Magnetic polaron imaged for the first time
Visualization was enabled by designing a new artificial magnetic material. The finding means remarkable possibilities to materials research.
Sep 16th, 2016
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Thermal metamaterial innovation could help bring waste-heat harvesting technology to power plants, factories
An international research team has used a 'thermal metamaterial' to control the emission of radiation at high temperatures, an advance that could bring devices able to efficiently harvest waste heat from power plants and factories.
Sep 16th, 2016
Read moreUniform 'hairy' nanorods have potential energy, biomedical applications
Materials scientists have developed a new strategy for crafting one-dimensional nanorods from a wide range of precursor materials. Based on a cellulose backbone, the system relies on the growth of block copolymer 'arms' that help create a compartment to serve as a nanometer-scale chemical reactor. The outer blocks of the arms prevent aggregation of the nanorods.
Sep 16th, 2016
Read moreResearchers reveal that magnetic 'rust' performs as gold at the nanoscale
Scientists are giving new meaning to the phrase 'turning rust into gold' - and making the use of gold in research settings and industrial applications far more affordable.
Sep 16th, 2016
Read moreLevitating nanoparticle improves 'torque sensing', might bring new research into fundamentals of quantum theory
Researchers have levitated a tiny nanodiamond particle with a laser in a vacuum chamber, using the technique for the first time to detect and measure its 'torsional vibration', an advance that could bring new types of sensors and studies in quantum mechanics.
Sep 16th, 2016
Read moreDrug-loaded synthetic nanoparticles can distinguish lung cancer cells from healthy cells
Scientists successfully developed a synthetic polymer that can transport a drug into lung cancer cells without going inside of normal lung cells.
Sep 15th, 2016
Read moreLowering the cost for surface patterning plastics
Researchers have developed a new way to simultaneously shape and surface treat plastic components. The new method can reduce the manufacturing cost of medical devices, such as diagnostic tools for various diseases.
Sep 15th, 2016
Read moreHigh-capacity nanoparticle
Particles that carry three or more drugs hold potential for targeted cancer therapy.
Sep 15th, 2016
Read morePhysicists develop new touchscreen technology
Physicists are at an advanced stage of developing alternative touchscreen technology to overcome the shortfall in the traditional display, phone and tablet material that relies on electrodes made from indium tin oxide (ITO).
Sep 14th, 2016
Read moreComplex materials can self-organize into circuits, may form basis for multifunction chips
Researchers have uncovered remarkable behavior that could advance microprocessors beyond today's silicon-based chips.
Sep 14th, 2016
Read moreNanoscience researchers report new insights about properties of matter at the nanoscale
Chemists have determined that a fluid that behaves similarly to water in our day-to-day lives becomes as heavy as honey when trapped in a nanocage of a porous solid, offering new insights into how matter behaves in the nanoscale world.
Sep 14th, 2016
Read morePhysicists observe spontaneous mechanical buckling in freestanding graphene
An international team of physicists has observed spontaneous mechanical buckling in freestanding graphene using scanning tunneling microscopy, indicating it has potential to be a new electronic power source.
Sep 14th, 2016
Read moreNew sensor technology could speed up blood test analysis
Researchers have developed a new sensor that is capable of detecting multiple proteins and enzymes in a small volume of blood, which could significantly speed up diagnostic healthcare processes.
Sep 14th, 2016
Read moreBundeskabinett beschliesst Aktionsplan Nanotechnologie 2020
Die vielfaeltigen Aktivitaeten zur Nanotechnologie werden ressortuebergreifend gebuendelt und auf die zentralen gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen wie Klimawandel, Energiewende, Digitalisierung, Gesundheit, Mobilitaet und Industrie 4.0 ausgerichtet.
Sep 14th, 2016
Read moreSimilar nanomaterials behave differently. Why?
A study created computer models of nanotubes and studied their characteristics in detail and observed differences related to the material's chirality.
Sep 14th, 2016
Read moreNew principle for highly efficient optical device verified
Scientists have demonstrated that when a topological insulator - a material that conducts electricity on the surface but not in the interior - with magnetic properties is exposed to light, the angles of the rotation of light polarization driven by the magneto-optical effect show the universal values determined by quantum mechanics.
Sep 14th, 2016
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