Mystery of how black widow spiders create steel-strength silk webs further unravelled
Modified micelle theory may allow scientists to create equally strong synthetic materials.
Oct 23rd, 2018
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Tiny electromechanical devices we use every day could be made from trees
Researchers describe how cellulose nanocrystals extracted from waste biomass can be used to produce functional MEMS devices with properties similar to those of silicon devices.
Oct 22nd, 2018
Read moreScientists make new 'green' electronic polymer-based films with protein nanowires
Scientists have produced a new class of electronic materials that may lead to a 'green', more sustainable future in biomedical and environmental sensing.
Oct 22nd, 2018
Read moreNanosized ferroelectrics become a reality
Using ferroelectricity instead of magnetism in computer memory saves energy. If ferroelectric bits were nanosized, this would also save space.
Oct 22nd, 2018
Read moreElectron microscope provides look inside organic chemical reaction
Recording video-movies of chemical reactions has been a dream of modern chemists; now it came true.
Oct 22nd, 2018
Read moreUnderstanding the building blocks for an electronic brain
Physicists are working on memristors, resistors with a memory, made from niobium-doped strontium titanate, which mimic how neurons work.
Oct 22nd, 2018
Read moreAnomalous Hall effect tested in defect-free thin-film magnetic semiconductor
An improved understanding of why electrons take a curved path through magnetic materials could aid the design of the electronic devices of tomorrow.
Oct 19th, 2018
Read morePlacing atoms for optimum catalysts
Precise positioning of oxygens could help engineer faster, more efficient energy-relevant chemical transformations.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read moreStudy provides insight into how nanoparticles interact with biological systems
Findings can help scientists engineer nanoparticles that are 'benign by design'.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read moreNanocages in the lab and in the computer: How DNA-based dendrimers transport nanoparticles
Physicists investigated methodologies to synthesize DNA-based dendrimers in the lab and to predict their behavior using detailed computer simulations.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read moreScientists find unusual behavior in topological material
Scientists have identified a new class of topological materials made by inserting transition metal atoms into the atomic lattice of a well-known two-dimensional material.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read moreFuture data storage technology - Extremely small magnetic nanostructures with invisibility cloak imaged
By putting an 'invisibility cloak' over magnetic nanostructures, researchers wre able to reduce tha magnetic stray field in a fashion allowing for small yet mobile bits.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read moreNew machine learning framework could lead to breakthroughs in material design
A novel framework not only uses the machine learning in a unique fashion for the first time but it also dramatically accelerates the development of accurate computational models of materials.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read moreCarbon fiber can store energy in the body of a vehicle
A study has shown that carbon fibres can work as battery electrodes, storing energy directly. This opens up new opportunities for structural batteries, where the carbon fibre becomes part of the energy system.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read moreWhat does graphene do in our lungs?
Researchers have conducted the first studies on a three-dimensional lung model to examine the behavior of graphene and graphene-like materials once they have been inhaled.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read moreTaking steps toward a wearable artificial kidney
Researchers report a new urea sorbent based on MXene that could accelerate progress toward the development of a lightweight, wearable artificial kidney with the potential to make dialysis more convenient, comfortable and effective.
Oct 17th, 2018
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