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Carbon nanotube 'rebar' makes graphene twice as tough

Researchers have found that fracture-resistant 'rebar graphene' is more than twice as tough as pristine graphene.

Aug 3rd, 2018

Electrons in iron-based superconductors can pair up in two different ways

Evidence that electrons form pairs in two distinct ways in iron-based superconductors will help theorists unravel the mechanism of unconventional superconductivity.

Aug 3rd, 2018

Integrated sensor could monitor brain aneurysm treatment

Researchers have demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a highly flexible and stretchable sensor that could be integrated with the flow diverter to monitor hemodynamics in a blood vessel without costly diagnostic procedures.

Aug 2nd, 2018

Harmful dyes in lakes, rivers can become colorless with new, sponge-like material

Scientists have created an environmentally friendly way to remove color from dyes in water in a matter of seconds.

Aug 1st, 2018

Advanced microscopy technique reveals new aspects of water at the nanoscale level

A new microscopy technique allows researchers to visualize liquids at the nanoscale level -- about 10 times more resolution than with traditional transmission electron microscopy -- for the first time.

Aug 1st, 2018

New competition for MOFs: Scientists make stronger COFs

Researchers find a way to better 'weld' covalent organic frameworks together.

Aug 1st, 2018

Researchers develop 'tornado' lab-on-a-chip technology with micro tweezers to detect dangerous viruses, biological contaminants

Researchers have developed a new class of optical nanotweezers that can trap and detect biomolecules, viruses and DNA more rapidly. The technology can also use light to promptly detect cancer or improve the production of medications.

Aug 1st, 2018

Fast, cheap and colorful 3D printing with nanomaterials

Researchers have tweaked 3D-printing so it can print in all of the colors of the rainbow.

Aug 1st, 2018

Researchers disclose optical secrets of disulfide nanotubes

The team demonstrates a strong light-matter interaction in suspensions and self-assembled films of tungsten disulfide nanotubes.

Aug 1st, 2018

Scientists discover a first-of-its-kind material for the quantum age

A physicist has discovered a new material that has the potential to become a building block in the new era of quantum materials, those that are composed of microscopically condensed matter and expected to change our development of technology.

Aug 1st, 2018

An elastic puff of air

Superflexible aerogels are highly efficient absorbents, thermal insulators, and pressure sensors.

Aug 1st, 2018

Insight into loss processes in perovskite solar cells enables efficiency improvements

In perovskite solar cells, charge carriers are mainly lost through recombination occurring at interface defect sites. In contrast, recombination at defect sites within the perovskite layer does not limit the performance of the solar cells at present.

Aug 1st, 2018

Insight into catalysis through novel study of X-ray absorption spectroscopy

An international team has succeeded in investigating electronic states of a transition metal in detail and drawing reliable conclusions on their catalytic effect from the data. These results are helpful for the development of future applications of catalytic transition-metal systems.