Researchers have devised and demonstrated a novel approach to nanoactuation that relies on magnetomechanics instead of the conventional electromechanics utilized in micro and nanoactuated mechanical systems.
Jun 23rd, 2016
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A research team from Hong Kong found that borophene is expected to be an excellent anode material for sodium-based batteries.
Jun 23rd, 2016
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To study brain cell's operation and test the effect of medication on individual cells, the conventional Petri dish with flat electrodes is not sufficient. For truly realistic studies, cells have to flourish within three-dimensional surroundings.
Jun 23rd, 2016
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Researchers have discovered a new phosphor that could make next-generation fluorescent and LED lighting even cheaper and more efficient. The team used highly luminescent clusters of silver atoms and the porous framework of minerals known as zeolites.
Jun 23rd, 2016
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Gemeinsam mit Wissenschaftlern von zehn Partnerinstitutionen aus 5 EU Laendern setzen Radiologen des Uniklinikums Jena ihre Forschungsarbeit an multifunktionellen magnetischen Nanopartikeln fort, die zur Detektion und Bekaempfung von Krebs eingesetzt werden sollen.
Jun 23rd, 2016
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Researchers have pioneered an innovative new technique to make flexible screens more effective and efficient.
Jun 23rd, 2016
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Scientists have developed a magnetically controlled drug that can be condensed on a blood clot by means of a magnetic field.
Jun 22nd, 2016
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An international team has discovered an elegant way to decouple organic nanosheets grown on metal surfaces.
Jun 22nd, 2016
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Previous attempts to grow germanene show that these attractive properties seem to vanish when it is grown on a metal surface: a good conductor of current. To prevent this, scientists chose the semiconductor MoS2 as the substrate material.
Jun 22nd, 2016
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Researchers have developed safe and durable high-temperature Li-S batteries using by a new coating technique called molecular layer deposition technology for the first time.
Jun 22nd, 2016
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While this nanotechnology could significantly enhance our food, it also raises big questions about safety. We only have to look at the strong reaction against genetically modified foods to see how important this issue is. How can we ensure that nanotechnology in food will be different?
Jun 22nd, 2016
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Physicists have mathematically modelled diamond-based microstructures for producing compact high sensitivity sensors.
Jun 21st, 2016
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Production of oxidation-resistant copper alloy nanoparticles by electrical explosion of wire for printed electronics.
Jun 21st, 2016
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Physicists studied an artificial structure composed of alternating layers of ferromagnetic and superconducting materials. Charge density waves induced by the interfaces were found to extend deeply into the superconducting regions, indicating new ways to manipulate superconductivity.
Jun 21st, 2016
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Researchers use simulations to identify previously undiscovered semiconductors with promising attributes for optical and electronic applications. A nitride among those proposed has been successfully fabricated using high-pressure synthesis and is found to emit red light.
Jun 21st, 2016
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Tetrahedral spins challenge third law of thermodynamics.
Jun 21st, 2016
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