Nano-notch sends self-assembling polymers into a spiral
Template modification could speed up the fabrication of sensing substrates and other novel structures.
Apr 25th, 2017
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Revolutionary method reveals impact of short circuits on battery safety
How lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries behave under short-circuit conditions can now be examined using a new approach to help improve reliability and safety.
Apr 25th, 2017
Read moreResearchers change the color of assembled nanoparticles with an electrical stimulant
The team used core/shell nanoparticles to improve color contrast and expand color schemes by using a combination of pigmentary color (from inherent properties) and structural color (from particle assemblies).
Apr 25th, 2017
Read moreA nano form of iron for fortification of foods
Whey protein nanofibrils loaded with iron nanoparticles: Researchers are developing a new and highly effective way of fortifying iron into food and drinks.
Apr 25th, 2017
Read moreModel for multivalley polaritons
Scientists model the formation of multivalleys in semiconductor microcavities, bringing new ideas to the emerging valleytronics field.
Apr 25th, 2017
Read moreUsing light to propel water
With new method, engineers can control and separate fluids on a surface using only visible light.
Apr 25th, 2017
Read moreEfficient Earth-abundant heterogeneous electrocatalysts for photoelectrochemical water splitting
A new review article summarizes the recent progress in the design, synthesis, and catalytic performance evaluation of earth-abundant heterogeneous electrocatalysts for the application of PEC water splitting.
Apr 25th, 2017
Read moreResearchers develop eco-friendly, 4-in-1 nanocatalyst
Researchers have developed a new composite catalyst that can perform four separate chemical reactions in sequential order and in one container to produce compounds useful in making a wide range of pharmaceutical products.
Apr 24th, 2017
Read moreNanosponges lessen severity of Streptococcal infections
In a new study, researchers show that engineered nanosponges that are encapsulated in the membranes of red blood cells can reduce the severity of infections caused by group A Streptococcus, the bacteria responsible for strep throat and life-threatening infections.
Apr 24th, 2017
Read moreFirst-ever direct observation of chiral currents in quantum Hall atomic simulation
Using an atomic quantum simulator, scientists have achieved the first-ever direct observation of chiral currents in the model topological insulator, the 2-D integer quantum Hall system.
Apr 24th, 2017
Read moreA new system of building structures based on nanostrutured concrete
Scientists created several types of building blocks based on nanostructured high-strength lightweight concrete, reinforced with skew-angular composite coarse grids. The development has unique characteristics, enabling the increase of load-carrying capability by more than 200% and decrease in specific density of the construction by 80%.
Apr 24th, 2017
Read moreNanoparticle vaccine shows potential as immunotherapy to fight multiple cancer types
Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind nanoparticle vaccine immunotherapy that targets several different cancer types.
Apr 24th, 2017
Read moreFrom abundant hydrocarbons to rare spin liquids
Scientists have discovered how to take hydrocarbon molecular components, dress them with electrons, each of which carries a small compass - an unpaired spin - and pack them together like cookies in a box to create a quantum spin liquid - a long-sought hypothetical state of matter.
Apr 24th, 2017
Read moreGrowth under pressure: New metamaterial designed with counterintuitive property
A newly designed metamaterial that expands with increasing hydrostatic pressure may advance what 3-D printers are capable of producing beyond what occurs in nature.
Apr 24th, 2017
Read moreChip-based nanoscopy: Microscopy in HD quality
Physicists have developed a photonic chip that makes it possible to carry out super-resolution light microscopy, also called nanoscopy, with conventional microscopes. In nanoscopy, the position of single fluorescent molecules can be determined with a precision of just a few nanometers.
Apr 24th, 2017
Read moreBright future for self-charging batteries
New light-based technology could one day make battery chargers obsolete.
Apr 24th, 2017
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