Electronic skin stretched to new limits
A metal carbide within a hydrogel composite senses, stretches and heals like human skin for use in medicine and robotics.
Jul 1st, 2018
Read moreA metal carbide within a hydrogel composite senses, stretches and heals like human skin for use in medicine and robotics.
Jul 1st, 2018
Read moreFor the first time, researchers have created a nanocomposite of ceramics and a two-dimensional material, opening the door for new designs of nanocomposites with such applications as solid-state batteries, thermoelectrics, varistors, catalysts, chemical sensors and much more.
Jun 29th, 2018
Read moreScientists present their findings of examining and determining six core configurations of the GaN lattice.
Jun 29th, 2018
Read moreInvigorating the idea of computers based on fluids instead of silicon, researchers have shown how computational logic operations could be performed in a liquid medium by simulating the trapping of ions (charged atoms) in graphene (a sheet of carbon atoms) floating in saline solution.
Jun 29th, 2018
Read moreResearchers developa process that could offer nontoxic alternative to environmentally harmful chemicals.
Jun 29th, 2018
Read moreA new study finds reason for caution - a clear emergence of toxicity - in nanomaterial product formulations, but it also provides an early testing technique that could help the industry continue to move forward.
Jun 29th, 2018
Read moreCan we use nanotechnology to transform our own immune cells into cancer serial killers?
Jun 29th, 2018
Read moreNew research about the transfer of heat suggests that in thermal insulators, heat is conveyed by atomic vibrations and by random hopping of energy from atom to atom.
Jun 29th, 2018
Read moreAdvanced polymer design enables high-performance solar cells to be coated onto textiles.
Jun 29th, 2018
Read moreHigh-speed 'electron camera' shows for the first time the coexistence of solid and liquid in laser-heated gold, providing new clues for designing materials that can withstand extreme conditions.
Jun 28th, 2018
Read moreLight-controlled reversible aggregation of microtubules mediated by paclitaxel-modified cyclodextrin.
Jun 28th, 2018
Read moreScientists now have the proof behind the speculations that water molecules can form complex bridge-like structures when they accumulate on mineral surfaces.
Jun 28th, 2018
Read moreA multicolor laser pointer you can use to change the color of the laser with a button click - similar to a multicolor ballpoint pen - is one step closer to reality thanks to a new synthetic nanomaterial.
Jun 28th, 2018
Read moreUsing graphene, engineers have invented a new type of photodetector that can work with more types of light than its current state-of-the-art counterparts. The device also has superior sensing and imaging capabilities.
Jun 28th, 2018
Read moreUsing a ring of 16 detectors and a circularly polarized laser beam, scientists can determine duration and energy of ultra-short, high-intensity X-ray flashes with attosecond accuracy.
Jun 28th, 2018
Read morePhysicists are developing and testing innovative 2D nanomaterials for possible use as high-efficiency solar cells.
Jun 28th, 2018
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