A new type of cellulose nanoparticle is at the heart of a more effective and less environmentally damaging solution to one of the biggest challenges facing water-based industries: preventing the buildup of scale.
Nov 1st, 2018
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Simulations of graphene-like nanoribbons show that small tweaks to their edge structures can drastically alter heat conduction.
Nov 1st, 2018
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Tiny chambers opening under infrared light offer fine control for drug release and chemical sensing.
Nov 1st, 2018
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Researchers can design the perfect molecule to edit a gene, treat cancer or guide the development of a stem cell, but none of that will matter in the end if they can't get their molecules into the human cells they want to manipulate. The solution could be nanostraws.
Oct 31st, 2018
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An overview on the surprising features and enormous potentials of 2D magnetic van der Waals materials.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Scientists say the tiny 'spins' of electrons show potential to one day support next-generation innovations in many fields.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Researchers have developed a set of digital, ceramic tiles that can change colour, pattern, or play videos with a connected smartphone or tablet, turning a bedroom wall or ceiling into a giant cinema screen.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Scientists follow and operate one molecular shuttle-at-a-time, in real time, for several hundreds of cycles.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Researchers have applied a novel method to control the wettability of polymeric substrates, which has numerous practical implications.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Scientists have discovered a two-step sputtering and subsequent annealing treatment method to prepare vertically aligned WO3-CuO core-shell nanorod arrays which can detect toxic NH3 gas.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Researchers have made a wearable heater by modifying woven Kevlar fabric with nanowires that conduct and retain heat.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Researchers have developed laser-activated nanomaterials that integrate with wounded tissues to form seals that are superior to sutures for containing body fluids and preventing bacterial infection.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Physicists put in place groundwork for accurately testing Einstein's equivalence principle.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Researchers discover weak chemical interactions hold together box of infinite possibilities.
Oct 31st, 2018
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Engineeers find that nanotube interactions with silk fibroins hold the key to developing flexible, degradable electronics.
Oct 30th, 2018
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By structuring nanowires in a way that mimics geckos' ears, researchers have found a way to record the incoming angle of light. This technology could have applications in robotic vision, photography and augmented reality.
Oct 30th, 2018
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