Molecular beam epitaxy systems enables scientists to control the properties of new crystals with exquisite precision, right down to the atomic level. They can grow nanomaterials with features just a few billionths of a meter across, and even control how many electrons they have inside them.
Posted: Feb 17th, 2015
Read moreResearchers manipulated zinc oxide, producing nanowires from this readily available material to create a ultra-violet light detector which is 10,000 times more sensitive to UV light than a traditional zinc oxide detector.
Posted: Feb 17th, 2015
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Researchers suggest a way of enormously enhancing the van der Waals and Csimir forces - until they become a sort of 'quantum glue' holding atoms together.
Posted: Feb 17th, 2015
Read moreToyota research labs in Japan have reviewed research that might be leading the way towards a new generation of automotive catalytic converters.
Posted: Feb 16th, 2015
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Scientists announced today that they demonstrated interaction between light and sound in a nanoscale area. Their findings elucidate the physics of light-matter coupling at these scales - and pave the way for enhanced signal processing on mass-producible silicon photonic chips.
Posted: Feb 16th, 2015
Read moreA research team has identified and synthesized a material that can be used to create efficient plasmonic devices that respond to light in the mid-infrared range. This is the first time anyone has demonstrated a material that performs efficiently in response to this light range, and it has applications in fields ranging from high-speed computers, to solar energy to biomedical devices.
Posted: Feb 16th, 2015
Read moreResearchers syntheized magnetic graphene nanoparticles to effectively remove both bacteriophage and bacteria from water.
Posted: Feb 16th, 2015
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Researchers have demonstrated the autonomous computer-controlled assembly of atoms into perfect nanostructures using a low temperature scanning tunneling microscope. The results show the construction without human intervention of quantum confined two-dimensional nanostructures using single atoms or single molecules on a copper surface.
Posted: Feb 16th, 2015
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Scientists have succeeded in the synthesis of new ferroelectric silicates with a tetrahedral coordination. The mechanism for the evolution of ferroelectricity was studied by both experiments and theoretical calculations.
Posted: Feb 16th, 2015
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Corannulene is a carbon molecule with a unique shape (similar to the better known fullerene) and promising properties. Scientists carried out computer simulations of the molecule's properties and discovered that it might help overcome the difficulties building molecular circuits.
Posted: Feb 16th, 2015
Read moreEarly results highlight value of interdisciplinary collaboration.
Posted: Feb 15th, 2015
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Work could ultimately lead to electrical conductors that are 100 percent efficient.
Posted: Feb 14th, 2015
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Scientists have discovered that when light hits germanium nanocrystals, the crystals produce 'bonus electrons'. These additional electrons could increase the yield of solar cells and improve the sensitivity of photodetectors.
Posted: Feb 14th, 2015
Read moreAlthough most materials slightly expand when heated, there is a new class of rubber-like material that not only self-stretches upon cooling; it reverts back to its original shape when heated, all without physical manipulation.
Posted: Feb 13th, 2015
Read moreA new mobile device that allows bladder and kidney cancer to be detected at an early stage. Thanks to this method, it is possible to read from DNA whether their carrier has bladder or kidney cancer.
Posted: Feb 13th, 2015
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A clinical trial led by University of Leicester respiratory experts into a potentially ground-breaking 'breath test' to detect lung cancer is set to get underway at the Glenfield Hospital in Leicester.
Posted: Feb 13th, 2015
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