Two solids made of the same elements but with different geometric arrangements of the atoms, or crystal phases, can produce materials with different properties. Coal and diamond offer a spectacular example of this effect. Researchers have now found that some crystals have an easier time of making the solid-solid transition, if they take it in two steps.
Sep 16th, 2014
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By passing nanoscale spheres and rods through a tiny hole in a membrane, researchers able to measure the electrical properties of those structures' surfaces.
Sep 16th, 2014
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The quest to create artificial 'squid skin' - camouflaging metamaterials that can 'see' colors and automatically blend into the background - is one step closer to reality, thanks to a breakthrough color-display technology unveiled this week.
Sep 16th, 2014
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Researchers measure the quantum fluctuations behind a novel magnetic material's ultra-cold ferromagnetic phase transition.
Sep 15th, 2014
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Researchers have developed a technique for controlling the surface tension of liquid metals by applying very low voltages, opening the door to a new generation of reconfigurable electronic circuits, antennas and other technologies.
Sep 15th, 2014
Read moreThe Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) today announced it is partnering with Graphene Frontiers, LLC, a world leader in the production of graphene for commercial and industrial applications, to develop next generation graphene-based processes, technologies, and techniques that will enable revolutionary innovation in the electronics industry.
Sep 15th, 2014
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The method is facile and easily scalable, which will allow tailoring the physical properties of nanotube networks for use in applications ranging from electronic devices to CNT-reinforced composite materials found in everything from cars to sports equipment.
Sep 15th, 2014
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The very idea of fibers made of carbon nanotubes is neat, but Rice University scientists are making them neat - literally. The single-walled carbon nanotubes in new fibers line up like a fistful of uncooked spaghetti through a process designed by chemist Angel Martí and his colleagues.
Sep 15th, 2014
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Researchers have developed anew method for the synthesis of an ultrahard material that exceeds diamond in hardness. They describe a method that allows for the synthesis of ultrahard fullerite, a polymer composed of fullerenes, or spherical molecules made of carbon atoms.
Sep 15th, 2014
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Physicists unveil the microscopic mechanism behind the puzzling co-non-solvency effect that leads to smart polymer collapse in a mixture of good solvents.
Sep 15th, 2014
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Novel dialysis-like therapeutic device inspired by the spleen quickly filters bacteria, fungi and toxins.
Sep 15th, 2014
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Einzelne Photonen in einem Quantenpunkt erzeugen und seine Information zerstörungsfrei auslesen: Diese Technologie eröffnet neue Wege in der Quanteninformationsverarbeitung und -übertragung, die für künftige Computeranwendungen wegweisend sein können.
Sep 15th, 2014
Read moreNew work demonstrates that varistors and transistors are inherently coupled devices. These hybrid devices can simultaneously be used in the same electronic circuit as a varistor to protect the circuit elements against overshoot of prescribed voltage supply and as a transistor for signal amplification and electronic switch.
Sep 15th, 2014
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A comprehensive look at how tiny particles in a lithium ion battery electrode behave shows that rapid-charging the battery and using it to do high-power, rapidly draining work may not be as damaging as researchers had thought - and that the benefits of slow draining and charging may have been overestimated. The results challenge the prevailing view that 'supercharging' batteries is always harder on battery electrodes than charging at slower rates.
Sep 14th, 2014
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NATO organizes a workshop to improve the detection and decontamination of biological and chemical agents.
Sep 14th, 2014
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In future, some diseases might be diagnosed earlier and treated more effectively. Researchers have developed an optical method that makes individual proteins, such as the proteins characteristic of some cancers, visible.
Sep 13th, 2014
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