Researchers compare 'new' and 'aged' catalytic converter at the nanoscale level
Lower diesel emissions may be possible thanks to a catalyst that 'stays young'.
Nov 29th, 2017
Read moreLower diesel emissions may be possible thanks to a catalyst that 'stays young'.
Nov 29th, 2017
Read moreThin films of a lead-free piezoelectric finally match the performance of the lead-bearing standard.
Nov 29th, 2017
Read moreA team of scientists has developed a new nanomapping microscope - powered by the laser and optics found in a typical DVD player.
Nov 29th, 2017
Read moreA theoretical model will allow systematic study of a promising class of peculiar quantum states.
Nov 29th, 2017
Read moreA 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
Read moreResearchers discover big cryptographic potential in nanomaterial.
Nov 29th, 2017
Read moreScientists have developed germanium nanoparticles with improved photoluminescence, making them potentially better materials for solar cells and imaging probes.
Nov 28th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have developed a new method for delivering chemotherapy nanodrugs that increases the drugs' bioavailability and reduces side-effects.
Nov 28th, 2017
Read moreDemonstration device dynamically responds to sunlight by transforming from transparent to tinted while converting sunlight into electricity.
Nov 28th, 2017
Read moreBy growing nanocrystals in solution, researchers have demonstrated a new colloidal technique for making optoelectronic emitters.
Nov 28th, 2017
Read moreUsing 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
Read moreScientists 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
Read moreComputer 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
Read moreResearchers 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
Read moreNew research suggests that electrons in a two-dimensional gas can undergo a semi-ordered (nematic) to mostly-ordered (smectic) phase transition, which has been discussed in physics theory but never seen in practice before.
Nov 28th, 2017
Read moreIn experiments with an ultrafast ?electron camera,? laser light hitting a material is almost completely converted into nuclear vibrations, which are key to switching a material?s properties on and off for future electronics and other applications.
Nov 27th, 2017
Read more