Researchers integrated graphene with silicon microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) to make their device. Testing showed it could be used to detect a person's heat signature at room temperature without cryogenic cooling.
Nov 4th, 2015
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A new route for exploration of nontrivial physical phenomena at two-dimensional materials.
Nov 4th, 2015
Read moreThe European Commission's DG for Research and Innovation is in the process of gathering data in support of evidence-based policy-making in the field of research and innovation in nanosciences and nanotechnologies.
Nov 4th, 2015
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Arranging polymer nanotubes in a vertical array enhances piezoelectric properties for acoustic sensors.
Nov 4th, 2015
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Drawing inspiration from an insect's multi-faceted eye, engineers have created miniature lenses with vast range of vision.
Nov 3rd, 2015
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In recent years, advances in materials synthesis techniques have enabled scientists to produce increasingly complex functional materials with enhanced or novel macroscopic properties.
Nov 3rd, 2015
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Sound offers new method of moving data in racetrack memory.
Nov 3rd, 2015
Read moreUltrasensitive gas sensors based on the infusion of boron atoms into graphene may soon be possible, according to an international team of researchers from six countries.
Nov 2nd, 2015
Read moreResearchers have discovered an artificial material that mimics photosynthesis and potentially creates a sustainable energy source.
Nov 2nd, 2015
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A new grant funds the study of the unusual chemical and physical properties of atoms and molecules at ultra-cold temperatures approaching absolute zero.
Nov 2nd, 2015
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A new type of 'nanotweezer' capable of positioning tiny objects quickly and accurately and freezing them in place could enable improved nanoscale sensing methods and aid research to manufacture advanced technologies such as quantum computers and ultra-high-resolution displays.
Nov 2nd, 2015
Read moreSkillful surgeons can do amazing things in extremely small places, but finding better ways to suture tiny blood vessels has been an ongoing challenge for even the best. In new work, researchers show how a new peptide-based hydrogel could one day make that reconnection process easier to perform and less likely to fail.
Nov 2nd, 2015
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A pinch of carbon black transforms porous hydrogels to materials exhibiting angle-independent bright structural colors.
Nov 2nd, 2015
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Converting solar or wind into carbon-based fossil fuels might seem anything but green, but when you start with carbon dioxide - which can be dragged out of the air - it's as green as it gets. The technology that makes it economically feasible isn't available yet, but a recently published paper presents nice step forward in the effort to not just sequester CO2, but turn it into a useful fuel that is part of a carbon-neutral future.
Nov 2nd, 2015
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Nanoparticles could aid diagnosis and treatment of diseases including cancer... if the immune system would leave them alone. A new study shows that inducing crosslinks on nanoparticle surface sugars lets them escape mouse immune system and identifies remaining culprit for human immune recognition of nanoparticles.
Nov 2nd, 2015
Read moreResearchers have developed a nanoscale machine made of DNA that can randomly walk in any direction across bumpy surfaces. Future applications of such a DNA walker might include a cancer detector that could roam the human body searching for cancerous cells and tagging them for medical imaging or drug targeting.
Nov 2nd, 2015
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