Researchers discovered that pressure can be generated by simply stacking graphene oxide nanosheets. They also found that the pressure can be increased by reducing the interlayer distance through heat treatment.
Oct 2nd, 2017
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Recently discovered phenomenon could provide a way to bypass the limits to Moore's Law.
Oct 2nd, 2017
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World's first demonstration of persistent luminescence from organic materials set to unlock new and expanded uses for the glow-in-the-dark phenomenon.
Oct 2nd, 2017
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Engineers are observing the interactions of colloidal gold nanoparticles inside tiny aquariumlike sample containers to gain more control over the self-assembly process of engineered materials.
Oct 2nd, 2017
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A research team has shown that it is possible to produce 'Majorana particles' in a new 'building material'.
Oct 2nd, 2017
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Scientists fine-tune organic thin films with an eye toward biomedical devices.
Oct 2nd, 2017
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Researchers reported superconductivity in two kinds of higher titanium oxides prepared in the form of ultrathin films with a thickness of around 120 nanometers.
Oct 2nd, 2017
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Scientists have developed nanobodies that can be labelled on certain amino acids. This provides a direct route for solving new X-ray crystal structures of protein complexes important for gaining mechanistic understanding of cellular processes, which is important in the development of drugs.
Oct 2nd, 2017
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Researchers find asphalt-nanoribbon anode more efficient, resistant to dendrites.
Oct 2nd, 2017
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Such simulations of chemical systems can predict their properties under a range of conditions before experiments are performed, enabling further work with only the most promising materials.
Oct 2nd, 2017
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Phenomena involving surface tension are extremely complex and have applications in our everyday lives, and researchers are tackling the complicated mathematics behind the physics.
Oct 2nd, 2017
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Picture two schools of fish swimming in clockwise and counterclockwise circles. It's enough to make your head spin, and now scientists have discovered the 'chiral spin mode' - a sea of electrons spinning in opposing circles.
Oct 2nd, 2017
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Researchers report exciting new technology that may revolutionize the search for the perfect algal strain: algal droplet bioreactors on a chip the size of a quarter.
Sep 29th, 2017
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Scientists developed a hydrogen gas sensor which can detect the hydrogen levels under 1 percent in less than 7 seconds using a palladium nanowire array with a metal-organic framework.
Sep 29th, 2017
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Using atoms cooled to just billionths of a degree above absolute zero, a team of researchers has discovered an intriguing magnetic behavior that could help explain how high-temperature superconductivity works.
Sep 29th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a photovoltaic cell in which magnetic materials such as electrodes are used for the first time to provide current.
Sep 29th, 2017
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