A team of physicists has taken pictures of a theorized but previously undetected magnetic wave, the discovery of which offers the potential to be an energy-efficient means to transfer data in consumer electronics.
Posted: Sep 9th, 2015
Read moreNew technology could be used to detect drugs at airports, test food quality and develop perfumes.
Posted: Sep 9th, 2015
Read moreFor years we have believed that ordered polymer chains increase the conductivity of plastic. And a new generation of polymers has been developed. It is true that these new polymers are more conductive, but for completely different reasons - according to new research.
Posted: Sep 9th, 2015
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Researchers have developed a method to remove PFOS from soil by binding them to natural minerals. This method can be used to extract PFOS from contaminated soil and prevent leakage of PFOS to the groundwater.
Posted: Sep 9th, 2015
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Researchers have created complex 3-D micro- and nanostructures out of silicon and other materials found in advanced technologies using a new assembly method that uses cuts to advantage.
Posted: Sep 8th, 2015
Read moreThree pioneers in the field of synthetic photosynthesis discuss the potential of this technology and the challenges that must be overcome to make it commonplace.
Posted: Sep 8th, 2015
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Researchers combine diamond and cubic boron nitride with a novel alloying process for a superhard material.
Posted: Sep 8th, 2015
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Physicists have experimentally demonstrated the feasibility of designing an optical analog of a transistor based on a single silicon nanoparticle.
Posted: Sep 8th, 2015
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Researchers have demonstrated a method for self-organization of nanostructured arrays via broad ion beam irradiation.
Posted: Sep 8th, 2015
Read moreThe discovery could lead to dramatic improvements and addresses one of the biggest challenges in flexible electronics, an industry still in its infancy with applications such as bendable batteries, robotic skins, wearable monitoring devices and sensors, and connected fabrics.
Posted: Sep 8th, 2015
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The new technology has power conversion efficiencies of around 12% when they are illuminated from fluorine-doped tin oxide bottom electrodes or the graphene top electrodes, compared with 7% of conventional semitransparent solar cells.
Posted: Sep 8th, 2015
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Physicists have been able to create the first ever superconducting graphene sample by coating it with lithium atoms.
Posted: Sep 8th, 2015
Read moreUntil now, researchers have also struggled to create a carbon nanotube-based integrated circuit in which the transistors are spatially uniform across the material, which is needed for the overall system to work.
Posted: Sep 7th, 2015
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Calculation with electron spins in a quantum computer assumes that the spin states last for a sufficient period of time. Physicists have now demonstrated that electron exchange in quantum dots fundamentally limits the stability of this information.
Posted: Sep 7th, 2015
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Work represents first step towards a levitated system combining optical, spin and mechanical degrees of freedom.
Posted: Sep 7th, 2015
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Researchers have developed a new way to study nanoparticles one at a time, and have discovered that individual particles that may seem identical in fact can have very different properties. The results may prove to be important when developing new materials or applications such as hydrogen sensors for fuel cell cars.
Posted: Sep 7th, 2015
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