New technique produces strong, resilient nanofibers for many applications
Researchers have developed a process that can produce nanofibers that are exceptionally strong and tough.
Jan 5th, 2018
Read moreResearchers have developed a process that can produce nanofibers that are exceptionally strong and tough.
Jan 5th, 2018
Read moreScientists have found a catalyst that cleans toxic nitrates from drinking water by converting them into air and water.
Jan 5th, 2018
Read moreNitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes or modified graphene nanoribbons may be suitable replacements for platinum for fast oxygen reduction, the key reaction in fuel cells that transform chemical energy into electricity.
Jan 5th, 2018
Read moreA team of physicists has demonstrated the means to improve the optical loss characteristics and transmission efficiency of hexagonal boron nitride devices, enabling very small lasers and nanoscale optics.
Jan 4th, 2018
Read moreDecontaminating nanotubes can simplify nanoscale devices.
Jan 4th, 2018
Read moreResearchers have discovered novel ways to extend the capabilities of two-photon lithography, a high-resolution 3D printing technique capable of producing nanoscale features smaller than one-hundredth the width of a human hair.
Jan 4th, 2018
Read moreScientists implement a dynamical version of the 4D quantum Hall effect with ultracold atoms in an optical superlattice potential.
Jan 4th, 2018
Read moreResearchers have developed a 'plant tattoo sensor' to take real-time, direct measurements of water use in crops.
Jan 4th, 2018
Read moreA team of researchers has developed macrophage 'nanosponges', which are nanoparticles cloaked in the cell membranes of macrophages, that can safely absorb and remove molecules from the bloodstream that are known to trigger sepsis.
Jan 4th, 2018
Read moreDelicate hybrid organic-inorganic crystals open new possibilities for light-based technologies.
Jan 3rd, 2018
Read moreCarbon nanotubes bound for electronics not only need to be as clean as possible to maximize their utility in next-generation nanoscale devices, but contact effects may limit how small a nano device can be.
Jan 3rd, 2018
Read moreA combined strategy of polymerization and electrostatic self-assembly to synthesize low-dimensional polyion complex nanomaterials with various morphologies.
Jan 3rd, 2018
Read moreAn electricity-conducting, environment-sensing, shape-changing machine the size of a human cell? Is that even possible?
Jan 3rd, 2018
Read moreImplications of this finding can apply to a wide array of fields ranging from life sciences and biotechnologies to material sciences and engineering.
Jan 2nd, 2018
Read moreSurvival rates in pancreatic cancer linked to inverse correlation between specific oncogene and tumor suppressant.
Jan 2nd, 2018
Read moreA new way of organizing nanostructures has boosted Raman signals by a hundred thousand times to better identify and characterize different molecules.
Jan 2nd, 2018
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