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Scientists develop novel nanomaterial with controllable optical properties

Scientists have produced a new optical nanomaterial based on nanoporous gold, which facilitates changes of up to thirty percent in the optical transmission by applying an electrical voltage.

Mar 10th, 2017

Simulating cellular sorting processes

Researchers have developed a set of four different, micrometer-sized building blocks, which can self-sort and co-assemble into defined compositions and disassemble at the push of a button.

Mar 10th, 2017

New nanofiber marks important step in next generation battery development

Materials researchers have created a nanofiber that could help enable the next generation of rechargeable batteries and increase the efficiency of hydrogen production from water electrolysis.

Mar 10th, 2017

Probing the stability of photosynthesis

Exploring ways to mimic photosynthesis could lead to sustainable fuels for the future.

Mar 10th, 2017

Single molecule switch

A team of researchers has demonstrated a molecular switch so far unmatched in its reproducibility.

Mar 10th, 2017

Perovskite edges can be tuned for optoelectronic performance

Layered 2D material improves efficiency for solar cells and LEDs.

Mar 9th, 2017

Researchers flip a magnetic memory cell with a light pulse at record speed

Electrical and computer engineering researchers have created a magnetic tunnel junction that can be switched by a pulse of light lasting one trillionth of a second - a new record.

Mar 9th, 2017

Using nature to build nanomachines

Scientists have used electron cryomicroscopy to show that a small difference of only several amino acids can have a large impact on flagella function. The study gives new insight on the construction of synthetic nanomachines.

Mar 9th, 2017

Conquering metal fatigue with laminated nanostructures

Novel laminated nanostructure gives steel bone-like resistance to fracturing under repeated stress.

Mar 9th, 2017

New way to tune electronic energy levels may lead to valleytronic devices

Toward valleytronic devices for data storage or computer logic systems.

Mar 9th, 2017

'Photonic doping' makes class of metamaterials easier to fabricate

By carefully combining multiple structures, metamaterials can exhibit properties that don't naturally exist. Engineers now have a new, simpler way of making them, using a concept dubbed 'photonic doping'.

Mar 9th, 2017

The prototype of a chemical computer detects a sphere (w/video)

It turns out that after an appropriate teaching procedure even a relatively simple chemical system can perform non-trivial operations. In their most recent computer simulations researchers have shown that correctly programmed chemical matrices of oscillating droplets can recognize the shape of a sphere with great accuracy.