Nanotechnology enables new insights into chemical reactions
With a new process, Swiss scientists are making it easier for the chemical industry to investigate and optimise catalytic processes.
Jan 4th, 2017
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Study picks up large spontaneous spin splitting in the energy band structure
Making strides towards new semiconductor devices using spin.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreSea sponges offer clues to how human-made structures can resist buckling
Engineers looked to nature to find a shape that could improve all kinds of slender structures, from building columns to bicycle spokes - they found an answer in sea sponges.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreNanoparticle coating may eliminate cold storage for some tests
A protective coating that could completely eliminate the need for cold storage and change the scope of medical diagnostic testing in places where it's often needed the most.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreSelf-assembled 3D antibody arrays offer better sensing
Exploiting a process known as molecular self-assembly, chemical engineers have built three-dimensional arrays of antibodies that could be used as sensors to diagnose diseases such as malaria or tuberculosis.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreDiscovery of new crystal structure holds promise for optoelectronic devices
A research team has discovered a new crystal structure of organic-inorganic hybrid materials that could open the door to new applications for optoelectronic devices like light-emitting diodes and lasers.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreSilver nanowire inks enable paper-based printable electronics
By suspending tiny metal nanoparticles in liquids, scientists are brewing up conductive ink-jet printer 'inks' to print inexpensive, customizable circuit patterns on just about any surface.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreThree-layer nanoparticle catalysts improve zinc-air batteries
Nanoparticles containing three different layers of material can help to boost the performance of a zinc-air battery, researchers have found.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreScientists turn memory chips into processors to speed up computing tasks
A team of international scientists have found a way to make memory chips perform computing tasks, which is traditionally done by computer processors.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreQuantum simulation technique yields topological soliton state in SSH model
Using atomic quantum-simulation to replicate the properties of a topological insulator, a team of researchers has directly observed for the first time the protected boundary state of the topological insulator trans-polyacetylene. The transport properties of this organic polymer are typical of topological insulators and of the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model.
Jan 3rd, 2017
Read moreHyperprecise measurement with Bose-Einstein condensates
New atom interferometer could measure inertial forces with record-setting accuracy.
Jan 3rd, 2017
Read moreGermanium's semiconducting and optical properties probed under pressure
Germanium may not be a household name like silicon, its group-mate on the periodic table, but it has great potential for use in next-generation electronics and energy technology.
Jan 3rd, 2017
Read moreRandom access memory on a low energy diet
Researchers laid the foundation for a new memory chip concept. It has the potential to use considerably less energy than the chips produced to date.
Jan 3rd, 2017
Read moreFirst observation of magnetic phase transition in 2-D materials
Scientists have demonstrated the magnetic behavior of a special class of 2D materials. This is the first experimental proof to a theory proposed more than 70 years ago.
Jan 3rd, 2017
Read moreControlling the organizational behavior of nanoparticles with polymers
By harnessing the intrinsic organizational properties of polymeric tethers, nanoparticles can be programmed to self-assemble into a variety of micron-sized domain structures in a reversible way.
Jan 3rd, 2017
Read moreA new direction in ophthalmic development: Nanoparticle drug delivery systems
The purpose of this review is to indicate how nano- and microcarriers of drug substances can solve the problems with the drug delivery in the ocular tissues, to indicate the possible hazards and side effects, depending on the polymer nature and route of administration, and to visualize the future potential of these carriers in the pharmaceutical practice.
Jan 3rd, 2017
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