Researchers describe the first technique for stacking layers of block-copolymer wires such that the wires in one layer naturally orient themselves perpendicularly to those in the layer below.
Jan 22nd, 2016
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A standard kitchen microwave proved effective as part of a two-step process to clean carbon nanotubes.
Jan 22nd, 2016
Read moreIn a discovery that may lead to ways to prevent frost on airplane parts, condenser coils, and even windshields, a team of researchers has used chemical micropatterns to control the growth of frost caused by condensation.
Jan 22nd, 2016
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By blowing extremely small bubbles, researchers have found an efficient way of producing so-called liposomes - microscopic bubble-like structures often used to deliver medicine, but also a key to generating artificial cells.
Jan 22nd, 2016
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Results may help improve efficiency of solar cells, energy-harvesting devices.
Jan 22nd, 2016
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There are many different ways to make nanomaterials but weaving, the oldest and most enduring method of making fabrics, has not been one of them - until now.
Jan 22nd, 2016
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A simple procedure turns bulk graphite crystals into atomically thin super materials and magnetically aligned gels.
Jan 22nd, 2016
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Researchers have demonstrated the transfer of triplet exciton energy from semiconductor nanocrystals to surface-bound molecular acceptors, extending the lifetime of the originally prepared excited state by six orders of magnitude.
Jan 21st, 2016
Read moreFor the first time, scientists have been able to weave a material at molecular level.
Jan 21st, 2016
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A systematic computer simulation study has led to predictions about how water molecules freeze into a single layer of ice.
Jan 21st, 2016
Read moreScientists have come up with a theory to predict exactly how much light is transmitted through a material, given its thickness and degree of stretch. Using this theory, they accurately predicted the changing transparency of a rubber-like polymer structure as it was stretched like a spring and inflated like a balloon.
Jan 21st, 2016
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When cryoEM images are obtained from protein nanocrystals the images themselves can appear to be devoid of any contrast. Scientists have now demonstrated that lattice information can be revealed and enhanced by a specialized filter.
Jan 21st, 2016
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Researchers have for the first time ever determined the dynamical behaviour of the ligand layer of a water-soluble gold nanocluster in solution.
Jan 21st, 2016
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After six years of painstaking effort, a group of materials scientists believe their breakthrough in growing tiny sheets of zinc oxide could have huge implications for the future of nanomaterial manufacturing - and in turn, on a host of electronic and biomedical devices.
Jan 21st, 2016
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Researchers have created a library of nanoporous gold structures on a single chip that has direct applications for high-capacity lithium ion batteries as well as neural interfaces.
Jan 21st, 2016
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New effort aims for fully implantable devices able to connect with up to one million neurons.
Jan 20th, 2016
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