Plastic crystals could improve fabrication of memory devices
A novel 'plastic crystal' has switching properties suitable for memory-related applications.
Aug 31st, 2016
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National Science Foundation awards $763K for community college nanotechnology project
The NSF grant will establish the Northwest Vista College program and San Antonio as a hub for companies needing employees skilled in micro-nano-bio technologies.
Aug 31st, 2016
Read moreTheorists solve a long-standing fundamental problem
When it comes to trying to model the properties and behavior of systems of atoms, scientists use two fundamentally different pictures of reality, one of which is called 'statistical' and the other 'dynamical'. The two approaches have at times been at odds, but scientists announced a way to reconcile the two pictures.
Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreDiamonds and quantum information processing on the nanoscale
Researchers have successfully demonstrated charge transport between Nitrogen-Vacancy color centers in diamond. The team developed a novel multi-color scanning microscopy technique to visualize the charge transport.
Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreBuilding blocks for methane gas storage
Tweaking the structure of metal-organic frameworks could transform the capacity to use methane as a fuel.
Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreImploding bubbles improve the growth of single-crystalline perovskite solar cell thin films
Researchers have now shown how imploding bubbles in a solution can grow single crystals of the preferred orientation for manufacturing thin films.
Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreSilver nanoparticles' protein 'corona' affects their toxicity
Scientists distinguished how protein 'corona' of silver nanoparticles affects their cellular toxicity.
Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreNew optical material offers unprecedented control of light and thermal radiation
Engineers discover that samarium nickelate shows promise for active photonic devices - SmNiO3 could potentially transform optoelectronic technologies, including smart windows, infrared camouflage, and optical communications.
Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreMaking mechanically strong nanotubes with light
Scientists have developed a simple and effective method for the formation of robust covalent ONTs from simple molecules. This method is expected to be useful in generating a range of nanotube-based materials with desirable properties.
Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreColors from darkness: Researchers develop alternative approach to quantum computing
Microwaves created at near absolute zero temperature provide uniquely correlated and controllable states.
Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreNanotechnology-based delivery system may help treat rare genetic disorder
Researchers have discovered a type of drug delivery system that may offer new hope for patients with a rare, ultimately fatal genetic disorder - and make what might become a terrible choice a little easier.
Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreDNA-based nanocontainers for drug delivery
Scientists have engineered a novel nanoscale drug delivery vehicle which can be tuned to release a range of cargos. The drug delivery system consists of self-assembled DNA nanopores embedded in nanometre-sized 'bubbles' known as polymersomes.
Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreBody heat as a power source
Wearable integrated thermocells based on gel electrolytes use body heat.
Aug 30th, 2016
Read moreSuper cement's secret
Electron anions impart unconventional properties in a unique cement semiconductor for potentials uses in industrial catalysts and flat panel displays.
Aug 29th, 2016
Read moreNanometer-thin layers of water can become ice-like at room temperature
New research shows that a nanometer-thin layer of water between two charged surfaces exhibits ice-like tendencies that allow it to withstand pressures of hundreds of atmospheres. The discovery could lead to better ways to minimize friction in a variety of settings.
Aug 29th, 2016
Read moreContinuous roll-process technology for transferring and packaging flexible LSI
Researchers have developed a continuous roll-processing technology that transfers and packages flexible large-scale integrated circuits (LSI), the key element in constructing the computer's brain such as CPU, on plastics to realize flexible electronics.
Aug 29th, 2016
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