Lizards and bark bugs are more similar than they may at first appear: both have unique ways of dealing with water, and this has caught scientists' eyes. The LiNaBioFluid project hopes to replicate both skin systems in organic and inorganic materials for a wide range of applications.
Nov 29th, 2017
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Researchers have succeeded in producing nanotransistors from graphene ribbons that are only a few atoms wide.
Nov 29th, 2017
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Lower diesel emissions may be possible thanks to a catalyst that 'stays young'.
Nov 29th, 2017
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Thin films of a lead-free piezoelectric finally match the performance of the lead-bearing standard.
Nov 29th, 2017
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A team of scientists has developed a new nanomapping microscope - powered by the laser and optics found in a typical DVD player.
Nov 29th, 2017
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A theoretical model will allow systematic study of a promising class of peculiar quantum states.
Nov 29th, 2017
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A team of researchers has shown that terahertz rays can be converted to light visible to the human eye. The finding is a breakthrough for functional materials research and could lead to the development of a new kind of terahertz detector.
Nov 29th, 2017
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Researchers discover big cryptographic potential in nanomaterial.
Nov 29th, 2017
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Scientists have developed germanium nanoparticles with improved photoluminescence, making them potentially better materials for solar cells and imaging probes.
Nov 28th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a new method for delivering chemotherapy nanodrugs that increases the drugs' bioavailability and reduces side-effects.
Nov 28th, 2017
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Demonstration device dynamically responds to sunlight by transforming from transparent to tinted while converting sunlight into electricity.
Nov 28th, 2017
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By growing nanocrystals in solution, researchers have demonstrated a new colloidal technique for making optoelectronic emitters.
Nov 28th, 2017
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Using predictive atomistic calculations and high-performance supercomputers, researchers found that incorporating the element boron into the widely used InGaN (indium-gallium nitride) material can keep electrons from becoming too crowded in LEDs, making the material more efficient at producing light.
Nov 28th, 2017
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Scientists have discovered that a technique designed to coat nickel nanoparticles with silica shells actually fragments the material - creating a small core of oxidized nickel surrounded by smaller satellites embedded in a silica shell. The surprising result may prove useful by increasing the surface area of nickel available for catalyzing chemical reactions.
Nov 28th, 2017
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Computer simulations have helped a team of researchers to develop a peptide that is able to detect the tensional state of tissue fibers. This paves the way for completely novel research approaches in medicine and pharmacology.
Nov 28th, 2017
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Researchers have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated room temperature magnetisation switching driven by giant spin-orbit torques in topological insulator/conventional ferromagnet heterostructures with an extremely low current density, that can address the issue of scalability and high power consumption needed in modern spintronic devices.
Nov 28th, 2017
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