This potentially scalable graphene production method consists in the exfoliation of low cost graphite using ultrasonic waves in synergy with a surface active and self-assembling protein extracted from an edible fungus.
Apr 7th, 2015
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Scientists observed lead atoms unexpectedly moving collectively on a lead-on-silicon surface to 'explosively' form metal nanostructures, all at low temperatures.
Apr 6th, 2015
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Life may seem precarious for the sea sponge known as Venus' flower basket. Tiny, hair-like appendages made essentially of glass are all that hold the creatures to their seafloor homes. But fear not for these creatures of the deep. Those tiny lifelines, called basalia spicules, are fine-tuned for strength.
Apr 6th, 2015
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Acoustic device can rapidly isolate circulating tumor cells from patient blood samples.
Apr 6th, 2015
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Researchers have reported developing an efficient conductive electron-transporting polymer, a long-missing puzzle piece that will allow ultrafast battery applications.
Apr 6th, 2015
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Scientists have invented the first high-performance aluminum battery that's fast-charging, long-lasting and inexpensive. Researchers say the new technology offers a safe alternative to many commercial batteries in wide use today.
Apr 6th, 2015
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Magnetic-field detector is 1,000 times more efficient than its predecessors.
Apr 6th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have accomplished a new step forward in electronics that could bring brain-like computing closer to reality. The team's work advances memory resistors, or memristors, which are resistors in a circuit that "remember" how much current has flowed through them.
Apr 6th, 2015
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In a new article, several new designs for 3D tissue constructs are described for using stem cells grown on nanofiber scaffolding within a supportive hydrogel.
Apr 6th, 2015
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Researchers have made what they believe is the first metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst that performs as well or better than most metal and metal oxide electrodes in zinc-air batteries.
Apr 6th, 2015
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Where water and oil meet, a two-dimensional world exists. This interface presents a potentially useful set of properties for chemists and engineers, but getting anything more complex than a soap molecule to stay there and behave predictably remains a challenge. Now, researchers have hown how to do just that. Their 'soft' nanoparticles stick to the plane where oil and water meet, but do not stick to one another.
Apr 6th, 2015
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The Estonian Materials Technologies Competence Centre (MATECC) has just signed an agreement with the European Space Agency. Researchers of the centre and of the University of Tartu will start to develop a nanotechnology lubricant suitable for extreme conditions.
Apr 6th, 2015
Read moreResearchers propose the application of egg white as the size-controlling agent in the production of oxide nanoparticles.
Apr 6th, 2015
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Tyndall National Institute has partnered with US and Northern Irish research institutes to secure 1 million euros in funding to develop new ways of harnessing converted electricity. The Nano-GaN Power Electronic Devices project has the potential to have a global impact across the entire power electronics industry.
Apr 3rd, 2015
Read moreA proposed pathway to construct quantum computers may be the outcome of new research that has created a new molecule based on the interaction between a highly-excited type of atom known as a Rydberg atom and a ground-state atom.
Apr 3rd, 2015
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An experiment has revealed an unlikely behavior in a class of materials called frustrated magnets, addressing a long-debated question about the nature of these discontented quantum materials. The work represents a surprising discovery that down the road may suggest new research directions for advanced electronics. The study also someday may help clarify the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity, the frictionless transmission of electricity.
Apr 3rd, 2015
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