Little ANTs: Researchers build the world's tiniest engine
The prototype device is made of tiny charged particles of gold, bound together with temperature-responsive polymers in the form of a gel.
May 3rd, 2016
Read moreThe prototype device is made of tiny charged particles of gold, bound together with temperature-responsive polymers in the form of a gel.
May 3rd, 2016
Read moreUsing an ultra fast-scanning atomic force microscope, researchers have filmed 'living' nuclear pore complexes at work for the first time.
May 3rd, 2016
Read moreCovalently bonded, single-molecule-thick layer prevents phosphorene from degrading in open air.
May 3rd, 2016
Read moreResearchers have created a new sensor technology that captures nanoscale images with high spatial resolution and sensitivity.
May 3rd, 2016
Read moreCurrently, one of the leading methods for creating qubits in materials involves exploiting the structural atomic defects in diamond. But several researchers believe that if an analogue defect could be engineered into a less expensive material, the cost of manufacturing quantum technologies could be significantly reduced.
May 2nd, 2016
Read moreResearchers combined three biopolymers, chitosan and agarose (polysaccharides), and a protein gelatine, as the materials to produce tissue engineering scaffolds and demonstrated the enhancement of mechanical strength (doubled pick load), higher water uptake and thermal properties in chitosan-gelatine-agarose hydrogels doped with halloysite.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreNanoscale magnets offer a new way to find faint, early traces of cancer in patients, according to researchers working on a method to capitalize on the magnets' properties.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreSpin currents in topological insulators controlled.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreQuantum spin liquid comes in several different varieties with subtly different properties, but that they all share the ability to support peculiar quantum mechanical phenomena.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreA team of engineers has found a sustainable way to boost the growth of a protein-rich bean by improving the way it absorbs much-needed nutrients.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have developed an efficient way of cooling electronics by using functionalized graphene nanoflakes.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreNew data analysis technique distinguishes active from passive fluctuations inside cells.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreIn a new paper, scientists point to a new family of materials with promising applications in solid-state cooling.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreTwo-dimensional phosphane, a material known as phosphorene, has potential application as a material for semiconducting transistors in ever faster and more powerful computers.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreRare-earth materials are prime candidates for storing quantum information, because the undesirable interaction with their environment is extremely weak. Consequently however, this lack of interaction implies a very small response to light, making it hard to read and write data. Physicists have now observed a record-high Purcell effect, which enhances the material's interaction with light.
Apr 28th, 2016
Read moreWorld's highest efficiency rating achieved for CZTS thin-film solar cells.
Apr 28th, 2016
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