Integrated lasers on different surfaces
A simple and versatile technique for manufacturing hybrid lasers on different materials opens the door to new applications for photonic devices.
Sep 8th, 2017
Read moreA simple and versatile technique for manufacturing hybrid lasers on different materials opens the door to new applications for photonic devices.
Sep 8th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have discovered a new approach that allows the direct conversion of methane to methanol utilizing molecular oxygen under much milder reaction conditions.
Sep 7th, 2017
Read moreAn international team of researchers have found superlubricity in a few layers of graphene - a concept where friction vanishes or very nearly vanishes.
Sep 7th, 2017
Read moreScientists have shown that using a novel technique, magnetic storage can still be achieved very fast and without wasting energy.
Sep 7th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have designed a systematic study to help determine the potential for inhalation toxicity of the three organically modified Nanomer nanoclays currently used for food packaging applications.
Sep 7th, 2017
Read moreResearchers develop a fluidic device to track over time which cancer cells lead the invasive march.
Sep 7th, 2017
Read moreChemistry live: Using a scanning tunneling microscope, researchers were able for the very first time to witness in detail the activity of catalysts during an electro-chemical reaction.
Sep 7th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have reported a new type of electronic device that can be triggered to dissolve through exposure to water molecules in the atmosphere. The work holds promise for eco-friendly disposable personal electronics and biomedical devices that dissolve within the body.
Sep 6th, 2017
Read moreThe force that enables nanosize crystals to grow could be used to design new materials.
Sep 6th, 2017
Read moreChemical engineers have succeeded in generating ultra-pure green light for the first time. The new light-emitting diode will pave the way for visibly improved color quality in a new generation of ultra-high definition displays for TVs and smartphones.
Sep 6th, 2017
Read moreRadical new architecture for quantum computing, based on novel flip-flop qubits, promises to make the large-scale manufacture of quantum chips dramatically cheaper and easier.
Sep 6th, 2017
Read moreScientists have developed a scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) method that generates fast and reliable 3D images of curvilinear structures from a single sample orientation.
Sep 6th, 2017
Read moreResearchers report the design of an anode built on nanostructured layers of silicon - not unlike a multi-layered cake - to preserve the advantages of silicon while preventing physical collapse.
Sep 6th, 2017
Read moreResearchers examining the flow of electricity through semiconductors have uncovered another reason these materials seem to lose their ability to carry a charge as they become more densely doped.
Sep 5th, 2017
Read moreScientists cooled water without electricity by sending excess heat where it won't be noticed - space. The specialized optical surfaces they developed are a major step toward applying this technology to air conditioning and refrigeration.
Sep 5th, 2017
Read moreExploring a significant region of negative pressure through molecular dynamic simulations, researchers have now theoretically discovered a new family of ice phases.
Sep 5th, 2017
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