New technology using magnet to generate electricity from heat
Large anomalous Nernst effect discovered in antiferromagnet.
Dec 5th, 2017
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Thermal gradients are shown to enhance spin transport in graphene
Researchers have demonstrated that the application of a thermal gradient in spintronic devices can cause spin signal to increase as a result of a novel thermoelectric phenomenon predicted and subsequently observed in graphene. Specifically, the enhanced spin signal is two orders of magnitude larger than anything previously reported for thermal effects in metals.
Dec 5th, 2017
Read moreTowards a continuous atom laser
A research team has made important progress towards the creation of the first continuous atom laser.
Dec 5th, 2017
Read moreNature's toughest substances decoded
Engineers develop computer maps to help design shell-like platelet-matrix composites.
Dec 4th, 2017
Read moreProgrammable drug delivery platform combats diseased cells at genetic level
A new drug delivery system that uses a synthetic-biological hybrid nanocapsule could provide a smart technology for targeted treatment of a variety of serious diseases at the genetic level.
Dec 4th, 2017
Read moreBetter mastery of heat flow leads to next-generation thermal cloaks
Physicists manipulate the transfer of thermal energy as a means of reducing heat waste, using thermal camouflage tactics.
Dec 4th, 2017
Read moreHumidity switches molecular diode off and on
An international group of scientists has developed the first switchable molecular diode. You can turn this on and off through humidity. Vice versa, it is a humidity sensor at the nanoscale.
Dec 4th, 2017
Read moreResearchers use nanoparticles to target, kill endometrial cancer
Combination of chemotherapy and drug that forces tumor cells into lethal state shows promise for other cancers.
Dec 4th, 2017
Read moreNew nanowires are just a few atoms thick
Subnanometer-scale channels in 2-D materials could point toward future electronics, solar cells.
Dec 4th, 2017
Read moreCell-derived drug delivery systems
Pharmaceutical scientists have developed a cost-effective method to produce cell-derived nanovesicles for bio-inspired drug delivery applications.
Dec 4th, 2017
Read moreClear leads to fully transparent devices
Large-area, two-dimensional semiconductors wired through transparent oxide conductors produce high-performance see-through electronics.
Dec 4th, 2017
Read moreSustainable solvent platform for photon upconversion increases solar utilization efficiency
Scientists have developed a new low-cost, environmentally friendly photon upconversion platform that achieves high thermal stability using deep eutectic solvents. Deep eutectic solvents are an emerging class of solvents that are a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to ionic liquids.
Dec 4th, 2017
Read moreEngineering electron pathways in 2D-topological insulators
Scientists reported new insight into the electronic conduction and interference on 2D-topological insulators - an exotic kind of insulators that conduct only at the edge and that could be key for the development of a new generation of electronic devices.
Dec 2nd, 2017
Read moreEnvironmentally-friendly removal of biofouling with nanocoatings
This coating makes it harder for marine organisms to grow on the hulls and makes cleaning the ships easier.
Dec 1st, 2017
Read moreMonopole current offers way to control magnets
Scientists have discovered interesting new magnetic properties of a type of materials known as 'quantum spin ice'.
Dec 1st, 2017
Read moreFighting myocardial infarction with nanoparticle tandems
How can damaged cardiac tissue following a heart attack best be treated with replacement muscle cells? A research team is now presenting an innovative method on mice: Muscle replacement cells, which are to take over the function of the damaged tissue, are loaded with magnetic nanoparticles.
Dec 1st, 2017
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