Split x-ray flash shows rapid processes
New method should make more precise experiments on x-ray lasers possible.
Mar 30th, 2015
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3D imaging of objects with details as small as 25 nanometers
Scientists have created 3D images of tiny objects showing details down to 25 nanometres. In addition to the shape, the scientists determined how particular chemical elements were distributed in their sample and whether these elements were in a chemical compound or in their pure state.
Mar 30th, 2015
Read moreFascinating quantum transport on a surface
Topological insulators are an exceptional group of materials. Their interior acts as an insulator, but the surface conducts electricity extremely well. Scientists now could measure this for the first time directly, with extremely high temporal resolution and at room temperature. In addition, they succeeded to influence the direction of the surface currents with a polarized laser beam.
Mar 30th, 2015
Read moreWrapping carbon nanotubes in polymers enhances their performance
Scientists developed a technique that 'exfoliates' aggregated clumps of CNTs and disperses them in solvents. It involves wrapping the tubes in a polymer using a bond that does not involve the sharing of electrons. The technique is called non-covalent polymer wrapping.
Mar 30th, 2015
Read moreSolving molybdenum disulfide's 'thin' problem
Research team increases material's light emission by twelve times.
Mar 27th, 2015
Read moreShape-shifting sensor can report conditions from deep in the body
Scientists have devised and demonstrated a new, shape-shifting probe which is capable of sensitive, high-resolution remote biological sensing that is not possible with current technology.
Mar 27th, 2015
Read moreNanoscale 'worms' provide new route to nano-necklace structures
Researchers have developed a novel technique for crafting nanometer-scale necklaces based on tiny star-like structures threaded onto a polymeric backbone. The technique could provide a new way to produce hybrid organic-inorganic shish kebab structures from semiconducting, magnetic, ferroelectric and other materials that may afford useful nanoscale properties.
Mar 27th, 2015
Read moreState-of-the-art online system unveiled to pinpoint metrology software accuracy
The results of a three-year research project mean that advanced manufacturing companies will have on-line access to a new method of testing the accuracy of their crucial measurement software.
Mar 27th, 2015
Read moreNovel nanocomposite coatings combine protection with colour effects
Incorporating colored pigments in nanocomposites make coatings possible which are not only protective but also deliver additional visual information via their coloration.
Mar 27th, 2015
Read moreFrustration produces a quantum playground
A deeper understanding of quantum fluctuations in 'frustrated' layered magnetic crystals could speed the development of devices that probe real-world systems using quantum effects.
Mar 27th, 2015
Read moreA first glimpse inside a macroscopic quantum state
Scientists have detected, for the first time, entanglement among individual photon pairs in a beam of squeezed light.
Mar 27th, 2015
Read moreNovel nanoparticle therapy promotes wound healing (w/video)
An experimental therapy cuts in half the time it takes to heal wounds compared to no treatment at all.
Mar 26th, 2015
Read moreNew study shows bacteria can use magnetic nanoparticles to create a 'natural battery'
The bacteria can load electrons onto and discharge electrons from microscopic particles of magnetite. This discovery holds out the potential of using this mechanism to help clean up environmental pollution, and other bioengineering applications.
Mar 26th, 2015
Read moreNanotechnology designer toolkit for dynamic DNA nanomachines
The latest DNA nanodevices - including a robot with movable arms, a book that opens and closes, a switchable gear, and an actuator - may be intriguing in their own right, but that's not the point. They demonstrate a breakthrough in the science of using DNA as a programmable building material for nanometer-scale structures and machines.
Mar 26th, 2015
Read moreChemists make new silicon-based nanomaterials
Researchers describe methods for making nanoribbons and nanoplates from a compound called silicon telluride. The materials are pure, p-type semiconductors (positive charge carriers) that could be used in a variety of electronic and optical devices.
Mar 26th, 2015
Read moreFluctuation X-ray scattering
In biology, materials science and the energy sciences, structural information provides important insights into the understanding of matter. The link between a structure and its properties can suggest new avenues for designed improvements of synthetic materials or provide new fundamental insights in biology and medicine at the molecular level.
Mar 26th, 2015
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