Stopping the unstoppable with atomic bricks
A research team developed method for trapping elusive electrons.
Jun 29th, 2020
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Researchers print, tune graphene sensors to monitor food freshness, safety
Researchers are using high-resolution printing technology and the unique properties of graphene to make low-cost biosensors to monitor food safety and livestock health.
Jun 29th, 2020
Read more'Simulation microscope' examines transistors of the future
Using a supercomputer, researchers have simulated and evaluated one hundred possible materials for designing high-performance transistors and discovered 13 promising candidates.
Jun 26th, 2020
Read moreChemistry paves the way for improved electronic materials
Indium nitride is a promising material for use in electronics, but difficult to manufacture. Scientists have developed a new molecule that can be used to create high-quality indium nitride, making it possible to use it in, for example, high-frequency electronics.
Jun 26th, 2020
Read moreCellulose nanocrystals for manufacturing advanced materials
A review of the scientific literature highlights the potential of hybrid materials based on cellulose nanocrystals.
Jun 26th, 2020
Read moreDeveloping new techniques to improve atomic force microscopy
Researchers have developed a new method to improve the noise associated with nanoscale chemical imaging using atomic force microscopy. The improvements will increase the versatility and the precision of the instrument.
Jun 26th, 2020
Read moreSpin-gapless semiconductors review
Spin-gapless semiconductors with their fascinating spin and charge states hold great potential for future spintronic technology.
Jun 26th, 2020
Read moreScientists unveil mechanism to obtain metal 'nanoscrews'
Researchers deposit gold atoms onto gold nanorods in a practically helicoidal structure.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreChemists achieve breakthrough in the synthesis of graphene nanoribbons
Researchers have succeeded in producing graphene nanoribbons for the first time directly on the surface of semiconductors. Until now, this was only possible on metal surfaces.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreResearchers discover new boron-lanthanide nanostructure
A newly discovered nanocluster has a geometry that has not been observed in chemistry heretofore.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreNew 'hybrid engine' for biodegradable nanomotors that transport drugs to diseased tissue
Inorganic nanoparticles stored in the nanomotors create oxygen nanobubbles for propulsion.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreSimple process for 'two-faced' nanomaterials may aid energy, information tech
Researchers used a simple process to implant atoms precisely into the top layers of ultra-thin crystals, yielding two-sided structures with different chemical compositions. The resulting materials, known as Janus structures after the two-faced Roman god, may prove useful in developing energy and information technologies.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreIntense light pulses bounce on a crystalline bed without rumpling the atomic blanket
Scientists developed a new technique that uses intense X-ray pulses to measure how atoms move in a sheet of material just one molecule thick.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreDynamics of DNA replication revealed at the nanoscale
New study using super resolution technology gives new insight into a poorly understood area of DNA replication.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreWavy surfaces for better light control
Researchers have developed a method for the production of wavy surfaces with nanometre precision. In the future this method could be used, for instance, to make optical components for data transmission on the internet even more efficient and compact.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreScientists find out how nanoparticles kill cancer cells
Scientists have studied how magnet nanoparticles affect cancer cells in the human liver.
Jun 25th, 2020
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