Identifying the complex growth process of strontium titanate thin films
Researchers have achieved the first successful atomic-level observation of growing strontium titanate thin films.
Apr 16th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have achieved the first successful atomic-level observation of growing strontium titanate thin films.
Apr 16th, 2014
Read moreX-rays reveal how rapidly vanishing 'charge stripes' may be behind laser-induced high-temperature superconductivity.
Apr 16th, 2014
Read moreScientists create a novel way to do time-lapse studies of crystallization that will lead to better flexible electronic displays, circuits, and possibly more effective drugs.
Apr 16th, 2014
Read moreThe University of Chicago's Institute for Molecular Engineering will build a major new facility for nanoscale fabrication within the William Eckhardt Research Center, supported by a $15 million gift from the Pritzker Foundation.
Apr 16th, 2014
Read moreA new version of 'spaser' technology being investigated could mean that mobile phones become so small, efficient, and flexible they could be printed on clothing.
Apr 16th, 2014
Read moreA good connection between carbon-based materials and external metallic leads is of major importance in nanodevice performance, an aspect where an important step has been surmounted by researchers by studying contacts of carbon nanostructures with atoms of different chemical nature.
Apr 16th, 2014
Read moreA new Oxford spin-out firm is targeting the difficult challenge of manufacturing fullerenes, known as 'bucky-balls' because of their spherical shape, a type of carbon nanomaterial which, like graphene and carbon nanotubes, has unique physical properties leading to applications in areas as diverse as energy and medicine.
Apr 16th, 2014
Read moreA quasiparticle called an exciton - responsible for the transfer of energy within devices such as solar cells, LEDs, and semiconductor circuits - has been understood theoretically for decades. But exciton movement within materials has never been directly observed.
Apr 16th, 2014
Read morePhysicists image the atomic structure of surfaces covered by a viscous liquid. This technique can help to improve fuel cells.
Apr 16th, 2014
Read moreThe Nanophotonics Group of the Laser Zentrum Hannover has developed a method to print nanoparticles made of different materials with controlled, reproducible sizes and to precisely deposit these particles on a receiver substrate. As a result, for the first time, the scientists succeeded in generating and positioning perfectly round silicon nanoparticles with a diameter of 165 nm.
Apr 16th, 2014
Read moreResearch into using metamaterials in optics has already produced the possibility of an invisibility cloak. To take these ideas further into allied areas of advanced materials GBP 2.5 million is being invested by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
Apr 16th, 2014
Read moreNew journal covers a wide range of responsible innovation topics such as the broader and more subtle issues of the moral, cultural, political, religious, democratic and sustainability implications of innovation and research.
Apr 15th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have created a 3-D vascular system that allows for high-performance composite materials such as fiberglass to heal autonomously, and repeatedly.
Apr 15th, 2014
Read moreLithium-sulfur batteries last longer with nanomaterial-packed cathode.
Apr 15th, 2014
Read moreScientists have discovered a new photocatalyst, Sn3O4, which facilitates the production of hydrogen fuel from water, using sunlight as an energy source.
Apr 15th, 2014
Read moreResearchers produced a new nanocarrier drug capable of detecting and removing cancer cells using turmeric.
Apr 15th, 2014
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