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The promise of fluorescent polymer gels

Color-changing materials could be used to detect structural failure in energy-related equipment.

Jul 1st, 2016

Magnetically driven metal-insulator transition in a correlated spin-orbit material

Using a combination of neutron and X-ray scattering techniques, researchers were able to solve the magnetic structure and measure the nature of the magnetic excitations in Cd2Os2O7.

Jun 30th, 2016

Fantastic Voyage to the nanoverse one step closer

Robots so small they can enter the bloodstream and perform surgeries are one step closer.

Jun 30th, 2016

Wireless, wearable toxic-gas detector made from carbon nanotubes

Inexpensive sensors could be worn by soldiers to detect hazardous chemical agents.

Jun 30th, 2016

Nanotechnology commercialisation calls for closer attention to safety and environmental considerations

The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and the Academy of Finland are hosting a panel discussion on questions of nanosafety in connection with the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) conference in Manchester in July.

Jun 30th, 2016

Neutron diffraction studies reveal origins of deterioration in lithium batteries

Researchers use diffraction data from pulsed high-intensity neutrons to understand the reactions that deteriorate lithium batteries during operation.

Jun 30th, 2016

Researchers develop shape-changing 'smart' material

Researchers have developed a unique, multifunctional smart material that can change shape from heat or light and assemble and disassemble itself.

Jun 30th, 2016

Thousands on one chip: New method to study proteins

A new molecular method enables the investigation of the function for thousands of proteins in parallel. Applying this new method, an international team of researchers was able to identify hundreds of previously unknown interactions among proteins.

Jun 30th, 2016

Modular construction on a molecular scale

Predictable assembly of protein building blocks result in a new class of porous materials, with potential uses ranging from efficient fuel storage to practical carbon capture and conversion.

Jun 30th, 2016

Surprising qualities of insulator ring surfaces

Surface phenomena in ring-shaped topological insulators are just as controllable as those in spheres made of the same material.

Jun 29th, 2016

A drop of water as a model for the interplay of adhesion and stiction

Physicists have developed a system that enables them to switch back and forth the adhesion and stiction (static friction) of a water drop on a solid surface.

Jun 29th, 2016

Atomic vibrations hurt solar cell efficiency

Theoretical modeling of energy loss in solar cells may lead to more efficient materials to convert sunlight to electricity.

Jun 29th, 2016

NSF grant to advance research on molecular transformation, carbon recycling

Two chemists will combine their expertise in two distinct fields of chemistry - surface chemistry and metal-organic chemistry - to create new catalysts that guide molecular transformations.