Researchers demonstrate that the oxidative unzipping of MWCNTs is intercalation-driven, not oxidative chemical-bond cleavage as was formerly proposed. The unzipping mechanism involves three consecutive steps: intercalation-unzipping, oxidation, and exfoliation.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2018
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Researchers discuss untapped potential of targeted nanocarriers to revolutionize cancer therapy.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2018
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It may sound like a futuristic device out of a spy novel, a computer the size of a pinhead, but according to new research, it might be a reality sooner than once thought.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2018
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A time-resolved x-ray experiment elucidates that tiny atomic vibrations shift negative charges over a 1000 times larger distance between atoms and switch the macroscopic polarization on a time scale of a millionth of a millionth of a second.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2018
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Researchers have developed small standalone devices by integrating maintenance-free power units that produce and use their own fuel instead of relying on an external power source.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2018
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Extracellular vesicles can now be identified at the individual level.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2018
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In a new paper, scientists assess the current state of the field of ultrafast physics and consider its implications for future technologies.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2018
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Researchers discover mechanism that decreases the magnetism of metallic core particles with a metal-organic framework shell, opening doors to new material designs.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2018
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Researchers have invented a world-first tiny fibre-optic probe that can simultaneously measure temperature and see deep inside the body.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2018
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Physicists have developed a method with which the measurement accuracy of high-precision sensors could be improved by a further 70 percent.
Posted: Apr 11th, 2018
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Scientists have developed a biologically inspired membrane intended to cleanse carbon dioxide almost completely from the smoke of coal-fired power plants.
Posted: Apr 11th, 2018
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Self-assembly is driven mainly by the system's desire to minimize its energy and achieve equilibrium, but kinetic effects can also play a strong role. Typically, these effects are viewed as complications to be overcome, but a collaboration of researchers has recently shown that these effects can be exploited to engineer a nanostructure in a polymer thin film.
Posted: Apr 11th, 2018
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Nanoscientists have developed an atomically defined probe tip with extraordinary stability which enables them to image molecular structures by atomic force microscopy.
Posted: Apr 11th, 2018
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Researchers have developed biosensor chips of unprecedented sensitivity, which are based on copper instead of the conventionally used gold.
Posted: Apr 11th, 2018
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New inks for inkjet printers make it possible to print organic displays or solar cells on film and glass for the use in architecture, the textile industry and many other industries.
Posted: Apr 11th, 2018
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Non-small cell lung cancer nanoparticles pass the next stage of development in preclinical test.
Posted: Apr 11th, 2018
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