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New insulation technique paves the way for more powerful and smaller chips

The technique uses metal-organic frameworks, a new type of materials consisting of structured nanopores. In the long term, this method can be used for the development of even smaller and more powerful chips that consume less energy

Sep 4th, 2019

A novel recipe for efficiently removing intrinsic defects from hard crystals

Researchers obtained an ordered phase of boron by adding hydrogen (hydrogenation) at high temperatures and through dehydrogenation by low-temperature annealing.

Sep 4th, 2019

Studying heart cells with nanovolcanoes

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method for studying the electrical signals of cardiac muscle cells. The technology has numerous potential applications in basic and applied research - such as improving the search for mechanisms underlying cardiac arrhythmias.

Sep 4th, 2019

Secret messages hidden in light-sensitive polymers

Scientists have shown how valuable light-sensitive macromolecules are: when exposed to the right wavelength of light, they can be transformed so as to change, erase or decode the molecular message that they contain.

Sep 4th, 2019

'Resonance' Raman spectroscopy with 1-nm resolution

Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy resolved 'resonance' Raman scattering with 1-nm resolution in ultrathin zinc oxide films epitaxially grown on a single-crystal silver surface.

Sep 4th, 2019

Study reveals 'radical' wrinkle in forming complex carbon molecules in space

A team of scientists has discovered a new possible pathway toward forming carbon structures in space using a specialized chemical exploration technique.

Sep 3rd, 2019

Affordable multiferroic material

Researchers have developed a novel liquid process for fabrication of an affordable multiferroic nanocomposite film. The multiferroic material obtained by the novel process possesses strong correlation between the electric and the magnetic properties, thus various applications such as low-power-consumption large-volume memory, spatial light modulator, and unique sensors, etc. are expected in the future.

Sep 3rd, 2019

Graphene layer enables advance in super-resolution microscopy

Researchers developed a new method that uses the unusual properties of graphene to interact with fluorescing molecules. This method allows scientists to optically measure extremely small distances, in the order of 1 Angstrom with high accuracy for the first time.

Sep 3rd, 2019

At the edge of chaos, powerful new electronics could be created

Study shows how ferroic materials could be used to create adaptable neuromorphic electronics.

Sep 3rd, 2019

Graphene-based accelerometer points to new era in wearables, gaming

In what could be a breakthrough for body sensor and navigation technologies, researchers have developed the smallest accelerometer yet reported, using the highly conductive nanomaterial, graphene.

Sep 3rd, 2019

Reactor turns greenhouse gas into pure liquid fuel

An electrocatalysis reactor recycles carbon dioxide to produce pure liquid fuel solutions using electricity. The scientists behind the invention hope it will become an efficient and profitable way to reuse the greenhouse gas and keep it out of the atmosphere.

Sep 3rd, 2019

Colour-change urine test for cancer shows potential in mouse study

A simple and sensitive urine test has produced a colour change in urine to signal growing tumours in mice.

Sep 2nd, 2019

Atomically thin minerals show promise as proton conducting membranes for green technologies

Researchers discovered that atomically thin micas - the name given to a type of common mineral found in soil - are excellent proton conductors. This surprising result is important for the use of 2D materials in applications such as fuel cells and other hydrogen-related technologies.