Particles, waves and drunken sailors
Animals looking for food or light waves moving through turbid media - astonishing similarities have now been found between completely different phenomena.
Posted: Nov 26th, 2014
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Protons fuel graphene prospects
This discovery could revolutionise fuel cells and other hydrogen-based technologies as they require a barrier that only allow protons to pass through.
Posted: Nov 26th, 2014
Read moreGraphene produces more efficient transport of a semiconducting polymer film
A new study shows that semiconducting polymers placed on a layer of graphene transports electrical charge more efficiently than when placed on a substrate of silicon.
Posted: Nov 26th, 2014
Read moreVan der Waals force re-measured
Physicists verify nonlinear increase with growing molecular size.
Posted: Nov 26th, 2014
Read more'Giant' charge density disturbances discovered in nanomaterials
Researchers have, with the help of computer simulations, discovered a combination of materials that strengthens the so-called Friedel oscillations and bundles them, as if with a lens, in different directions. With a range of 50 nanometers, these 'giant anisotropic charge density oscillations' are many times greater than normal and open up new possibilities in the field of nanoelectronics to exchange or filter magnetic information.
Posted: Nov 26th, 2014
Read moreResearchers develop efficient method to produce nanoporous metals
Researchers have developed a cost-effective and more efficient way to manufacture nanoporous metals over many scales, from nanoscale to macroscale, which is visible to the naked eye.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2014
Read moreBlu-ray disc can be used to improve solar cell performance
Data storage pattern transferred to solar cell via nanopatterning increases light absorption.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2014
Read moreResearch yields material made of single-atom layers that snap together like Legos
Physicists have fabricated an innovative substance from two different atomic sheets that interlock much like Lego toy bricks. The researchers said the new material - made of a layer of graphene and a layer of tungsten disulfide - could be used in solar cells and flexible electronics.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2014
Read moreBreakthrough in flexible electronics enabled by inorganic-based laser lift-off
Researchers provide an easier methodology to realize high performance flexible electronics by using the Inorganic-based Laser Lift-off (ILLO).
Posted: Nov 25th, 2014
Read moreLight-harvesting to mimic photosynthesis with man-made leaves
A new, efficient light-harvesting system based on the principles of natural photosynthesis is developed by researchers at Tokyo Tech.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2014
Read moreScientists film magnetic memory in super slo-mo
Researchers have used high-speed photography to film one of the candidates for the magnetic data storage devices of the future in action. The film was taken using an X-ray microscope and shows magnetic vortices being formed in ultrafast memory cells. Their work provides a better understanding of the dynamics of magnetic storage materials.
Posted: Nov 25th, 2014
Read moreResearchers study graphene and ammonia to improve digital memory technology
The improvements in random access memory that have driven many advances of the digital age owe much to the innovative application of physics and chemistry at the atomic scale.
Posted: Nov 24th, 2014
Read moreResearch reveals how our bodies keep unwelcome visitors out of cell nuclei
The structure of pores found in cell nuclei has been uncovered by scientists, revealing how they selectively block certain molecules from entering, protecting genetic material and normal cell functions. The discovery could lead to the development of new drugs against viruses that target the cell nucleus and new ways of delivering gene therapies.
Posted: Nov 24th, 2014
Read moreLandmark report charts path to commercialization of cellulosic nanomaterials
The U.S. Forest Service has released a report that details the pathway to commercializing affordable, renewable, and biodegradable cellulose nanomaterials from trees.
Posted: Nov 24th, 2014
Read moreCooling with the coldest matter in the world
Physicists have developed a new cooling technique for mechanical quantum systems. Using an ultracold atomic gas, the vibrations of a membrane were cooled down to less than 1 degree above absolute zero. This technique may enable novel studies of quantum physics and precision measurement devices.
Posted: Nov 24th, 2014
Read moreMagnetic fields and lasers elicit graphene secret
Scientists have studied the dynamics of electrons from graphene in a magnetic field for the first time. This led to the discovery of a seemingly paradoxical phenomenon in the material. Its understanding could make a new type of laser possible in the future.
Posted: Nov 24th, 2014
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