Scientists report that silver nanoparticles and coatings do wash off of commercially available garments in the laundry but at negligible levels. They also found that even low concentrations of silver on clothing kept microbes at bay.
Apr 13th, 2016
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Research scientists have developed a special type of flake-like zinc-phosphate nanoparticles. These nanoparticles are ten times as long as they are thick. As a result of this anisotropy, the penetration of gas molecules into the metal is slowed down.
Apr 13th, 2016
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Researchers have stabilized chains of more than 6,400 carbon atoms using double-walled nanotubes.
Apr 13th, 2016
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Researchers have designed and fabricated a flexible lens array that adapts its optical properties when the sheet camera is bent. This optical adaptation enables the sheet camera to produce high quality images over a wide range of sheet deformations.
Apr 12th, 2016
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Demonstration of room temperature, single photon emission in doped carbon nanotubes opens a new path toward quantum information technologies.
Apr 12th, 2016
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The method employs microfluidics to create precise nanoscale spherical capsules.
Apr 12th, 2016
Read moreNew model shows how collective transport by synthetic nanomotors along biopolymer filaments can be effectively directed.
Apr 12th, 2016
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A research team fabricated nanoscrolls made from graphene oxide flakes and was able to control the dimensions of each nanoscroll, using both low- and high-frequency ultrasonic techniques. The scrolls have mechanical properties that are similar to graphene, and they can be made at a fraction of the cost.
Apr 12th, 2016
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Research scientists have developed luminous particles that can also withstand high temperatures. When activated by UV light or x-rays, they glow orange red.
Apr 12th, 2016
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Researchers have combined the benefits of organic and inorganic electronic materials in a new type of hybrid inks. This allows electronic circuits to be applied to paper directly from a pen, for example.
Apr 12th, 2016
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In phase transitions, for instance between water and water vapour, the motional energy competes with the attractive energy between neighbouring molecules. Physicists have now studied quantum phase transitions in which distant particles also influence one another.
Apr 12th, 2016
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Spinning cells could attract each other across surprisingly long distances.
Apr 11th, 2016
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Physicists have discovered a topological metal, PtSn4 (platinum and tin), with a unique electronic structure that may someday lead to energy efficient computers with increased processor speeds and data storage.
Apr 11th, 2016
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New model shows how collective transport by synthetic nanomotors along biopolymer filaments can be effectively directed.
Apr 11th, 2016
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An international team of physicists has discovered that applying a magnetic field to a non-magnetic metal made it conduct 70% more electricity, even though basic physics principles would have predicted the opposite.
Apr 11th, 2016
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Researchers are presenting a new process that, in a single step, allows manufacture of conductive paths that are just a few micrometers in width on flexible foils. As a result, new designs for appliances with flexible or even rollable displays will be possible.
Apr 11th, 2016
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