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New optical material offers unprecedented control of light and thermal radiation
Engineers discover that samarium nickelate shows promise for active photonic devices - SmNiO3 could potentially transform optoelectronic technologies, including smart windows, infrared camouflage, and optical communications.
Posted: Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreMaking mechanically strong nanotubes with light
Scientists have developed a simple and effective method for the formation of robust covalent ONTs from simple molecules. This method is expected to be useful in generating a range of nanotube-based materials with desirable properties.
Posted: Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreColors from darkness: Researchers develop alternative approach to quantum computing
Microwaves created at near absolute zero temperature provide uniquely correlated and controllable states.
Posted: Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreNanotechnology-based delivery system may help treat rare genetic disorder
Researchers have discovered a type of drug delivery system that may offer new hope for patients with a rare, ultimately fatal genetic disorder - and make what might become a terrible choice a little easier.
Posted: Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreDNA-based nanocontainers for drug delivery
Scientists have engineered a novel nanoscale drug delivery vehicle which can be tuned to release a range of cargos. The drug delivery system consists of self-assembled DNA nanopores embedded in nanometre-sized 'bubbles' known as polymersomes.
Posted: Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreBody heat as a power source
Wearable integrated thermocells based on gel electrolytes use body heat.
Posted: Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreSuper cement's secret
Electron anions impart unconventional properties in a unique cement semiconductor for potentials uses in industrial catalysts and flat panel displays.
Posted: Aug 29th, 2016
Read moreNanometer-thin layers of water can become ice-like at room temperature
New research shows that a nanometer-thin layer of water between two charged surfaces exhibits ice-like tendencies that allow it to withstand pressures of hundreds of atmospheres. The discovery could lead to better ways to minimize friction in a variety of settings.
Posted: Aug 29th, 2016
Read moreContinuous roll-process technology for transferring and packaging flexible LSI
Researchers have developed a continuous roll-processing technology that transfers and packages flexible large-scale integrated circuits (LSI), the key element in constructing the computer's brain such as CPU, on plastics to realize flexible electronics.
Posted: Aug 29th, 2016
Read moreA new window to understanding the brain
Syringe-injectable mesh electronics offer researchers the chance to study processes that take place over long time.
Posted: Aug 29th, 2016
Read moreA device to control çolor' of electrons in graphene provides path to future electronics
A device made of bilayer graphene, an atomically thin hexagonal arrangement of carbon atoms, provides experimental proof of the ability to control the momentum of electrons and offers a path to electronics that could require less energy and give off less heat than standard CMOS transistors.
Posted: Aug 29th, 2016
Read moreGraphene key to growing two-dimensional semiconductor with extraordinary properties
The first-ever growth of two-dimensional gallium nitride using graphene encapsulation could lead to applications in deep ultraviolet lasers, next-generation electronics and sensors.
Posted: Aug 29th, 2016
Read moreMeteorite impact on a nano scale
Hitting a surface with high-energy, heavy ions has quite similar effects like meteor impacts - only on a much smaller scale.
Posted: Aug 29th, 2016
Read moreHow researchers capture nanoparticles in water bodies
For a number of years now, an increasing number of synthetic nanoparticles have been manufactured and incorporated into various products, such as cosmetics. For the first time, a research project provides reliable findings on their presence in water bodies.
Posted: Aug 29th, 2016
Read moreNew Center to assess safety of engineered nanomaterials
Researchers at the new Harvard-NIEHS Nanosafety Research Center at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health are working to understand the unique properties of ENMs - both beneficial and harmful - and to ultimately establish safety standards for the field.
Posted: Aug 29th, 2016
Read moreResearchers develop method to speed up detection of infectious diseases, cancer
Researchers have found a way to speed and simplify the detection of proteins in blood and plasma opening up the potential for diagnosing the early presence of infectious diseases or cancer during a doctor's office visit. The new test takes about 10 minutes as opposed to two to four hours for current state-of-the-art tests.
Posted: Aug 29th, 2016
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