Team's e-whiskers may be a touchstone for future of electronic skin
Researchers used shape-memory polymers to create artificial, electronic versions called e-whiskers, which mimic the properties of the real thing.
Jun 26th, 2018
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Nanomaterials could mean more algae outbreaks for wetlands, waterways
High tech metal particles may inadvertently take a toll on aquatic life.
Jun 26th, 2018
Read moreNo barrier to applications for a remarkable 2D material
An innovative technique for growing large, uniform sheets of single-layer molybdenum disulfide could lead to new flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices.
Jun 25th, 2018
Read moreLigands control nanowire growth
Thiol molecules drive gold atoms to form a forest of nanowires with useful properties.
Jun 25th, 2018
Read moreNanoemulsions formed by self-assembly of nanoparticles around droplets
Researchers have developed a single-step technique for creating nanoemulsions that is faster, more energy efficient, and smaller than previous methods.
Jun 23rd, 2018
Read more'Stealth' material hides hot objects from infrared eyes
Infrared cameras are the heat-sensing eyes that help drones find their targets even in the dead of night or through heavy fog. Hiding from such detectors could become much easier, thanks to a new cloaking material that renders objects -- and people -- practically invisible.
Jun 22nd, 2018
Read moreSuperconducting vortices quantize ordinary metal
Researchers have discovered that a genuine feature of superconductors -- quantum Abrikosov vortices of supercurrent -- can also exist in an ordinary nonsuperconducting metal put into contact with a superconductor.
Jun 22nd, 2018
Read moreThe photoelectric effect in stereo
In the photoelectric effect, a photon ejects an electron from a material. Researchers have now used attosecond laser pulses to measure the time evolution of this effect in molecules. From their results they can deduce the exact location of a photoionization event.
Jun 22nd, 2018
Read moreInsulator-metal transition at the nanoscale: x-ray holography reveals existence of nano-patchwork
In a recent study, researchers have finally been able to probe the phase transitions that occur in thin films of vanadium dioxide using resonant soft X-ray holography.
Jun 22nd, 2018
Read moreIs nature exclusively left-handed? Using chilled atoms to find out
Elegant techniques of trapping and polarizing atoms open vistas for beta-decay tests of fundamental symmetries, key to understanding the most basic forces and particles constituting our universe.
Jun 22nd, 2018
Read moreAs future batteries, hybrid supercapacitors are super-charged
A new supercapacitor could be a competitive alternative to lithium-ion batteries.
Jun 22nd, 2018
Read moreSense like a shark: Saltwater-submersible films
A nickelate thin film senses electric field changes analogous to the electroreception sensing organ in sharks, which detects the bioelectric fields of prey.
Jun 22nd, 2018
Read moreResearchers achieve unprecedented control of polymer grids
Materials could find applications in water purification, solar energy storage, body armor.
Jun 21st, 2018
Read moreResearchers solve major challenge in mass production of low-cost solar cells
Spray coating could make perovskite an inexpensive alternative to silicon for solar panels.
Jun 21st, 2018
Read moreBeyond conventional solution-process for 2-D heterostructure
Researchers demonstrated a facile wet-chemical method to directly grow organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite nanocrystals on surfaces of dispersible MoS2 nanosheets.
Jun 21st, 2018
Read moreScientists print sensors on gummi candy
Printing microelectrode arrays on gelatin and other soft materials could pave the way for new medical diagnostics tools.
Jun 21st, 2018
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