'Electroadhesive' stamp picks up and puts down microscopic structures
New technique could enable assembly of circuit boards and displays with more minute components.
Oct 11th, 2019
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Nanoscale manipulation of light leads to exciting new advancement
Decreasing the density of nanoparticles in ordered arrays produces exceptional field enhancements.
Oct 11th, 2019
Read moreNew research integrates borophene and graphene into heterostructures
Engineers have created two-dimensional (2D) heterostructures from graphene and borophene, taking an important step toward creating intergrated circuits from these nanomaterials.
Oct 11th, 2019
Read moreFunding for research into three-dimensional magnetic nanostructures
In the '3D MAGiC' project, researchers will explore still largely unknown nanoscale 3D magnetic structures, which show particle-like properties and whose existence has so far only been predicted theoretically.
Oct 11th, 2019
Read moreShaping nanoparticles for improved quantum information technology
Researchers report the cause behind a key quantum property of donut-like nanoparticles called 'semiconductor quantum rings'. This property may find application in quantum information storage, communication, and computing in future technologies.
Oct 11th, 2019
Read moreLiquid metals the secret ingredients to nanotechnology-enabled metallurgy
Chemical engineers shine a light on the mysterious world of liquid metals and their role as catalysts to speed up chemical processes using low amounts of energy.
Oct 11th, 2019
Read moreVibration in one direction only
For many applications, having materials that transmit vibrations in one direction, but not in the other, would be extremely useful. In nature, such materials do not exist, but a group of physicists has now designed a metamaterial that can do just that.
Oct 11th, 2019
Read moreRadiation detector with the lowest noise in the world boosts quantum work
The nanoscale radiation detector is a hundred times faster than its predecessors, and can function without interruption.
Oct 11th, 2019
Read morePhysicists look to navigational 'rhumb lines' to study polymer's unique spindle structure
A new study describes how spheres can be transformed into twisted spindles thanks to insights from 16th century navigational tools. Researchers show how polymers can contract into spiral structures, known as loxodromes, that have complex patterning ten times smaller than the width of a human hair.
Oct 11th, 2019
Read moreWater + air + electricity = hydrogen peroxide
The novel electrosynthesis process uses an oxidized carbon nanoparticle-based catalyst and could enable point-of-use production of pure hydrogen peroxide solutions, eliminating the need to transport the concentrated chemical, which is hazardous.
Oct 10th, 2019
Read moreQuantum state of single electrons controlled by 'surfing' on sound waves
Researchers have successfully used sound waves to control quantum information in a single electron, a significant step towards efficient, robust quantum computers made from semiconductors.
Oct 10th, 2019
Read moreElectrochemistry to benefit photonics: nanotubes can control laser pulses
An international team of scientists has shown that the nonlinear optical response of carbon nanotubes can be controlled by electrochemical gating. This approach enables designing a device for controlling the laser pulse duration.
Oct 10th, 2019
Read moreA graphene filter to purify methane from biogas
Scientists that developed a graphene filter to improve the quality of drinking water have discovered a new application for the very thin form of carbon - the ability for graphene to purify methane from biogas produced in wastewater plants.
Oct 10th, 2019
Read moreWatching energy transport through biomimetic nanotubes
Researchers have investigated a simple biomimetic light-harvesting system using advanced spectroscopy combined with a microfluidic platform. The double-walled nanotubes work very efficiently at low light intensities, while they are able to get rid of excess energy at high intensities.
Oct 10th, 2019
Read moreNanostructures help to reduce the adhesion of bacteria
Scientists discovered that precise analysis of the topographical composition of nanostructured surfaces provides a direct means of deriving the adhesive forces that bind bacteria to the surface.
Oct 10th, 2019
Read moreThe lifetime of an evaporating liquid nanodroplet
Liquids evaporating into vapour is a daily occurrence, and yet the time it takes a liquid droplet to completely evaporate has remained a mystery. Researchers have analyzed this process down to the nanoscale to reveal fascinating new physics in the vapor's flow.
Oct 10th, 2019
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