Gold soaks up boron, spits out borophene
In the heat of a furnace, boron atoms happily dive into a bath of gold. And when things get cool, they resurface as coveted borophene.
Mar 25th, 2019
Read moreIn the heat of a furnace, boron atoms happily dive into a bath of gold. And when things get cool, they resurface as coveted borophene.
Mar 25th, 2019
Read moreResearchers have developed a method based on artificial intelligence techniques that consider the atmospheric variations when designing the solar cells to produce more energy.
Mar 25th, 2019
Read moreScientists have found a way to place catalysts inside the tiniest pores of different host materials, a bit like when model ships are unfolded inside a bottle.
Mar 25th, 2019
Read moreTurning ammonia into harmless substances using gold nanoparticles on a metal oxide framework.
Mar 23rd, 2019
Read moreStudy opens a new route to achieving invisibility without using metamaterials.
Mar 22nd, 2019
Read moreScientists have developed a faster way of creating molecular models by using machine learning. The new models dramatically accelerate the screening of potential new organic materials for electronics and they could also be useful in other areas of materials science research.
Mar 22nd, 2019
Read moreA study finds that molecules alter gold nanoparticles' electronic properties.
Mar 22nd, 2019
Read moreScientists have developed a new technique that combines the power of nanoscale 'tractor beams' with high-powered X-rays, enabling them to position and manipulate crystals in solution that are not in contact with substrates.
Mar 22nd, 2019
Read moreEngineers' unique smart materials change shape as temperatures change.
Mar 22nd, 2019
Read moreResearchers report development of a membrane that helps periodontal tissue regenerate when implanted into the gums of rats.
Mar 21st, 2019
Read moreFormamidinium lead iodide is a very good material for photovoltaic cells, but getting the correct and stable crystal structure is a challenge. The techniques developed so far have produced rather poor results. Researchers have now cracked it - using a blade and a dipping solution.
Mar 21st, 2019
Read morePhysicists propose a new 'quantum simulator': a laser-based device that can be used to study a wide range of quantum systems. Studying it, the researchers have found that photons can behave like magnetic dipoles at temperatures close to absolute zero, following the laws of quantum mechanics. The simple simulator can be used to better understand the properties of complex materials under such extreme conditions.
Mar 21st, 2019
Read moreThis 'photonic calculus' would work by encoding parameters into the properties of an incoming electromagnetic wave and sending it through a metamaterial device; once inside, the device's unique structure would manipulate the wave in such a way that it would exit encoded with the solution to a pre-set integral equation for that arbitrary input.
Mar 21st, 2019
Read moreResearchers have created magnetic microparticles, with a newly developed method, that could pave the way for building micro-motors or guiding drugs in the human body to a target, like a tumor. The preparation of such structures as well as their remote-control can be regulated using magnetic fields and therefore can find application in an array of domains.
Mar 21st, 2019
Read moreScientists describe for the first time several unique properties of materials known as phase-switching liquids, or PSLs, that hold promise as next-generation anti-icing materials. PSLs can delay ice and frost formation up to 300 times longer than state-of-the-art coatings being developed in laboratories.
Mar 21st, 2019
Read more'Golden fullerene': ligand-protected nanocluster made of 32 gold atoms.
Mar 21st, 2019
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