Researchers demonstrate the bottom-up synthesis of InGaN nanowire photonic crystals with precisely controlled size, spacing, and morphology, which can serve as the fundamental building blocks of a new generation of photonic crystal devices and systems.
Aug 9th, 2017
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New design boosts the power output of the best-performing chip-scale terahertz laser by 80 percent.
Aug 8th, 2017
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Machine learning could be key to producing stronger, less corrosive metals.
Aug 8th, 2017
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There are so many 2D materials with such a wide variety of properties that we can effectively use them to design and build new 3D materials with the exact characteristics we want.
Aug 8th, 2017
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Environmental scientists have discovered that the burning of coal produces incredibly small airborne particles of a highly unusual form of titanium oxide with the potential to be toxic to humans.
Aug 8th, 2017
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Researchers designed and synthesized a novel macrocyclic host molecule, a metallohost, structurally similar to a crown ether, but with caps.
Aug 8th, 2017
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Scientists are investigating the properties of hybrid systems consisting of carbon nanostructures and a dye.
Aug 8th, 2017
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The change in behaviour of natural nanoparticles, called lipoproteins, under pressure could provide new insights to better understand the genesis of high cholesterol and atherosclerosis.
Aug 8th, 2017
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A new polymer, created with a structure inspired by crystalline silicon, may make it easier to build better computers and solar cells.
Aug 8th, 2017
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A multidisciplinary team of mathematicians, theoretical physicists, chemists and biochemists came together to study the self-assembly of protein building into protein cages with possible applications in nanotechnology and synthetic biology.
Aug 8th, 2017
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Researchers have created a new type of non-liquid lubricant that has been shown to reduce friction and wear significantly under the extreme conditions found in various applications, from air compressors to missile systems.
Aug 8th, 2017
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The color of the light emitted by an LED can be tuned by altering the size of their semiconductor crystals. Researchers have now found a clever and economical way of doing just that, which lends itself to industrial-scale production.
Aug 7th, 2017
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A tiny medical device containing gold specks could boost the effects of cancer medication and reduce its harm, research suggests.
Aug 7th, 2017
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The device the size of a Band-Aid could revolutionize remote diagnosis and monitoring.
Aug 5th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a way to assemble and pre-program tiny structures made from microscopic cubes to change their shape when actuated by a magnetic field and then, using the magnetic energy from their environment, perform a variety of tasks - including capturing and transporting single cells.
Aug 4th, 2017
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers has used mathematics and machine learning to design an optimal material for light management in solar cells, then fabricated the nanostructured surfaces simultaneously with a new nanomanufacturing technique.
Aug 4th, 2017
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