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New results reveal high tunability of 2-D material
Team also provides most precise band gap measurement yet for hotly studied monolayer moly sulfide.
Posted: Aug 25th, 2017
Read moreNanotechnology delivers medicine to cancer cells while protecting healthy cells
Nanotechnology and ultrasound enhance chemotherapy treatment in experiments.
Posted: Aug 25th, 2017
Read moreTweaking thermoelectric voltage across atomic-scale gold junction by mechanical force
Scientists experimentally demonstrated that the magnitude and sign of the thermoelectric voltage across atomic-scale gold junctions can be controlled by applying a mechanical strain to deform the contact minutely and accurately while the structure of the surrounding material remains unaffected.
Posted: Aug 25th, 2017
Read moreRecipe for safer batteries - just add nanodiamonds
Researchers show nanodiamonds can prevent short-circuits and fires in lithium batteries.
Posted: Aug 25th, 2017
Read moreStudy optimizes graphene growth - faster, more precise, more stable
Researchers have systematically investigated and optimized the growth of the graphene crystals.
Posted: Aug 25th, 2017
Read moreHow to store data on magnets the size of a single atom
The cutting edge of data storage research is working at the level of individual atoms and molecules, representing the ultimate limit of technological miniaturisation.
Posted: Aug 25th, 2017
Read moreNext-generation drug testing on chips
Improvements to tiny body-on-a-chip devices could lead to next-generation pre-clinical testing of drug toxicity.
Posted: Aug 25th, 2017
Read moreNo batteries required: Energy-harvesting nanotechnology yarns generate electricity
An international research team has developed high-tech yarns that generate electricity when they are stretched or twisted.
Posted: Aug 25th, 2017
Read moreMicrofluidics: A better bond with less bubbling
A composite film of microscale 'energy directors' improves the bonding of plastics in high-precision microfluidic chips as a critical step toward mass production.
Posted: Aug 25th, 2017
Read moreLight forces electrons to follow the curve in 2D materials
An effect in which an electron follows a skewed trajectory can be realized in two-dimensional heterostructures.
Posted: Aug 25th, 2017
Read moreMore solar power thanks to titanium
Modification of a hematite nanoarray photoanode by a conformal titanium dioxide interlayer for effective charge collection.
Posted: Aug 25th, 2017
Read moreNanostructured cathode leads to breakthrough in magnesium batteries
Nanostructured cathode, understanding of new electrolyte lead to greater efficiency.
Posted: Aug 24th, 2017
Read moreCarbon nanotubes worth their salt
Researchers have developed carbon nanotube pores that can exclude salt from seawater. The team also found that water permeability in carbon nanotubes with diameters smaller than a nanometer exceeds that of wider carbon nanotubes by an order of magnitude.
Posted: Aug 24th, 2017
Read moreResearch to accelerate development of high-efficiency graphene-based membranes
Findings reveal valuable insights that could help scientists fine-tune optimized membranes for sustainable desalination.
Posted: Aug 24th, 2017
Read moreExperiments confirm theory of 'superballistic' electron flow
Behaving like particles in a viscous fluid can help bunches of electrons squeeze through a tight space.
Posted: Aug 24th, 2017
Read moreResearchers advance tumor-imaging nanosystem for enhanced diagnostic imaging
The novel approach generates bright tumor signals by delivering quantum dots to cancer cells without any toxic effects.
Posted: Aug 24th, 2017
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