It's delightful, it's dynamic, it's dewetting
How would you like a kitchen surface that cleans itself? Technological advances such as this could be one step closer after a breakthrough by researchers.
Sep 29th, 2016
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Travelling through the body with graphene
For the first time researchers succeeded to place a layer of graphene on top of a stable fatty lipid monolayer. Surrounded by a protective shell of lipids graphene could enter the body and function as a versatile sensor.
Sep 28th, 2016
Read moreScientists visualise quantum behaviour of hot electrons for first time
Scientists have, for the first time, identified a method of visualising the quantum behaviour of electrons on a surface. The findings present a promising step forward towards being able to manipulate and control the behaviour of high energy, or 'hot', electrons.
Sep 28th, 2016
Read moreResearchers suggest nanoscale electronic motion sensor as DNA sequencer
Researchers have proposed a design for the first DNA sequencer based on an electronic nanosensor that can detect tiny motions as small as a single atom.
Sep 28th, 2016
Read moreX-ray laser glimpses how electrons dance with atomic nuclei in materials (w/video)
Studies could help design and control materials with intriguing properties, including novel electronics, solar cells and superconductors.
Sep 27th, 2016
Read moreThe world's smallest artificial virus
Scientists have engineered an artificial virus able to encapsulate and safely transfer small and large genes into human cells.
Sep 27th, 2016
Read moreWearable microscope can measure fluorescent dyes through skin
Monitoring disease biomarkers could become easier and more cost-effective.
Sep 27th, 2016
Read moreFirst quantum photonic circuit with an electrically driven light source
For the first time, scientists have succeeded in placing a complete quantum optical structure on a chip.
Sep 27th, 2016
Read more'Missing link' found in the development of bioelectronic medicines
New research has demonstrated that a nanoscale device, called a memristor, could be the 'missing link' in the development of implants that use electrical signals from the brain to help treat medical conditions.
Sep 27th, 2016
Read moreNanotechnology could give us safer, greener diapers and sanitary products
Nanofibers are more absorbent and better for the environment, say researchers.
Sep 27th, 2016
Read moreElectrically accessing complex magnetism in rare earth atoms
A new way to electrically access the magnetic properties of rare earth atoms, which are of crucial importance in many modern technologies, has been revealed by a team of researchers.
Sep 27th, 2016
Read moreFundamental researchers offer new ways to sort molecules for clean energy and more
Chemical separation accounts for 10 to 15 percent of the nation's energy consumption. That energy use has environmental costs, including tons of carbon dioxide released each year. Researchers are tackling the energy demands of separation by focusing on the underlying science. They are answering questions about how and why the targeted materials behave.
Sep 27th, 2016
Read moreStacked perovskite/CIGS solar module achieves unprecedented efficiency at 17.8 percent
Scientists today announced that they have fabricated a thin-film solar module stack made up of perovskite and Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) with a conversion efficiency of 17.8 percent. For the first time, this tandem module surpasses the highest efficiencies of separate perovskite and CIGS modules.
Sep 27th, 2016
Read moreGerman authorities update their joint research strategy 'Nanotechnology - health and environmental risks of nanomaterials'
The joint research strategy is part of the action plan Nanotechnology 2020 of the Federal Government passed by the Federal Cabinet on 14 September 2016. At the heart of the joint research strategy are testing methods and concepts for the characterisation and assessment of health and environmental risks which must be adapted and tested for new materials.
Sep 27th, 2016
Read moreBuckybowl-to-buckybowl inversion: Key to understanding mechano-electronic switches
Scientists have identified the adlayer structure of the sumanene buckybowl on Au(111) and revealed its unique bowl inversion behavior.
Sep 27th, 2016
Read moreWatching molecular machines at work
A new technology makes it possible to test how complex molecules function by manipulating them systematically. Add to this a new electron microscopy technique that brings resolution down to the atomic level - and indeed scientists are now able to directly look at these machines.
Sep 27th, 2016
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