Liquid crystals open new route to planar optical elements
Researchers have developed a technology to control the light wavefront reflected from a cholesteric liquid crystal - a liquid crystal phase with a helical structure.
Jun 16th, 2016
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U.S. military stresses importance of nanotechnology
If there is one lesson to glean from Picatinny Arsenal's new course in nanomaterials, it's this: never underestimate the power of small.
Jun 16th, 2016
Read morePhysicists deploy magnetic vortex to control electron spin
Potential technology for quantum computing, keener sensors.
Jun 15th, 2016
Read moreNew X-ray method allows scientists to probe molecular explosions
Scientists used high-intensity, quick-burst X-rays to look at how the atoms in a molecule change when the molecule is bombarded with X-rays.
Jun 15th, 2016
Read moreDroplets finally all the same size - in a nanodroplet library
A single drop with the volume of a millionth of a litre is really not very large and certainly does not look like something you can do a lot with. However, a simple device can split the microdroplet into a collection of equally-sized nanodroplets.
Jun 15th, 2016
Read moreLoofah-based material could give lithium batteries a boost
To get lithium batteries up to snuff for more ambitious applications, researchers report a new solution that involves low-cost, renewable loofah sponges.
Jun 15th, 2016
Read moreLow-cost coating for a more sustainable glass
Researchers develop low-cost, single-layer glass coating that blocks heat, making glass a more sustainable building material.
Jun 15th, 2016
Read moreNew generation of high-efficiency solar thermal absorbers developed
Researchers are one step closer to developing a new generation of low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells. The structure is one of the world's first examples of a tri-layer metasurface absorber using a carbon interlayer.
Jun 15th, 2016
Read moreGraphene isn't the only Lego in the nanoelectronics materials-science toy box
In the current world of nanoelectronics, there is a lot more going on than just graphene.
Jun 15th, 2016
Read moreExperiments demonstrate how memristors work
Results are an important step in designing solid-state devices for future computer memories.
Jun 15th, 2016
Read moreBetter material insights with gentle e-beams
Great potential for a new, more accurate, tool for using electron collisions to probe matter.
Jun 15th, 2016
Read moreResearchers improve biosensors with 'nanoflowers' to detect E. coli
Researchers have developed a portable biosensor that makes it easier to detect harmful bacteria.
Jun 15th, 2016
Read moreElectromagnetic metamaterials with zero-refractive index for sub-wavelength photonics
A new class of optical topological transitions in electromagnetic metamaterials induced by the non-locality of the electromagnetic response is reported.
Jun 15th, 2016
Read moreGraphene-based thermal modulators
Squeezing graphene is a way to control its heat conduction, paving the way to harvesting waste heat for power.
Jun 15th, 2016
Read moreUnderlying connection found between diverse materials with extreme magnetoresistance
Unifying phase diagrams could be used to find materials with useful applications in magnetic memory.
Jun 14th, 2016
Read moreNew material, picked by computers, could boost power of vacuum electronics
This new material, a member of a broad class of compounds called perovskites, could boost the output power of the electron beam and enable long-range communications or remote sensing for a fraction of the current energy costs.
Jun 14th, 2016
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