Scientists create new thin material that mimics cell membranes
Nature-inspired synthetic membranes could aid water purification, energy, and healthcare needs.
Jul 19th, 2016
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Electron spin control of levitated nanodiamonds could bring advances in sensors, quantum information processing
Researchers have demonstrated how to control the electron spin of a nanodiamond while it is levitated with lasers in a vacuum, an advance that could find applications in quantum information processing, sensors and studies into the fundamental physics of quantum mechanics.
Jul 19th, 2016
Read moreThe birth of quantum holography: Making holograms of single light particles
A new measurement technique has enabled them to register the first ever hologram of a single light particle, thereby shedding new light on the foundations of quantum mechanics.
Jul 19th, 2016
Read moreResearchers determine key improvement for fuel cells
Work improves understanding of process that stops reactions.
Jul 19th, 2016
Read more'Jumping film' harnesses the power of humidity (w/video)
Scientists have developed a film that curls up and straightens out autonomously when exposed to tiny, barely measurable changes in ambient humidity. When irradiated with ultraviolet light, which causes changes in the film's ability to absorb and desorb water, it can even 'jump' into the air.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreResearchers discover key mechanism for producing solar cells
Better understanding of perovskite solar cells could boost widespread use.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreThe future of perovskite solar cells has just got brighter - come rain or shine
Researchers have succeeded in developing high-efficiency perovskite solar cells that retain excellent performance over two months in a very humid condition.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read more'Nanoantenna-reactor'catalysts offer best of both worlds
Technology marries light-harvesting nanoantennas to high-reaction-rate catalysts.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreScientists glimpse inner workings of atomically thin transistors
With an eye to the next generation of tech gadgetry, a team of physicists has had the first-ever glimpse into what happens inside an atomically thin semiconductor device. In doing so, they discovered that an essential function for computing may be possible within a space so small that it's effectively one-dimensional.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreSmallest hard disk to date writes information atom by atom
Scientists have built a memory of 1 kilobyte, where each bit is represented by the position of one single chlorine atom.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreGraphene photodetectors: Thinking outside the 2-D box
Researchers demonstrate a novel way to detect low-energy photons using vertical heterostructures made by stacking graphene and other 2D semiconducting materials.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreA battery inspired by vitamins
Researchers have identified a whole new class of high-performing organic molecules, inspired by vitamin B2, that can safely store electricity from intermittent energy sources like solar and wind power in large batteries.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreScientists develop way to upsize nanostructures into light, flexible 3-D printed materials
Scientists describe a new process to create lightweight, strong and super elastic 3-D printed metallic nanostructured materials with unprecedented scalability, a full seven orders of magnitude control of arbitrary 3-D architectures.
Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreTiny transformers: Chemists create microscopic and malleable building blocks
Taking a page from Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels', a team of scientists has created malleable and microscopic self-assembling particles that can serve as the next generation of building blocks in the creation of synthetic materials.
Jul 18th, 2016
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Jul 18th, 2016
Read moreChemical breakthrough in quantum computing
Researchers have made a conducting carbon material that they demonstrated could be used to perform quantum computing at room temperature, rather than near absolute zero.
Jul 18th, 2016
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