Surface engineering - Diamonds in the crush
Theoretical simulations reveal how nanoscale lubricating systems can ease friction between surfaces coated with diamond-like carbon.
Aug 13th, 2014
Read moreTheoretical simulations reveal how nanoscale lubricating systems can ease friction between surfaces coated with diamond-like carbon.
Aug 13th, 2014
Read moreA novel route to pentagon-shaped gold-copper nanorods could advance the field of heterogeneous catalysis.
Aug 13th, 2014
Read moreA smart technology which involves smuggling gold nanoparticles into brain cancer cells has proven highly effective in lab-based tests.
Aug 13th, 2014
Read moreA team of materials chemists, polymer scientists, device physicists and others today report a breakthrough technique for controlling molecular assembly of nanoparticles over multiple length scales that should allow faster, cheaper, more ecologically friendly manufacture of organic photovoltaics and other electronic devices.
Aug 12th, 2014
Read moreResearchers demonstrate that foam may be a superior fluid to displace and extract tough-to-reach oil.
Aug 12th, 2014
Read moreScientists have discovered that copper foam could provide a new way of converting excess CO2 into useful industrial chemicals, including formic acid.
Aug 12th, 2014
Read moreA new paper describes the investigations of the fundamental optical properties of a new class of semiconducting materials known as organic-inorganic 'hybrid' perovskites.
Aug 12th, 2014
Read morePhysicists assign unexpected experimental results to a quantum memory.
Aug 12th, 2014
Read moreA new technique which traps light at the nanoscale to enable real-time monitoring of individual molecules bending and flexing may aid in our understanding of how changes within a cell can lead to diseases such as cancer.
Aug 12th, 2014
Read moreNew research offers a radical way of developing a new generation of electronic devices capable of harnessing the magnetic properties of electrons.
Aug 12th, 2014
Read moreThis book disentangles the complex meanings of responsibility in nanotechnology development by focusing on its theoretical and empirical dimensions.
Aug 12th, 2014
Read moreThe secret to geckos' amazing ability to adhere to ceilings and walls? A cool interplay of physics and, well, funky toe hairs on the bottom of their feet.
Aug 12th, 2014
Read moreA new overview article presents the latest advances in on-chip graphene-based planar interdigital micro-supercapacitors.
Aug 12th, 2014
Read moreAn international team of researchers has taken a significant step towards understanding the fundamental properties of the two-dimensional material silicene by showing that it can remain stable in the presence of oxygen.
Aug 12th, 2014
Read moreUsing a relatively straightforward technique, a team of researchers has created what may be the most highly enriched silicon currently being produced. The material is more than 99.9999% pure silicon-28, with less than 1 part per million of the problematic isotope silicon-29.
Aug 12th, 2014
Read moreAs hemp makes a comeback in the US after a decades-long ban on its cultivation, scientists are reporting that fibers from the plant can pack as much energy and power as graphene, long-touted as the model material for supercapacitors.
Aug 12th, 2014
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