Engineers have developed a technique to increase the performance and electrical conductivity of thin films that make up solar cell materials using nanotechnology.
Jan 23rd, 2015
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Materials could benefit imaging and military enhancements such as elastic cloaking.
Jan 23rd, 2015
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Scientists have experimentally observed for the first time a phenomenon in ultracold, three-atom molecules predicted by Russian theoretical physicsist Vitaly Efimov in 1970.
Jan 22nd, 2015
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Does glass ever stop flowing? Researchers have combined computer simulation and information theory, originally invented for telephone communication and cryptography, to answer this puzzling question.
Jan 22nd, 2015
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Strong materials, such as concrete, are usually heavy, and lightweight materials, such as rubber (for latex gloves) and paper, are usually weak and susceptible to tearing and damage. Julia R. Greer, professor of materials science and mechanics at Caltech is helping to break that linkage.
Jan 22nd, 2015
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Spherical gold particles are able to 'drill' a nano-diameter tunnel in ceramic material when heated. This is an easy and attractive way to equip chips with nanopores for DNA analysis, for example.
Jan 22nd, 2015
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In Stuttgart werden extrem belastbare Faden-Kristalle im Vakuum hergestellt.
Jan 22nd, 2015
Read moreThe aim of new research on the development of 'liquid marbles', also known as dry water, is to better understand the behaviour of this compound, in order to make advances in the use of cheaper materials, such as polystyrene.
Jan 22nd, 2015
Read moreA new study exploits near-field microscopy to image propagating plasmons in high-quality graphene encapsulated between two films of hexagonal boron nitride. It finds unprecedentedly low plasmon damping combined with strong field confinement and confirms the high uniformity of this plasmonic medium.
Jan 22nd, 2015
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Researchers have demonstrated a sophisticated encapsulation technique enabling highly reproducible operation of graphene devices in normal atmosphere for several months.
Jan 22nd, 2015
Read moreResearchers used a simple, cost-effective and eco-friendly method to produce a sensor based on graphene oxide nano-sheets with high sensitivity and simultaneously measure useful components of tea.
Jan 22nd, 2015
Read moreSingle-molecule experiments reveal surprising differences amongst the 'molecular cousins' DNA and RNA when stretched and twisted.
Jan 21st, 2015
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A Virginia Commonwealth University professor has received a five-year, $505,000 award from the National Science Foundation to make lithium-ion batteries - which power electric vehicles and portable electronic devices - far more efficient, sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Jan 21st, 2015
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Research by scientists attached to the EC's Graphene Flagship has revealed a superfluid phase in ultra-low temperature 2D materials, creating the potential for electronic devices which dissipate very little energy.
Jan 21st, 2015
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Scientists prepared a nacre-inspired nanocomposite that combines exceptional mechanical properties with glass-like transparency and a high gas- and fire-barrier.
Jan 21st, 2015
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In a novel twist in cybersecurity, scientists have developed a self-cleaning, self-powered smart keyboard that can identify computer users by the way they type.
Jan 21st, 2015
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