Nanometer-sized 'drones' that deliver a special type of healing molecule to fat deposits in arteries could become a new way to prevent heart attacks caused by atherosclerosis.
Feb 18th, 2015
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Scientists describe the real-time deformation data that exhibited sequential change in carbon nanocoil geometry after each coil was subjected to a uniaxial load at a constant rate.
Feb 18th, 2015
Read moreA recent study has found that while engineered gold nanoparticles are attractive for smart drug delivery, they come with a downside: great potential to disrupt a woman's fertility.
Feb 18th, 2015
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Platinum has traditionally been used as the electrocatalyst in electrolysers that store electric energy as chemical compounds. However, platinum is a rare and expensive metal. Now, researchers have succeeded in developing a substitute to it that is cheap and effective.
Feb 18th, 2015
Read moreScientists have reported an original approach for the development of novel graphenated multiwalled carbon nanotubes with enhanced field electron emission properties.
Feb 18th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have exploited gold nanotubes with controlled length and tunable absorption in the near-infrared (NIR) region for applications as photothermal conversion agents and in vivo photoacoustic imaging contrast agents. They developed a length-controlled synthesis to fabricate gold nanotubes with well-defined shape, high crystallinity, and tunable NIR surface plasmon resonance.
Feb 18th, 2015
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Researchers create silicon nanofibers 100 times thinner than human hair for potential applications in batteries for electric cars and personal electronics.
Feb 18th, 2015
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Researchers found that silver nanowires can be made almost indestructible and highly bendable by covering the minuscule wire with silicon dioxide. The new material can be used for making next generation optical cables, which until now have been easily fractured if bent. The new material 'memorizes' its original position and regenerates when needed.
Feb 18th, 2015
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Researchers have discovered through the in situ observation of the behavior of photoexcited carriers on the surface of a titanium dioxide crystal used as a photocatalyst that the carrier (electron and positive hole) lifetime on the crystal surface is an important factor to determine the catalytic activity.
Feb 18th, 2015
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A computational technique reveals how tiny pillars affect the condensation of vapor onto a surface.
Feb 18th, 2015
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Depositing different materials on top of bulk silicon wafers enables three-dimensional opto-electric integration.
Feb 18th, 2015
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Researchers worked out new chemistry for a broad class of compositions relevant to technologically important semiconductors.
Feb 17th, 2015
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For the first time, scientists have succeeded in recording the current in membrane channels of contracting cardiac cells. To do this, the scientists combined an atomic force microscope with a widely used method for measuring electrical signals in cells.
Feb 17th, 2015
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Precisely controlled synthesis of structurally uniform carbon sheets could advance graphene materials science.
Feb 17th, 2015
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Researchers have developed a unique single-step process to achieve three-dimensional (3D) texturing of graphene and graphite. Using a commercially available thermally activated shape-memory polymer substrate, this 3D texturing, or 'crumpling', allows for increased surface area and opens the doors to expanded capabilities for electronics and biomaterials.
Feb 17th, 2015
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Measurements have shown how spin filters forming within magnetic sandwiches influence tunnel magnetoresistance - results that can help in designing spintronic components.
Feb 17th, 2015
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