Researchers utilized symmetry, a time-worn concept of theoretical physics, to develop an effective method to run computer experiments on nanostructures under complex deformations.
Feb 21st, 2019
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Low density polyethylene film (LDPE) microplastic fragments, successfully degraded in water using visible-light-excited heterogeneous ZnO photocatalysts.
Feb 21st, 2019
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Researchers report their insights into how colors are generated on heated metal surfaces and apply those findings to create a nickel thin-film that perfectly absorbs red light.
Feb 20th, 2019
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Scientists have created a breakthrough new form of graphitic material that's conductive, easy to apply and offers greater control over performance than graphene.
Feb 20th, 2019
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Physicists have 'flash-frozen' a flat crystal of 150 beryllium ions (electrically charged atoms), opening new possibilities for simulating magnetism at the quantum scale and sensing signals from mysterious dark matter.
Feb 20th, 2019
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Researchers have developed a new strategy to construct subnanosized metal aggregates, building up small metal clusters into grander 3-D architectures.
Feb 20th, 2019
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Researchers have designed a pacemaker powered by the energy of heartbeats. The device was successfully tested in pigs, which have a similar physiology to humans.
Feb 20th, 2019
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Researchers have come up with a way of growing nanowire networks in a highly controlled and fully reproducible manner. The key was to understand what happens at the onset of nanowire growth, which goes against currently accepted theories.
Feb 20th, 2019
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Novel approach will aid scientists in optimizing SNAs as therapeutic vaccines to treat cancer.
Feb 19th, 2019
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Researchers have developed a new way to deliver treatment for cartilage regeneration.
Feb 19th, 2019
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Scientists have developed nanopores that can be used to directly measure the mass of peptides. Although the resolution needs to be improved, this proof of principle shows that a cheap and portable peptide mass spectrometer can be constructed using existing nanopore technology.
Feb 19th, 2019
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Lateral alternating multilayerd junction for organic solar cells.
Feb 19th, 2019
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Scientists discovered a chiral compound, which can spontaneously form a molecular assembly with an extremely large single domain structure beyond a size regime incapable of realizing with usual molecular self-assembly.
Feb 19th, 2019
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In the quest to design more efficient solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a team of engineers has analyzed different types of defects in the semiconductor material that enables such devices to determine if and how they affect performance.
Feb 19th, 2019
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Scientists have identified the atomic structure of the catalytically active copper-ceria interface and proposed a copper bilayer model.
Feb 19th, 2019
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An update on recently reported research on porous carbon fibers shows how this material can be used in an industrial setting, marking an important step from the theoretical to application.
Feb 19th, 2019
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