Let liquid fingers point the way
Gold nanospheres can be manipulated on surfaces with nanometer precision using the effects of solvent evaporation.
Jan 29th, 2018
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Scientists catch light squeezing and stretching next-gen data storage material
Combining X-ray and electron data, researchers observe the rapid atomic response of iron-platinum nanoparticles to light, which could help control future magnetic data storage devices.
Jan 26th, 2018
Read moreResearch boosts efficiency and stability of optical rectennas
Recent improvements could allow rectennas - which convert electromagnetic fields at optical frequencies directly to electrical current - to operate low-power devices such as temperature sensors.
Jan 26th, 2018
Read moreX-ray experiments suggest high tunability of 2-D material
Scientists use a new x-ray platform to see microscale details in monolayer material's electronic structure.
Jan 26th, 2018
Read moreTiny scales could serve as safe material in implants to reinforce bones and joints
Researchers have designed a system of minuscule two-ended hooks, made out of calcite, that can 'grow' from silicone into tissue to fix themselves into place.
Jan 26th, 2018
Read moreNew technology aiming to improve trueness in the piezoelectric microscopy characterization of ceramic materials
Scientists have proved that unconventional AFM probes are suitable to acquire a trueness piezoelectric signal in Piezoresponse Force Microscopy.
Jan 26th, 2018
Read moreGraphene oxide is 'sensed' by specialised cells of the immune system
A new study shows that our immune system handles graphene oxide in a manner similar to pathogens, paving the way for safer biomedical applications of this two-dimensional material.
Jan 26th, 2018
Read moreNew research yields super-strong aluminum alloy
Researchers have demonstrated how to create a super-strong aluminum alloy that rivals the strength of stainless steel, an advance with potential industrial applications.
Jan 26th, 2018
Read moreQuantum race accelerates development of silicon quantum chip
Researchers showed that quantum information of an electron spin can be transported to a photon, in a silicon quantum chip. This is important in order to connect quantum bits across the chip and allowing to scale up to large numbers of qubits.
Jan 25th, 2018
Read moreResearchers combine spintronics and nanophotonics in 2D material
The discovery brings the worlds of spintronics and nanophotonics closer together and might lead to the development of an energy-efficient way of processing data, in data centres, for example.
Jan 25th, 2018
Read more'Nanobulb' helps see subwavelength-size objects with ordinary microscope
Scientists have proven that a silicon-gold nanoparticle can act as an effective source of white light when agitated by a pulse laser in IR band.
Jan 25th, 2018
Read moreShape-shifting organic crystals use memory to improve plastic electronics
Researchers have identified a mechanism that triggers shape-memory phenomena in organic crystals used in plastic electronics.
Jan 25th, 2018
Read moreNovel methods of synthesizing quantum dot materials
Scientists are optimizing nanostructures for energy devices such as solar cells.
Jan 25th, 2018
Read moreWorld's smallest sensor measures growth force of plants, animals and humans
Researchers have experimented with a combination of laser technology and chemical knowledge, coming up with a sensor consisting of one single molecule that is a few hundred times more accurate than existing devices used to measure nano-forces on the molecular level.
Jan 25th, 2018
Read moreFrom quasiparticles to highly sensitive sensors
A new ERC grant allows a chemist to deal with ultrafast time- and space-resolved dynamics in molecular-plasmonic hybrid systems.
Jan 25th, 2018
Read morePrediction of titanic nitride proved unsinkable
Long sought-after form of cubic, semiconducting titanium nitride synthesized.
Jan 25th, 2018
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