the acoustic mode, which is related to the Peierls distortion in the crystalline state. These results will provide valuable inspiration to researchers developing new materials in the nanotechnology field.
Aug 28th, 2015
Read moreElectrons that stick together, superconduct together
A newly uncovered electron-pairing mechanism challenges accepted wisdom in superconductor physics.
Aug 28th, 2015
Read moreElectrons take a phonon bath
A theoretical model enables the first exact and universal description of electrons moving in a 'bath' of atomic vibrations.
Aug 28th, 2015
Read moreImaging techniques set new standard for super-resolution in live cells (w/video)
New imaging methods dramatically improve the spatial resolution provided by structured illumination microscopy, one of the best imaging techniques for seeing inside living cells.
Aug 27th, 2015
Read moreA new nanoparticle technique to make drugs more soluble
Researchers have developed a new system that can produce stable, amorphous nanoparticles in large quantities that dissolve quickly. But that's not all. The system is so effective that it can produce amorphous nanoparticles from a wide range of materials, including for the first time, inorganic materials with a high propensity towards crystallization, such as table salt.
Aug 27th, 2015
Read moreGetting a picture of the molecules in a cell in just minutes
Scientists can now take a peek into a single plant cell and - within minutes - get a view of the small molecules, including metabolites, hormones, nutrients, and lipids, inside it.
Aug 27th, 2015
Read moreChemistry professor discovers colour sensor compound for anions
Discovery of a compound that undergoes a colorimetric response to a whole host of different ions. However, the most remarkable facet of the chemistry is that the detecting species is not made directly by the scientist, but because the response spontaneously self-assembles to give a sensor for each specific anion.
Aug 27th, 2015
Read moreSuccessful boron-doping of graphene nanoribbon
Physicists succeeded in synthesizing boron-doped graphene nanoribbons and characterizing their structural, electronic and chemical properties. The modified material could potentially be used as a sensor for the ecologically damaging nitrogen oxides.
Aug 27th, 2015
Read moreWith silicon pushed to its limits, what will power the next electronics revolution?
Silicon electronics faces a challenge: the latest circuits measure just 7nm wide - between a red blood cell (7,500nm) and a single strand of DNA (2.5nm). The size of individual silicon atoms (around 0.2nm) would be a hard physical limit (with circuits one atom wide), but its behaviour becomes unstable and difficult to control before then.
Aug 27th, 2015
Read moreNew theory leads to radiationless revolution
Physicists have found a radical new way confine electromagnetic energy without it leaking away, akin to throwing a pebble into a pond with no splash.
Aug 27th, 2015
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