By growing thin perovskite films on substrates with different compositions, engineers have invented a way of fabricating perovskite single crystals with precisely deformed, or strained, structures.
Jan 9th, 2020
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Researchers have succeeded in developing molecular factories that mimic nature. To achieve this they loaded artificial organelles inside micrometer-sized natural blisters (vesicles) produced by cells.
Jan 9th, 2020
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Researchers have developed a new kind of bandage that helps blood to clot and doesn't stick to the wound. This marks the first time that scientists have combined both properties in one material.
Jan 9th, 2020
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Scientists have developed a light-based device that can act as a biosensor, detecting biological substances in materials; for example, harmful pathogens in food samples.
Jan 9th, 2020
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Lithium ion batteries often grow needle-like structures between electrodes that can short out the batteries and sometimes cause fires. Now, an international team of researchers has found a way to grow and observe these structures to understand ways to stop or prevent their appearance.
Jan 9th, 2020
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As part of SpaceX's CRS-19 resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), researchers are set to begin a new scientific investigation to explore how a group of microscopic particles considered key 'building blocks' for materials and products here on Earth, known as colloidal particles, behave and form in zero-gravity.
Jan 8th, 2020
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Sodium chloride nanoparticles - more commonly known as salt - are toxic to cancer cells and offer the potential for therapies that have fewer negative side effects than current treatments.
Jan 8th, 2020
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Medical researchers report that a type of biodegradable, lab-engineered nanoparticle they fashioned can successfully deliver a 'suicide gene' to pediatric brain tumor cells implanted in the brains of mice.
Jan 8th, 2020
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Previously thought to be impossible, the discovery of monolayer amorphous carbon (MAC) could finally settle a decades-old debate of exactly how atoms are arranged in amorphous solids, and open up potential applications.
Jan 8th, 2020
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Researchers observed the ultrafast reaction of nanodroplets of helium after excitation with extreme ultraviolet radiation (XUV) using a free-electron laser in real time.
Jan 8th, 2020
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For the first time, physicists have successfully converted electrical signals into photons and radiated them in specific directions using a low-footprint optical antenna that is only 800 nanometres in size.
Jan 8th, 2020
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A new method of producing carbon nanotubes has been given the green light by researchers, meaning work in this crucial field can continue.
Jan 7th, 2020
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A new method to fit together layers of semiconductors as thin as a few nanometres has resulted in not only a scientific discovery but also a new type of transistor for high-power electronic devices.
Jan 7th, 2020
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Nanomedicine is making headways. However, the tiny nanoparticles that are being used as carriers for drugs could find their way into water, soil and air. Researchers are investigating potential risks.
Jan 7th, 2020
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Engineers design on-skin electronic device providing a personal air conditioner without needing electricity.
Jan 6th, 2020
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Freestanding clusters of twenty gold atoms take the shape of a pyramid, researchers discovered. This is in contrast with most elements, which organize themselves by forming shells around one central atom.
Jan 6th, 2020
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