Neurons thrive and grow in a new type of nanowire material. In time, the results might improve both neural and retinal implants, and reduce the risk of them losing their effectiveness over time, which is currently a problem.
Sep 29th, 2015
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Researchers discovered an unexpected second switching process in valence change memory (VCM): metal ions also help to form filaments in VCMs.
Sep 29th, 2015
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This research demonstrates the possibility of electrically inducing magnetism in non-magnetic materials.
Sep 29th, 2015
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Scientists have created an innovative tool to directly detect the delicate, single-molecule interactions between DNA and enzymatic proteins. Their approach provides a new platform to view and record these nanoscale interactions in real time.
Sep 28th, 2015
Read moreUsing nanometer-scale components, researchers have demonstrated the first optical rectenna, a device that combines the functions of an antenna and a rectifier diode to convert light directly into DC current.
Sep 28th, 2015
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Scientists have pioneered a new way of manipulating several thousand atoms at a time, paving the way for building nanoscale electronic devices more quickly and easily at room temperature.
Sep 28th, 2015
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Material researchers are developing a procedure that allows them to mimic the complex fine structure of biological composite materials, such as teeth or seashells. They can thus create synthetic materials that are as hard and tough as their natural counterparts.
Sep 28th, 2015
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A metamaterial absorber capable of highly sensitive infrared detection enhances the spectroscopy of tiny molecular details.
Sep 28th, 2015
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Some of the 300 million tires discarded each year in the United States alone could be used in supercapacitors for vehicles and the electric grid using a new technology.
Sep 25th, 2015
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To the growing list of two-dimensional semiconductors, such as graphene, boron nitride, and molybdenum disulfide, whose unique electronic properties make them potential successors to silicon in future devices, you can now add hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites. However, unlike the other contenders, which are covalent semiconductors, these 2D hybrid perovskites are ionic materials, which gives them special properties of their own.
Sep 25th, 2015
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Hybrid device integrates a microfluidic chip for sample preparation and an optofluidic chip for optical detection of individual molecules of viral RNA.
Sep 25th, 2015
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To provide a means for both comparing and selecting these energy-harvesting nanogenerators for specific applications, the Georgia Institute of Technology research group that pioneered the triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) technology has now proposed a set of standards for quantifying device performance. The proposal evaluates both the structural and materials performance of the four major types of TENG devices.
Sep 25th, 2015
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Two-dimensional organic lattices are easier and safer to work with than inorganic materials for spintronic and quantum computing applications.
Sep 25th, 2015
Read moreImperfections running through liquid crystals can be used as miniscule tubing, channeling molecules into specific positions to form new materials and nanoscale structures.
Sep 25th, 2015
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Ultrafast laser pulses can manipulate 'bubble' domains for future spintronic and logic devices.
Sep 25th, 2015
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New technique removes barrier to development of biofuel cells with efficient performance.
Sep 24th, 2015
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