Super-slick material makes steel better, stronger, cleaner
Researchers design most durable anti-fouling material to date.
Oct 20th, 2015
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Cyclic healing removes defects in metals while maintaining strength
Researchers have developed a new technique called cyclic healing that uses repetitive, gentle stretching to eliminate pre-existing defects in metal crystals.
Oct 20th, 2015
Read moreNovel tuneable metallofullerenes
Researchers have created and analyzed the effects of silylation and germylation on an EMF called [email protected] (three lutetium atoms bonded to a nitrogen atom encased inside a carbon 80 cage).
Oct 20th, 2015
Read moreA new electronic component to replace flash storage
Researchers have created a new electronic component that could replace flash storage. This memristor could also be used one day in new types of computers.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read moreExperimental treatment regimen effective against HIV
Protease inhibitors are a class of antiviral drugs that are commonly used to treat HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Scientists designed a new delivery system for these drugs that rid immune cells of HIV and kept the virus in check for long periods.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read moreAre cars nanotube factories on wheels?
Cars appear to produce carbon nanotubes, and some of the evidence has been found in human lungs.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read moreLight goes infinitely fast with new on-chip zero-index metamaterial
Researchers have designed the first on-chip metamaterial with a refractive index of zero, meaning that the phase of light can travel infinitely fast.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read moreSurfing water molecules on graphene could hold the key to fast and controllable water transport
Scientists have identified a new and potentially faster way of moving molecules across the surfaces of certain materials.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read moreFullerene solvents save steps in solar cell manufacturing
Advances in ultrathin films have made solar panels and semiconductor devices more efficient and less costly, and researchers say they've found a way to manufacture the films more easily, too.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read moreNanotechnology inspires next-generation dental materials
Next-generation dental materials incorporating nanotechnology aim to help teeth self-heal, rebuild enamel, and protect against bacterial infections.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read more'Molecular accordion' drives thermoelectric behavior in promising material
Scientists explored the fundamental physics of the world's best thermoelectric material - tin selenide - using neutron scattering and computer simulations. Their new understanding of the origin of atomic dynamics in this material may aid research in energy sustainability and enable the design of materials that efficiently convert heat into electricity.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read moreNext-generation perovskite solar cells made stable by metal oxide 'sandwich'
Researchers have conquered the primary difficulty of perovskite by protecting it between two layers of metal oxide. This is a significant advance toward stabilizing perovskite solar cells.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read moreNovel algorithm simulates water evaporation at the nanoscale
Researchers are exploting heat transfer in water at the nanoscale, where the heat from the pot's atoms transfers to the atoms that make up water.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read moreGraphene nano-coils are natural electromagnets
Researchers discover graphene spirals could challenge macro solenoids.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read moreNew graphene based inks for high-speed manufacturing of printed electronics
A low-cost, high-speed method for printing graphene inks using a conventional roll-to-roll printing process, like that used to print newspapers and crisp packets, could open up a wide range of practical applications, including inexpensive printed electronics, intelligent packaging and disposable sensors.
Oct 19th, 2015
Read moreIs black phosphorous the next big thing in materials?
Researchers discover unique thermal properties in 2-D black phosphorous nanoribbons.
Oct 16th, 2015
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