Color effects from transparent 3D-printed nanostructures
New design tool automatically creates nanostructure 3D-print templates for user-given colors.
Aug 17th, 2018
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Novel nanotechnology sensors could enable smarter textiles
A team of engineers is developing next-generation smart textiles by creating flexible carbon nanotube composite coatings on a wide range of fibers, including cotton, nylon and wool.
Aug 16th, 2018
Read moreScientists discover why silver clusters emit light
Until recently, scientists did not know exactly how and why these small particles emit light. An interdisciplinary team of physicists and chemists has now demonstrated for the first time where these properties originate.
Aug 16th, 2018
Read moreTwisted electronics open the door to tunable 2D materials
Researchers use boron-nitride-encapsulated graphene to demonstrate a new class of electronic materials.
Aug 16th, 2018
Read moreStretching beyond limits
Novel research optimizes both elasticity and rigidity in the same material without the usual tradeoffs.
Aug 16th, 2018
Read moreEngineers develop world's most wear-resistant metal alloy
The platinum-gold alloy, believed to be the most wear-resistant metal in the world, is 100 times more durable than high-strength steel, making it the first alloy in the same class as diamond and sapphire, nature's most wear-resistant materials.
Aug 16th, 2018
Read moreNew manufacturing technique could improve common problem in printing technology
A new manufacturing technique using nanoparticles may be able to avoid the 'coffee ring' effect that plagues inkjet printers.
Aug 16th, 2018
Read moreWorld's smallest transistor switches current with a single atom in solid state
This quantum electronics component switches electrical current by controlled repositioning of a single atom, now also in the solid state in a gel electrolyte.
Aug 16th, 2018
Read moreBatteries poised for organic revolution
Cathode material made from organic molecules enhances the green credentials of rechargeable batteries.
Aug 16th, 2018
Read moreLight-emitting nanoparticles could provide a safer way to image living cells
Scientists show how tiny, metal-rich particles can be excited with a low-power laser for deep-tissue imaging.
Aug 15th, 2018
Read moreMagnetic nanoparticles pull last drops of oil from well water
Engineers find nanoscale solution to 'produced water' problem.
Aug 15th, 2018
Read moreNanosized magnetic antiparticles offer new horizons for information technologies
Physicists have revealed new behavior involving the antiparticle equivalent of skyrmions in a ferromagnetic material.
Aug 15th, 2018
Read moreChips, light and coding moves the front line in beating bacteria
Multidisciplinary study finds way to examine biofilms with high efficiency.
Aug 15th, 2018
Read moreDesigning nanocrystals for more efficient optoelectronics
New artificial materials for semiconductors used in solar cells or photoelectrochemical cells that are designed from scratch with totally new and tailored properties.
Aug 15th, 2018
Read moreWater matters to metal nanoparticles
Researchers make breakthrough discovery that gold nanoparticles can dissolve when they interact with freshwater aquatic plants?instead of remaining stable as commonly thought.
Aug 15th, 2018
Read moreTransistor technology may improve speed, battery life for computers, mobile phones and other electronics
Researchers have created a new technology design for field effect transistors.
Aug 14th, 2018
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