A new method combining tumor suppressor protein p53 and biomineralization peptide BMPep successfully created hexagonal silver nanoplates, suggesting an efficient strategy for controlling the nanostructure of inorganic materials.
May 3rd, 2017
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A new semiconductor is as flexible as skin and easily degradable. It could have diverse medical and environmental applications, without adding to the mounting pile of global electronic waste.
May 3rd, 2017
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It's the classic plot of a buddy movie. Two struggling bodies team up to drive the plot and do good together. That same idea, when it comes to metals, could help scientists solve a big problem: the amount of energy consumed by making chemicals.
May 2nd, 2017
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An optical system for a full-field X-ray microscope eliminates chromatic aberrations that previously limited resolution capabilities.
May 2nd, 2017
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On their search for underlying physical mechanisms, researchers have now detected strips of nanostructures with alternating directions of polarization in the perovskite layers.
May 2nd, 2017
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Decades-long research culminates in a new way of creating left- and right-handed molecules.
May 2nd, 2017
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Researchers have invented an inexpensive, effective way to kill bacteria and sanitize surfaces with devices made of paper.
May 2nd, 2017
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New materials can reduce energy consumption with the flip of a switch.
May 2nd, 2017
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By carefully growing an ultrathin layer of metal oxide on a carbon coating, researchers made a perovskite device that worked even after dousing the device with a stream of water.
May 2nd, 2017
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In new research, material scientists report two discoveries that will provide a simple and effective way to 'stencil' high-quality 2D materials in precise locations and overcome a barrier to their use in next-generation electronics.
May 2nd, 2017
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Electrophoretic deposition coats metal with non-ionic polymer.
May 2nd, 2017
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Scientists have developed a method to erase the ink used for 3D printing. In this way, the small structures of up to 100 nm in size can be erased and rewritten repeatedly.
May 2nd, 2017
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Researchers report facile and rapid room temperature synthesis of cubic and platelet-like colloidal nanocrystals of Formamidinium Lead Halide Perovskite by ligand-assisted re-precipitation method.
May 2nd, 2017
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A recent study proposes the possibility of in situ human health monitoring simply by wearing a contact lens with built-in wireless smart sensors.
May 2nd, 2017
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A rechargeable power source printed onto normal paper using a standard inkjet printer could pave a new way for a wide range of 'smart' objects.
May 2nd, 2017
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Researchers have developed a new type of cancer-fighting nanoparticle aimed at shrinking breast cancer tumors, while also preventing recurrence of the disease.
May 1st, 2017
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