X-ray optics on a chip
Researchers report the fabrication and testing of a millimetre-sized chip capable of splitting a beam of X-rays.
Aug 18th, 2016
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Tracing barnacles' footprint with atomic force microscopy
Using a modified type of an Atomic Force Microscope, scientists can now measure protein characteristics of even very small traces on a surface.
Aug 18th, 2016
Read more'High-occupancy' vehicle battery
Towards higher energy density batteries: singly charged lithium ions replaced by doubly charged magnesium ions.
Aug 17th, 2016
Read moreDetermining real molecules in operating batteries
Scientists determined new molecular-level information at the solid/liquid interface, pushing toward better energy storage devices.
Aug 17th, 2016
Read moreSpinning ginger into nanoparticles to heal inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers have developed edible ginger-derived nanoparticles that they believe may be good medicine for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, the two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease. The particles may also help fight cancer linked to colitis, according to experiments in mice.
Aug 17th, 2016
Read moreCurbing the life-long effects of traumatic brain injury with neuron-targeted nanoparticle
Scientists report a potential way to reduce the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with a neuron-targeting nanoparticle, using an animal model of TBI.
Aug 17th, 2016
Read morePhononics pioneer probes the untapped powers of sound
A materials science engineer is bending sound waves in nature-defying ways that could quiet our cities, heal our bodies, provide new sources of energy, and compute and process information.
Aug 17th, 2016
Read moreNew method to identify microscopic failure in polymers and composite materials
Researchers have found a new way to identify microscopic damage in polymers and composite materials before total failure occurs.
Aug 17th, 2016
Read moreAttosecond science opens new avenues in femtochemistry
Attosecond Science is a new exciting frontier in contemporary physics, aimed at time-resolving the motion of electrons in atoms, molecules and solids on their natural timescale. Electronic dynamics derives from the creation and evolution of coherence between different electronic states and proceeds on sub-femtosecond timescales.
Aug 17th, 2016
Read moreResearchers watch catalysts at work
Physicists have succeeded in watching a silver catalyst at work for the first time with the aid of an atomic force microscope.
Aug 17th, 2016
Read moreSynthetic biological nanowires to conduct electricity
Scientists have genetically modified a common soil bacteria to create electrical wires that not only conduct electricity, but are thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
Aug 16th, 2016
Read moreA miniaturized sensor that can measure chemistry on a chip
By combining expertise in nanophotonics and materials science, researchers have laid the groundwork for a chemical sensor on a chip that could be used in small portable devices to analyze samples in a lab, monitor air and water quality in the field and perhaps even detect explosives.
Aug 16th, 2016
Read moreWindows made from transparent wood are cooler than glass
Natural microstructures in transparent wood are key to lighting & insulation advantages.
Aug 16th, 2016
Read moreSolid batteries improve safety
Researchers have developed a type of battery that, unlike conventional ones, consists entirely of solid chemical compounds and is non-flammable.
Aug 16th, 2016
Read moreHexagonal boron nitride semiconductors enable cost-effective detection of neutron signals
Researchers demonstrate hexagonal boron nitride semiconductors as a cost-effective alternative for inspecting overseas cargo containers.
Aug 16th, 2016
Read moreA novel method to untangle metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes
Researchers managed to reverse the electronic characteristics of a polymer known to disperse semiconducting nanotubes - while leaving the rest of the polymer's structure intact. By so doing, they have reversed the process, leaving the semiconducting nanotubes behind while making it possible to disperse the metallic nanotubes.
Aug 16th, 2016
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