Researchers watch nanomaterials growing in real time
For the first time, a team of scientists has succeeded in capturing in real time the first few milliseconds in the life of a gold coating as it forms on a polymer.
Feb 12th, 2021
Read moreFor the first time, a team of scientists has succeeded in capturing in real time the first few milliseconds in the life of a gold coating as it forms on a polymer.
Feb 12th, 2021
Read moreSpecial probes, germanium nanospheres, enable a higher resolution of displacements and forces that motor proteins generate.
Feb 12th, 2021
Read morePhysicists have studied a quantum point contact between two conductors with external oscillating fields applied to the contact. They found that, for some types of contacts, an increase in the oscillation frequency above a critical value reduced the current to zero - a promising mechanism that can help create nanoelectronics components.
Feb 11th, 2021
Read moreThe device is stretchy enough that you can wear it like a ring, a bracelet or any other accessory that touches your skin. It also taps into a person's natural heat - employing thermoelectric generators to convert the body's internal temperature into electricity.
Feb 11th, 2021
Read moreInspired by decades-old research, the new technology could boost quantum computers and other superconducting electronics.
Feb 11th, 2021
Read moreResearchers have devised a wafer-scale fabrication technology that, thanks to predetermined graphene single-crystal templates, allows for integration into silicon wafers, enabling automation and paving the way to large scale production.
Feb 11th, 2021
Read moreTwo-dimensional materials hold out hope for many technical applications. An international research team now has determined for the first time how strongly 2D materials vibrate when electronically excited with light.
Feb 11th, 2021
Read moreNovel gel-creation method could open applications in water filtration, other areas.
Feb 11th, 2021
Read moreScientists have applied a novel method - in situ liquid phase transmission electron microscopy (LP-TEM) synthesis - allowing a closer look at the molecular and nanoscale processes that govern how metals mix into alloyed nanoparticle during wet chemical synthesis.
Feb 10th, 2021
Read moreResearchers demonstrate large-area integration of two-dimensional materials and their heterostructures by wafer bonding.
Feb 10th, 2021
Read moreScientists establish phase-shift interferometry as a robust tool for rapid characterization of graphene surface with potential for industrial applications.
Feb 10th, 2021
Read moreScientists are working toward advances that, using nanotechnology, could lead to a hospital bed or doorknob that naturally destroys viruses.
Feb 9th, 2021
Read moreScientists outline the material selection and design of a novel bimorph piezoelectric energy harvester with an extremely high energy harvesting output power density.
Feb 9th, 2021
Read moreThis work could lead to efficient, detailed artificial bone tissue, opening doors to disease modeling, in vitro cell research on targeted therapies, drug screening and more.
Feb 9th, 2021
Read moreAn international team of researchers developed a sensitive method to find and trace nanomaterials in blood and tissues, and traced nanomaterials across an aquatic food chain, from microorganisms to fish, which is a major source of food in many countries. This method can open new horizons for taking safety actions.
Feb 9th, 2021
Read moreScientists have developed a rapid test that can reliably identify Covid-19 antibodies in the blood within minutes.
Feb 9th, 2021
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