Engineers have developed nanostructured coatings capable of withstanding temperatures exceeding 1000 degrees Celsius, which are used in aviation turbine components.
Sep 10th, 2014
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Scientists have discovered a new bottom-up fabrication method that produces defect-free graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) with periodic zigzag-edge regions. This method, which controls GNR growth direction and length distribution, is a stepping stone towards future graphene-device fabrication by self-assembly.
Sep 10th, 2014
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Researchers have succeeded in detection and spectral characterization of electroluminescence (EL) emission from single polyfluorene chains. This first report on detection of EL from one chain of a conjugated polymer was made possible by isolating individual polyfluorene chains in vertical cylinders of a phase-separated block copolymer.
Sep 10th, 2014
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A tiny device produces oscillatory flows that enhance the mixing of viscous fluids for chemical reactions.
Sep 10th, 2014
Read moreHuman nasal epithelial cells, cultured on a microchip, react to air pollutants just like they would in the upper airway.
Sep 10th, 2014
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An innovative algorithm exposes the energy pathways that cause super-repellent surfaces to stop working.
Sep 10th, 2014
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A team of European researchers has become one of the first groups to successfully synthesize the 2D material germanene.
Sep 10th, 2014
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Exploring the next generation of computing materials.
Sep 9th, 2014
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Using an overlying bath of ionic liquid, a piece of superconductor - divided by an insulating strip - supports narrow tunnels which permit currents to flow between.
Sep 9th, 2014
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Akron researcher reaches $10 million mark in research funding.
Sep 9th, 2014
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Researchers have begun crystallizing light as part of an effort to answer fundamental questions about the physics of matter. As part of an effort to develop exotic materials such as room-temperature superconductors, the researchers have locked together photons, the basic element of light, so that they become fixed in place.
Sep 9th, 2014
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Inspired by the compound eyes of common fly, researchers determine how to make miniature omnidirectional sources of light and optical sensors.
Sep 9th, 2014
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Artificial membranes mimicking those found in living organisms have many potential applications ranging from detecting bacterial contaminants in food to toxic pollution in the environment to dangerous diseases in people. Now a group of scientists has developed a way to create these delicate, ultra-thin constructs through a 'dry' process, by evaporating two commercial, off-the-shelf chemicals onto silicon surfaces.
Sep 9th, 2014
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3D microscope investigates flexible polymer tandem solar cells.
Sep 9th, 2014
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Researchers have married two unconventional forms of carbon to make a molecule that conducts electricity in only one direction. This tiny electronic component, known as a rectifier, could play a key role in shrinking chip components down to the size of molecules to enable faster, more powerful devices.
Sep 9th, 2014
Read moreScientists have studied the electronic characteristics of a newly synthesized molecule, composed of two forms of carbon: a fullerene (C60) and a nano-aggregate of diamond. This study reveals exceptional electronic properties for this molecule, given it conducts electrical power into one direction but not into the opposite sense.
Sep 9th, 2014
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