Water in one dimension
Confined within tiny carbon nanotubes, extremely cold water molecules line up in a highly ordered chain.
Oct 4th, 2017
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New nanomaterial can extract hydrogen fuel from seawater
Hybrid material converts more sunlight and can weather seawater's harsh conditions.
Oct 4th, 2017
Read moreQuantum dots can supercharge current antibiotics
Quantum dots can provide a crucial boost in effectiveness for antibiotic treatments used to combat drug-resistant superbugs such as E. coli and Salmonella.
Oct 4th, 2017
Read moreNanoparticle imaging agents developed to better monitor growth of tumours
New tools would help doctors make better and quicker treatment decisions for cancer patients.
Oct 4th, 2017
Read moreNanoscale islands dot light-driven catalyst
Scientists develop method to make multifunctional plasmonic nanostructures.
Oct 4th, 2017
Read moreMemristors to make computers faster, smaller and more efficient
Enabling faster, smaller and ultra-low-power computers with memristors could have a big impact on embedded technologies, which enable Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, and portable healthcare sensing systems.
Oct 4th, 2017
Read moreThe road less traveled: How to switch assembly pathways
Big impacts on crystal formation result from small changes and reveal design principles for new materials for solar cells, more.
Oct 4th, 2017
Read moreTungsten offers nano-interconnects a path of least resistance
Researchers conducted electron transport measurements in epitaxial single-crystal layers of tungsten as a potential interconnect solution.
Oct 4th, 2017
Read moreTerahertz nanoprobing for ultrafast surface dynamics measurements of bulk semiconductors
Researchers have demonstrated ultrafast surface dynamics measurements of bulk semiconductors (SI-InP and SI-GaAs) using a THz nanoprobing method.
Oct 4th, 2017
Read moreBringing superconducting single-photon detectors in from the cold
A new form of compact cooling technology developed for space astronomy could pave the way for use of advanced superconducting detectors for better cancer treatments, driverless cars and practical quantum communications.
Oct 4th, 2017
Read moreDrawing at the one-nanometer length scale
Scientists set record resolution for patterning materials at sizes as small as a single nanometer using microscope-based lithography.
Oct 3rd, 2017
Read moreBlurring the line between animate and inanimate: 'Active' matter drives self-propelled fluid
For the first time, self-organized, soft machines powered by molecular motors propelled fluid for hours across meters.
Oct 3rd, 2017
Read moreGood vibrations for the future of computing
Vibrating mechanical switches that can be cascaded to perform complex computational operations could take computing significantly further than today's technologies.
Oct 3rd, 2017
Read moreEvaporation with a nanoporous membrane
Researchers have developed an ultrathin, nanoporous membrane evaporator with a membrane thickness of 200 nm and pore radius of 65 nm.
Oct 3rd, 2017
Read moreNew method for tissue regeneration, inspired by nature
Scientists have found a way of mimicking our body's natural healing process, using cell derived nano-sized particles called vesicles, to repair damaged tissue.
Oct 3rd, 2017
Read moreUltra-energy-efficient magnetic memory by controlling the shapes of atoms
Scientists have discovered a new principle to realize ultra-energy-efficient magnetic memory by electrically controlling the shapes of atoms.
Oct 3rd, 2017
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