Scientists have found a way to use a finely focused beam of electrons to create some of the smallest wires ever made. The flexible metallic wires are only three atoms wide.
Posted: Apr 28th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have shown how they can control the properties of stacks of two-dimensional materials, opening up opportunities for new, previously-unimagined electronic devices.
Posted: Apr 28th, 2014
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A Rice University laboratory has flexible, portable and wearable electronics in its sights with the creation of a thin film for energy storage.
Posted: Apr 28th, 2014
Read moreEuropean model Nissan Note is first car to trial paint which could make car washes obsolete.
Posted: Apr 28th, 2014
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Computational modeling has given materials researchers new insight into the properties of a membrane that purifies saltwater into potable water. The resulting technology could help speed up inefficient desalination processes in use today.
Posted: Apr 28th, 2014
Read moreA good disguise enables the nanosponge to soak up toxins from drug-resistant infections or poisons.
Posted: Apr 28th, 2014
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Augsburger Chemiker synthetisierten metallorganische Gerüstverbindungen mit vielfältigen Einsatzmöglichkeiten in der medizinischen Sensorik und in der Photovoltaik
Posted: Apr 28th, 2014
Read moreThe product has unique physical and mechanical properties and has many applications in packaging, glue making, medicine and electronic industries.
Posted: Apr 27th, 2014
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Graphene has possible uses in brain cancer treatment, neuroregeneration, functional neurosurgery, and more.
Posted: Apr 26th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have proposed a sensitive, accurate, repeatable and highly cost-effective method to measure tiny amounts of hormones in biological samples.
Posted: Apr 26th, 2014
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Researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology have determined the structure of DNA from measurements on a single molecule, and found that this structure is not as regular as one might think.
Posted: Apr 25th, 2014
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Researchers have introduced a new method that employs gluing by aqueous nanoparticle solutions to effectively control bleeding and repair tissues.
Posted: Apr 25th, 2014
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IBM partnered with National Geographic Kids magazine to 'chisel' the world's smallest magazine cover ever. The recently certified GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS cover is 11 × 14 micrometers - at this size 2,000 could fit on a grain of salt.
Posted: Apr 25th, 2014
Read moreAfter using it to develop a computer chip, flash memory device and photographic sensor, scientists have once again tapped into the electronic potential of molybdenite by creating diodes that can emit light or absorb it to produce electricity.
Posted: Apr 25th, 2014
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A high-performance 'photonic transistor' that switches light signals instead of electronic signals could revolutionize optical signal processing.
Posted: Apr 25th, 2014
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Skylar Tibbits launches the Self-Assembly Lab at MIT, where researchers are building materials that can coalesce on their own to form structures.
Posted: Apr 25th, 2014
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