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Electrospun delivery vehicle for bioactive compounds in food nanotechnology

New research outlines how the creation of nanofibres could provide new and improved products and delivery systems for supplementary foodstuffs.

Jun 16th, 2015

Theory turns to reality for nonlinear optical metamaterials (w/video)

A research team has realized one of the long-standing theoretical predictions in nonlinear optical metamaterials: creation of a nonlinear material that has opposite refractive indices at the fundamental and harmonic frequencies of light. Such a material, which doesn't exist naturally, had been predicted for nearly a decade.

Jun 16th, 2015

Transparent, stretchable conductors with a nano-accordion structure design

Researchers have created stretchable, transparent conductors that work because of the structures' 'nano-accordion' design. The conductors could be used in a wide variety of applications, such as flexible electronics, stretchable displays or wearable sensors.

Jun 16th, 2015

The perils of platinum

Curtailing precious metal use to bring new energy storage and production online.

Jun 16th, 2015

What the blank makes quantum dots blink?

Calculations confirm that surface flaws are behind fluorescence intermittency in silicon nanocrystals.

Jun 16th, 2015

Research team fuses art, engineering to create stretchable batteries (w/video)

Researchers have used a variation of origami, called kirigami, as a design template for batteries that can be stretched to more than 150 percent of their original size and still maintain full functionality.

Jun 16th, 2015

Stacking semiconductors for artificial photosynthesis

Nanowire-based design incorporates two semiconductors to enhance absorption of light.

Jun 16th, 2015

Designer electronics out of the printer

Optimized printing process enables custom organic electronics.

Jun 16th, 2015

Researchers sequence and assemble first full genome of a living organism using smartphone size device

Researchers have for the first time sequenced and assembled de novo the full genome of a living organism, the bacteria Escherichia Coli, using a genome sequencer that can fit in the palm of your hand.

Jun 15th, 2015

A new and game-changing magnetoresistance

Material scientists have found a new kind of magnetoresistance that promises further insight into basic research and could one day be used for practical applications.

Jun 15th, 2015

Researchers develop a new type of gecko-like gripper

Researchers are developing a new kind of gripper, motivated by the ability of animals like the gecko to grip and release surfaces, that is perfectly suited for the delicate work involved in semiconductor manufacturing.

Jun 15th, 2015

Buckle up for fast ionic conduction

Material engineers found that the performance of ion-conducting ceramic membranes that are so important in industry depends largely on their strain and buckling profiles. For the first time, scientists can now selectively manipulate the buckling profile, and thus the physical properties, allowing new technical applications of these membranes.