From quasiparticles to highly sensitive sensors
A new ERC grant allows a chemist to deal with ultrafast time- and space-resolved dynamics in molecular-plasmonic hybrid systems.
Jan 25th, 2018
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Prediction of titanic nitride proved unsinkable
Long sought-after form of cubic, semiconducting titanium nitride synthesized.
Jan 25th, 2018
Read moreA simple new approach to plastic solar cells
Researchers intelligently design new highly efficient organic solar cells based on amorphous electronic materials with potential for easy printing.
Jan 25th, 2018
Read moreDevelopment of self-crack-healing ceramics capable of quick full strength recovery
Using clues provided by bone healing mechanisms, researchers added a healing activator to crystalline grain boundaries, enabling the ceramic to fully heal cracks in as little as one minute at 1,000 C, the operating temperature of an aircraft engine.
Jan 25th, 2018
Read moreRecycling and reusing worn cathodes to make new lithium ion batteries
Nanoengineers have developed an energy-efficient recycling process that restores used cathodes from spent lithium ion batteries and makes them work just as good as new.
Jan 25th, 2018
Read moreNew technology standard could shape the future of electronics design
Scientists have discovered a way of enhancing the capabilities of an emerging nanotechnology that could open the door to a new generation of electronics.
Jan 25th, 2018
Read moreSilicon nanoblock arrays create vivid colors with subwavelength resolution
Researchers demonstrate a silicon metamaterial surface that will allow for color printing with diffraction-limited resolution.
Jan 25th, 2018
Read moreTrack-walking molecular motors
Physicists have developed new self-directed molecular motors for nanoscale applications.
Jan 25th, 2018
Read morePearly material for bendable heating elements
Scientists demonstrate a hybrid material consisting of imitation pearl combined with silver nanowires that works as a heater, with the added benefit of high flexibility, suggesting a potential role in wearable devices.
Jan 24th, 2018
Read moreNew biosensor could monitor glucose levels in tears and sweat
Researchers report the development of an ultra-thin, flexible sensor that could be incorporated into contact lenses or on the backs of watches for real-time glucose tracking.
Jan 24th, 2018
Read moreEngineers create new architecture for vaporizable electronics
Engineers have demonstrated a new method for remotely vaporizing electronics into thin air, giving devices the ability to vanish - along with their valuable data - if they were to get into the wrong hands.
Jan 24th, 2018
Read moreAdvances in lasers get to the long and short of it
A new way of modifying the dipole moment of cholesteric liquid crystals allows for researchers to select between the different band-edge modes experimentally for the first time.
Jan 24th, 2018
Read moreNanoparticle vaccine offers universal protection against influenza a viruses
Researchers have developed a universal vaccine to combat influenza A viruses that produces long-lasting immunity in mice and protects them against the limitations of seasonal flu vaccines.
Jan 24th, 2018
Read moreResearchers achieve microscope resolutions in the 30 nanometer range
Researchers have succeeded in enhancing the resolution for microscopic analysis of solid state systems to 1/31 of the wavelength of the utilised light. To this end, they used quantum dots which they embedded in semiconductors.
Jan 24th, 2018
Read moreEngineers develop flexible, water-repellent graphene circuits for washable electronics
New graphene printing technology can produce electronic circuits that are low-cost, flexible, highly conductive and water repellent.
Jan 24th, 2018
Read moreScientists developed a new model of frequency combs in optical microresonators
Scientists have developed a new mathematical model that describes the process of soliton occurrence in optical microresonators. After the physicists understand the existing effects and learn to predict new ones, they will be able to create high-precision devices and universal optical oscillators.
Jan 23rd, 2018
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