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Computers aid discovery of new, inexpensive material to make LEDs with high color quality

Scientists have used data mining and computational tools to discover a new phosphor material for white LEDs that is inexpensive and easy to make.

Feb 19th, 2018

C'mon electrons, let's do the twist!

Identifying right-handed and left-handed molecules is a crucial step for many applications in chemistry and pharmaceutics. An international research team has now presented a new original and very sensitive method.

Feb 19th, 2018

Seeing the future of new energy materials

Using advanced NMR spectroscopy methods to guide materials design.

Feb 19th, 2018

Flexible warped nanographene developed for bioimaging

A new water-soluble nanocarbon triggers cell death when exposed to light.

Feb 19th, 2018

Ultrathin, highly elastic skin display shows electrocardiogram readings

Device displays electrocardiogram recorded by skin sensor, holds promise for home healthcare applications.

Feb 19th, 2018

Many colors from a single dot

Physicists show how even a separate single nanoparticle can be used to emit different colors of light.

Feb 19th, 2018

Contacting the molecular world through graphene nanoribbons

Scientists create the tiniest magnetic device contacted, made of a single molecule.

Feb 16th, 2018

Polar bear hair inspires nanotechnology enhanced thermal textile

Inspired by the microstructure and thermal insulation function of the polar bear hair, scientists have used a freeze-spinning technique to continuously fabricate silk fibroin solution into a fiber with aligned porous microstructure.

Feb 16th, 2018

Precision experiments reveal gaps in van der Waals theory

An international research team has performed synchrotron X-ray diffraction experiments on titanium disulfide - a transition metal dichalogenide (TMD) material with a layered 2D structure - and compared the results with theoretical calculations.

Feb 16th, 2018

To untangle the effects of nanoparticles on microbes, look at the genes

Nanoparticles are one of a long list of substances that can perturb microbes, but teasing out their effects is a Sisyphean task.

Feb 16th, 2018

Biocompatible anti-burn nanotechnology fibers that act as 'living bandages'

Researchers present a new therapeutic material based on nanofibers made of polycaprolactone modified with a thin-film antibacterial composition and plasma components of human blood. Biodegradable bandages made from these fibers will accelerate the growth of tissue cells twice as quickly.