The first single-component molecular superconductor emerges under pressure
A solitary superconductor yields new insights into the principles behind perfectly efficient electrical transport.
Jul 4th, 2014
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X-ray imaging reveals a complex core
A novel structural analysis scheme using multiple x-ray techniques probes the internal three-dimensional structure of macromolecular complexes.
Jul 4th, 2014
Read moreDon't dump your excess nanomaterials - share them online
Nanosupply provides an easy and safe platform to source and share advanced materials for research and education. Their mission is to encourage collaboration, help researchers and science educators save time and money, and decrease research originated waste.
Jul 4th, 2014
Read moreOptical wireless nanoantenna link
Researchers developed a novel method based on photoluminescence to sensitively probe optical fields around nanostructures and applied their technique to image the transmission of optical signals.
Jul 4th, 2014
Read moreFrom pencil marks to quantum computers
One of the hottest materials in condensed matter research today is graphene.
Jul 3rd, 2014
Read moreHow knots can swap positions on a DNA strand
Computer simulations show how two knots on a DNA strand can interchange their positions.
Jul 3rd, 2014
Read moreHollow-fiber MOF membranes could cut separation costs, energy use
Researchers have developed a microfluidic technique for fabricating a new class of metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes inside hollow polymer fibers that are just a few hundred microns in diameter. The new fabrication process, believed to be the first to grow MOF membranes inside hollow fibers, could potentially change the way large-scale energy-intensive chemical separations are done.
Jul 3rd, 2014
Read moreResearchers observe tunable quantum behavior in bilayer graphene
Researchers have observed the fractional quantum Hall effect in bilayer graphene and shown that this exotic state of matter can be tuned by an electric field.
Jul 3rd, 2014
Read moreWith 'ribbons' of graphene, width matters
A narrow enough ribbon will transform a high-performance conductor into a semiconductor.
Jul 3rd, 2014
Read moreDesigning ultra-sensitive plasmonic nanobiosensors for early personalised diagnostics
A new type of high-sensitivity and low-cost sensors, called plasmonic biosensors, could ultimately become a key asset in personalised medicine by helping to diagnose diseases at an early stage.
Jul 3rd, 2014
Read morePushing the frontiers of a new material (w/video)
Physicists at Penn have discovered a way around the limitations of graphene production and have spun out their research into a company called Graphene Frontiers.
Jul 3rd, 2014
Read moreHighly non-linear metamaterials for laser technology - a million times better
Nonlinear optical materials are widely used in laser systems. However, high light intensity and long propagation are required to produce strong nonlinear optical effects. Researchers created metamaterials with a million times stronger nonlinear optical response, compared to the traditional nonlinear materials, and demonstrated frequency conversion in films 100 times thinner than human hair using light intensity comparable to that of a laser pointer.
Jul 2nd, 2014
Read moreUsing nanofluids to keep electronics from overheating
Recent research has shown that substances called nanofluids have the potential to help keep electronics cool. They are made of metallic nanoparticles that have been added to a liquid, such as water.
Jul 2nd, 2014
Read moreOvercoming light scattering: New optical system sees deeper inside tissue
Optical imaging could become even more valuable if researchers could find a way for light to penetrate all the way through the body's tissues. Currently, passing through a fraction of an inch of skin is enough to scatter the light and scramble the image. Now researchers have developed a single-pixel optical system based on compressive sensing that can overcome the fundamental limitations imposed by this scattering.
Jul 2nd, 2014
Read moreAncient Japanese gold leaf artists worked on a nanoscale
Study demonstrates X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy is a non-destructive way to date artwork.
Jul 2nd, 2014
Read moreModelling the complex physical and chemical reactions that take place in lithography systems
The NSF has granted an award to researchers to build models that can explain the complex physical and chemical reactions that take place in lithography systems used for device fabrication.
Jul 2nd, 2014
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