Superconducting nanowire circuits, simplified
New circuit design could unlock the power of experimental superconducting computer chips.
Oct 17th, 2014
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Self-assembly fabricating method for graphene nanoribbons brings scientists a step closer to revolutionizing electronics
Researchers have discovered a new self-assembly method for producing defect-free graphene nanoribbons with periodic zigzag-edge regions. In this bottom-up technique, researchers use a copper substrate's unique properties to change the way the precursor molecules react to one another as they assemble into graphene nanoribbons.
Oct 17th, 2014
Read moreEngineers find a way to win in laser performance by losing
To help laser systems overcome loss, operators often pump the system with an overabundance of photons, or light packets, to achieve optical gain. But now engineers have shown a new way to reverse or eliminate such loss by, ironically, adding loss to a laser system to actually reap energy gains. In other words, they've invented a way to win by losing.
Oct 16th, 2014
Read moreDispelling a misconception about Mg-ion batteries
Researchers used supercomputer simulations to dispel a popular misconception about magnesium-ion batteries that should help advance the development of multivalent ion battery technology.
Oct 16th, 2014
Read moreLight bending material facilitates the search for new particles
Particle physicists have a hard time identifying all the elementary particles created in their particle accelerators. But now researchers have designed a material that makes it much easier to distinguish the particles. The material manipulates the Cherenkov radiation from particles with high momentum so that they get a distinct light cone angle.
Oct 16th, 2014
Read moreMagnetic mirrors enable new technologies by reflecting light in uncanny ways
Scientists have demonstrated, for the first time, a new type of mirror that forgoes a familiar shiny metallic surface and instead reflects infrared light by using an unusual magnetic property of a non-metallic metamaterial.
Oct 16th, 2014
Read moreNew project looks at aircraft materials defects micro- and nanoscale levels
UT Arlington engineering professors have received a $451,781 Air Force Office of Scientific Research grant to examine the material surface at the micro- and nano-scale level that will provide clues for predicting fatigue in aircraft parts.
Oct 16th, 2014
Read moreNanotechnology researchers synthesize two-element atomic chain inside carbon nanotube
Researchers have synthesized an atomic chain in which two elements are aligned alternately and have evaluated its physical properties on an atomic level.
Oct 16th, 2014
Read moreControlling the size and shape of graphene-based multilayer structures
Researchers have developed a novel yet simple technique, called 'diffusion driven layer-by-layer assembly', to construct graphene into porous three-dimensional (3D) structures for applications in devices such as batteries and supercapacitors.
Oct 16th, 2014
Read moreNew molecular probe tracks cellular forces
Method could advance biology and spur new approaches to disease.
Oct 16th, 2014
Read moreStudy reveals optimal particle size for anticancer nanomedicines
Nanomedicines consisting of nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery to specific tissues and cells offer new solutions for cancer diagnosis and therapy. Understanding the interdependency of physiochemical properties of nanomedicines, in correlation to their biological responses and functions, is crucial for their further development of as cancer-fighters.
Oct 15th, 2014
Read moreThe world's thinnest generator - piezoelectricity observed in atomically thin MoS2
First experimental observation of piezoelectricity in an atomically thin material could lead to wearable devices.
Oct 15th, 2014
Read moreEuropean Commission opens the gate towards the implementation of Nanomedicine Translation Hub
A major step in implementing the ETPN Translation Hub has been reached, with three European projects entering the finalisation stage of their EU Grant Agreements.
Oct 15th, 2014
Read moreScientists map key moment in sssembly of DNA-splitting molecular machine
Crucial steps and surprising structures revealed in the genesis of the enzyme that divides the DNA double helix during cell replication.
Oct 15th, 2014
Read moreNanoparticle-based photodynamic therapy to effectively kill deep-set cancer cells in vivo
Novel nanoparticles advance potential clinical application for photodynamic therapy.
Oct 15th, 2014
Read moreNanotechnology engineers develop disposable lung infection detector
Imagine a low-cost, disposable breath analysis device that a person with cystic fibrosis could use at home along with a smartphone to immediately detect a lung infection, much like the device police use to gauge a driver's blood alcohol level.
Oct 15th, 2014
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