Cicada wings inspire antireflective surfaces
Researchers have developed antireflective structures capable of suppressing visible light at different angles of incidence - with potential for solar cells.
Oct 11th, 2016
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Filming light and electrons coupled together as they travel under cover
In a breakthrough for future optical-electronic hybrid computers, scientists have developed an ultrafast technique that can track light and electrons as they travel through a nanostructured surface.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreRecharging on stable, amorphous silicon
Lithium ion batteries may benefit from porous amorphous silicon anodes.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read more'Weighing' atoms with electrons
Researchers used an advanced scanning transmission electron microscope to measure isotopes in nanometer-sized areas of a graphene sample. The same energetic electrons that form an image of the graphene structure can also eject one atom at a time due to scattering at a carbon nucleus.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreSilkworms eating graphene spin silk twice as strong
Scientists fed the silkworms mulberry leaves coated in a solution that contained graphene in order to create the material. Applications for the material created include wearable electronics, durable fabrics and biodegradable medical implants.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreNanoengineering transforms particles into LEGO like building blocks
Researchers have developed a nanoscale engineering method that transforms tiny particles into 'LEGO- like' modular building blocks.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreNew 3D design for mobile microbatteries
Researchers succeeded in improving the energy density of a rechargeable battery without increasing its size. This feat was achieved by developing a 3D structure made of microtubes, the first step towards producing a complete microbattery.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreNew kind of supercapacitor made without carbon
Energy storage device could deliver more power than current versions of this technology.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreNanotechnology providing the tools to clean up oil spills (w/videos)
Technology may be able to succeed where hard-working volunteers have failed in the past. Researchers are using nanotechnology to turn an oil spill into a floating mass of brown jelly that can be scooped up before it can make its way into the food chain.
Oct 11th, 2016
Read moreAdvancing nanopore sensing towards lower cost and more accurate DNA sequencing
Researchers have developed a new electronic DNA sequencing platform based on biologically engineered nanopores.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read moreLights, action, electrons!
Electrons are far too small and fast to be seen, even with the help of a light microscope. This has made measuring an electron's movement very difficult for the past century. However, new research has made this process much easier.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read morePhysicists observe diffusion of individual atoms in light bath
In a combination of experiments and theory the diffusion of individual atoms in periodic systems was understood for the first time. The interaction of individual atoms with light at ultralow temperatures close to the absolute zero temperature point provides new insights into ergodicity, the basic assumption of thermodynamics.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read moreMetamaterial uses light to control its motion
Researchers have designed a device that uses light to manipulate its mechanical properties. The device, which was fabricated using a plasmomechanical metamaterial, operates through a unique mechanism that couples its optical and mechanical resonances, enabling it to oscillate indefinitely using energy absorbed from light.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read moreElectron spins talk to each other via a 'quantum mediator'
Scientists have succeeded for the first time in enabling two non-neighbouring quantum bits in the form of electron spins in semiconductors to communicate with each other.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read moreThree ways organic electronics is changing technology as we know it (w/videos)
One day, your latest gadget won't be in your pocket like a phone or even wrapped around your wrist like a smartwatch, but stuck to your skin like a transparent plaster.
Oct 10th, 2016
Read moreResearchers turn nanorods into multistate switches with an electron beam
Researchers have discovered how to subtly change the interior structure of semi-hollow nanorods in a way that alters how they interact with light, and because the changes are reversible, the method could form the basis of a nanoscale switch with enormous potential.
Oct 10th, 2016
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