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Batteries: Power of marine inspiration
Bioinspired carbon anodes enable high performance in lithium-ion batteries.
September 11, 2015 Read more
Optoelectronics: Tapering off for efficiency
A new compact structure enables efficient lasers to be realized on silicon chips.
September 11, 2015 Read more
Researchers give nanosheets local magnetic properties
In new work, researchers show that by growing the magnetic layers on various 2D crystals, better known as nanosheets, you can control the preferred direction of the magnetism very locally.
September 10, 2015 Read more
Team announces breakthrough observation of Mott transition in a superconductor
The discovery experimentally connects the worlds of classical and quantum mechanics and illuminates the mysterious nature of the Mott transition. It also could shed light on non-equilibrium physics, which is poorly understood but governs most of what occurs in our world. The finding may also represent a step towards more efficient electronics based on the Mott transition.
September 10, 2015 Read more
Ultrafast electron camera visualizes ripples in 2-D material
Understanding motions of thin layers may help design solar cells, electronics and catalysts of the future.
September 10, 2015 Read more
Ultrafast uncoupled magnetism in atoms
Future computers will require a magnetic material which can be manipulated ultra-rapidly by breaking the strong magnetic coupling. In a new study, Swedish and German scientists demonstrate that even the strongest magnetic coupling may be broken within picoseconds. This will open up an exciting new area of research.
September 10, 2015 Read more
How to spawn an 'exceptional ring'
Researchers create exotic states that could lead to new kinds of sensors and optical devices.
September 9, 2015 Read more
Manipulating the rotational direction of artificial molecular motors using supramolecules
Researchers have fabricated molecular motors on a metal substrate using supramolecules, and successfully reversed rotation of molecular motors by rearranging bonding between molecules that constitute a supramolecule.
September 9, 2015 Read more
Science provides new way to peer into nanopores
Researchers develop technique to characterize nanoscale spaces in porous materials.
September 9, 2015 Read more
Lightsabers, anyone? Physicists show 'molecules' made of light may be possible
It's not lightsaber time, not yet. But a team of theoretical physicists has taken another step toward building objects out of photons, and the findings hint that weightless particles of light can be joined into a sort of 'molecule' with its own peculiar force.
September 9, 2015 Read more
Physicists catch a magnetic wave that offers promise for more energy-efficient computing
A team of physicists has taken pictures of a theorized but previously undetected magnetic wave, the discovery of which offers the potential to be an energy-efficient means to transfer data in consumer electronics.
September 9, 2015 Read more
Bioelectronic nose can sniff out contamination in drinking water
New technology could be used to detect drugs at airports, test food quality and develop perfumes.
September 9, 2015 Read more
One step towards faster organic electronics
For years we have believed that ordered polymer chains increase the conductivity of plastic. And a new generation of polymers has been developed. It is true that these new polymers are more conductive, but for completely different reasons - according to new research.
September 9, 2015 Read more
Using natural nanoparticles to remove perfluorinated compounds from polluted soils
Researchers have developed a method to remove PFOS from soil by binding them to natural minerals. This method can be used to extract PFOS from contaminated soil and prevent leakage of PFOS to the groundwater.
September 9, 2015 Read more
Japanese paper art inspires new 3-D nanofabrication method
Researchers have created complex 3-D micro- and nanostructures out of silicon and other materials found in advanced technologies using a new assembly method that uses cuts to advantage.
September 8, 2015 Read more
By combining semiconducting nanowires and bacteria to produce liquid fuel
Three pioneers in the field of synthetic photosynthesis discuss the potential of this technology and the challenges that must be overcome to make it commonplace.
September 8, 2015 Read more
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