Researchers have experimented with a combination of laser technology and chemical knowledge, coming up with a sensor consisting of one single molecule that is a few hundred times more accurate than existing devices used to measure nano-forces on the molecular level.
Jan 25th, 2018
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A new ERC grant allows a chemist to deal with ultrafast time- and space-resolved dynamics in molecular-plasmonic hybrid systems.
Jan 25th, 2018
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Long sought-after form of cubic, semiconducting titanium nitride synthesized.
Jan 25th, 2018
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Researchers intelligently design new highly efficient organic solar cells based on amorphous electronic materials with potential for easy printing.
Jan 25th, 2018
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Using clues provided by bone healing mechanisms, researchers added a healing activator to crystalline grain boundaries, enabling the ceramic to fully heal cracks in as little as one minute at 1,000 C, the operating temperature of an aircraft engine.
Jan 25th, 2018
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Nanoengineers have developed an energy-efficient recycling process that restores used cathodes from spent lithium ion batteries and makes them work just as good as new.
Jan 25th, 2018
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Scientists have discovered a way of enhancing the capabilities of an emerging nanotechnology that could open the door to a new generation of electronics.
Jan 25th, 2018
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Researchers demonstrate a silicon metamaterial surface that will allow for color printing with diffraction-limited resolution.
Jan 25th, 2018
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Physicists have developed new self-directed molecular motors for nanoscale applications.
Jan 25th, 2018
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Scientists demonstrate a hybrid material consisting of imitation pearl combined with silver nanowires that works as a heater, with the added benefit of high flexibility, suggesting a potential role in wearable devices.
Jan 24th, 2018
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Researchers report the development of an ultra-thin, flexible sensor that could be incorporated into contact lenses or on the backs of watches for real-time glucose tracking.
Jan 24th, 2018
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Engineers have demonstrated a new method for remotely vaporizing electronics into thin air, giving devices the ability to vanish - along with their valuable data - if they were to get into the wrong hands.
Jan 24th, 2018
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A new way of modifying the dipole moment of cholesteric liquid crystals allows for researchers to select between the different band-edge modes experimentally for the first time.
Jan 24th, 2018
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Researchers have developed a universal vaccine to combat influenza A viruses that produces long-lasting immunity in mice and protects them against the limitations of seasonal flu vaccines.
Jan 24th, 2018
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Researchers have succeeded in enhancing the resolution for microscopic analysis of solid state systems to 1/31 of the wavelength of the utilised light. To this end, they used quantum dots which they embedded in semiconductors.
Jan 24th, 2018
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New graphene printing technology can produce electronic circuits that are low-cost, flexible, highly conductive and water repellent.
Jan 24th, 2018
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