The quest for the ultimate memory device for computing may have just taken an encouraging step forward: Researchers have discovered new complex oxides that exhibit both magnetic and ferroelectric properties.
Sep 17th, 2014
Read moreFrom the most parched areas of Saudi Arabia to water-scarce areas of the western US, the idea of harvesting fog for water is catching on. Now, a novel approach to this process could help meet affected communities' needs for the life-essential resource.
Sep 17th, 2014
Read moreA fevered search for the next great high-energy, rechargeable battery technology is on. Scientists are now reporting they have overcome key obstacles toward making lithium-sulfur batteries, which have the potential to leave today's lithium-ion technology in the dust.
Sep 17th, 2014
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Researchers have developed a nanosensor that can mimic what happens in your mouth when you drink wine.
Sep 17th, 2014
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QUT scientist Dr Sarina Sarina, who achieved outstanding progress in driving this energy intensive chemical production process at ambient temperature using light instead of fossil fuels, has won the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt fellowship at the famous Max Planck Institute in Berlin.
Sep 17th, 2014
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Solar cell film made from kesterite or perovskite absorbs energy more efficiently and is cheaper to manufacture.
Sep 17th, 2014
Read moreWhen two sheets of graphene are stacked in a special way, it is possible to cool down the graphene with a laser instead of heating it up, researchers have shown.
Sep 17th, 2014
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A promising light source for optoelectronic chips can be tuned to different frequencies.
Sep 17th, 2014
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For most people biofilms conjure up images of slippery stones in a streambed and dirty drains. While there are plenty of 'bad' biofilms around, researchers see biofilms as a robust new platform for designer nanomaterials that could clean up polluted rivers, manufacture pharmaceutical products, fabricate new textiles, and more.
Sep 17th, 2014
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Researchers have come up with the seed of a simple formula that describes why nanotubes have chirality.
Sep 17th, 2014
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It is hoped that the device can generate electricity from eating, chewing and talking, and power a number of small-scale implantable or wearable electronic devices, such as hearing aids, cochlear implants, electronic hearing protectors and communication devices.
Sep 17th, 2014
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Scientists who created a deicing film for radar domes have now refined the technology to work as a transparent coating for glass.
Sep 16th, 2014
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Chemists have scored a scientific first: capturing moving images of a single molecule as it vibrates, or 'breathes', and shifts from one quantum state to another.
Sep 16th, 2014
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Using a quantum material called a correlated oxide, researchers have achieved a reversible change in electrical resistance of eight orders of magnitude, a result the researchers are calling 'colossal'. In short, they have engineered this material to perform comparably with the best silicon switches.
Sep 16th, 2014
Read moreFor the first time using a water-based solution, researchers have created a long-lasting and more efficient nuclear battery that could be used for many applications such as a reliable energy source in automobiles and also in complicated applications such as space flight.
Sep 16th, 2014
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What holds white, black, and red phosphorus together - and prevents it from falling apart, for example into much-sought-after atomically thin networks and nanowires? This is what scientists now found out using numerical modeling.
Sep 16th, 2014
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