Researchers are reporting a new kind of sensor molecules that brightens up when the material they are incorporated into comes under heavy mechanical stress.
Apr 17th, 2017
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Computers create recipe for two new magnetic materials.
Apr 14th, 2017
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An ultrathin semiconducting sheet showing gas-responsive electronic properties may lead to highly sensitive gas sensors.
Apr 14th, 2017
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New nanosensors provide unprecedented data on how heat diffuses in and out of living cells.
Apr 14th, 2017
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Optimizing the tunneling of electrons between nanoscale electronic structures could aid the development of quantum computers.
Apr 14th, 2017
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Experiments reveal how manganese oxide nanoparticles can mimic water-splitting biological complexes.
Apr 14th, 2017
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Metal-organic framework sucks up water from air with humidity as low as 20 percent.
Apr 13th, 2017
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Scientists have developed a proof-of-principle photoelectrochemical cell capable of capturing excess photon energy normally lost to generating heat.
Apr 13th, 2017
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Humans have appreciated silver's antimicrobial activity for millennia. But it takes 21st-century technology to push the amount of silver needed to combat disease-causing microbes into the nanoscale realm.
Apr 13th, 2017
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Physicists achieved a robust and reliable magnetization switching process by domain wall displacement without any applied fields. The effect is observed in tiny asymmetric permalloy rings and may pave the way to extremely efficient new memory devices.
Apr 13th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a novel technology of embedding highly conductive nanostructure into semi-conductor nanofiber. The novel composite so produced has superb charge conductivity, and can therefore be widely applied, especially in environmental arena.
Apr 13th, 2017
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A new study describes a method to detect, count and map tiny additions to DNA called methylations, which can be a warning sign of cancer, with unprecedented resolution.
Apr 13th, 2017
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Research team leverages advanced nanofibers and membrane fabrication know-how to develop two kinds of membranes that can clean themselves.
Apr 13th, 2017
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With the help of some designing, a few grams of plastic filament and a 3D printer, researchers made a unique device for studying chemical reactions, and improved their experimental processes.
Apr 13th, 2017
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Physicists observe novel quantum effect that limits the number of emitted photons.
Apr 13th, 2017
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Electrospinning is a technique that produces ultra-fine fibers that are up to 100 times thinner than a human hair. These fibers are collected on glass or on foils in an unstructured, wide mesh net. When conductive materials are spun, flexible conductive transparent electrodes could be produced.
Apr 13th, 2017
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