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Cellulose nanofibers won from elephant and cow manure for sustainably making paper

It's likely not the first thing you think of when you see elephant dung, but this material turns out to be an excellent source of cellulose for paper manufacturing in countries where trees are scarce, scientists report.

Mar 21st, 2018

2D materials for aerosolizable nanoelectronics

Tiny floating robots could be useful in all kinds of ways, for example, to probe the human gut for disease or to search the environment for pollutants. In a step toward such devices, researchers describe a new marriage of materials, combining ultrathin 2-D electronics with miniature particles to create microscopic machines.

Mar 21st, 2018

What plants can teach us about oil spill clean-up, microfluidics

Nature-inspired 3-D printed solutions to solve perhaps one of the worst manmade dilemmas.

Mar 20th, 2018

Researchers improve fabrication process of nanostructures for electronic devices

Use of indium gallium phosphide with I-MacEtch processing shows promise for more cost effective fabrication and increased performance in devices from photonics to telecommunications.

Mar 20th, 2018

Smallest ever sieve separates atoms

Researchers have discovered that the naturally occurring gaps between individual layers of two-dimensional materials can be used as a sieve to separate different atoms.

Mar 20th, 2018

Physicists discover new quantum electronic material

With an atomic structure resembling a Japanese basketweaving pattern, 'kagome metal' exhibits exotic, quantum behavior.

Mar 20th, 2018

Scientists invented method of catching bacteria with 'photonic hook'

An international research team discovered a new type of curved light beams, dubbed a 'photonic hook'. Photonic hooks are unique, as their radius of curvature is two times smaller than their wavelength. This is the smallest curvature radius of electromagnetic waves ever recorded.

Mar 19th, 2018

A new kind of quantum bits in two dimensions

Combining two ultra-thin material layers yields new possibilities for quantum electronics.

Mar 19th, 2018

Nanopore-assisted research signals arrival of a complete human genome

New era exposes obscured gaps in our genetic maps critical to human health.

Mar 19th, 2018

Shedding light on the mystery of the superconducting dome

Physicists have induced superconductivity in a monolayer of tungsten disulfide. By using an increasing electric field, they were able to show how the material turns from an insulator into a superconductor and then back into a 're-entrant' insulator again.

Mar 19th, 2018

A future colorfully lit by mystifying physics of paint-on semiconductors

Some novel materials that sound too good to be true turn out to be true and good. An emergent class of semiconductors, which could affordably light up our future with nuanced colors emanating from lasers, lamps, and even window glass, could be the latest example.