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Researchers discover new method to produce large volumes of high quality graphene

Researchers in AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland funded materials science centre headquartered at Trinity College Dublin have, for the first time, developed a new method of producing industrial quantities of high quality graphene.

Apr 20th, 2014

Gecko-like adhesives now useful for real world surfaces (w/video)

Researchers report how they have expanded their design theory to allow Geckskin to adhere powerfully to a wider variety of surfaces found in most homes such as drywall, and wood.

Apr 18th, 2014

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on a molecular scale

Researchers develop system that could one day peer into the atomic structure of individual molecules.

Apr 18th, 2014

Impurity size affects performance of emerging superconductive material

New research finds that impurities can hurt performance - or possibly provide benefits - in a key superconductive material that is expected to find use in a host of applications, including future particle colliders. The size of the impurities determines whether they help or hinder the material's performance.

Apr 18th, 2014

Innovative strategy to facilitate organ repair

A significant breakthrough could revolutionize surgical practice and regenerative medicine. A team of researchers has just demonstrated that the principle of adhesion by aqueous solutions of nanoparticles can be used in vivo to repair soft-tissue organs and tissues.

Apr 18th, 2014

Exotic material is like a switch when super thin

Researchers have shown how to switch a particular transition metal oxide, a lanthanum nickelate, from a metal to an insulator by making the material less than a nanometer thick.

Apr 17th, 2014

More effective kidney stone treatment, from the macroscopic to the nanoscale

Researchers have hit on a novel method to help kidney stone sufferers ensure they receive the correct and most effective treatment possible.

Apr 17th, 2014

Thinnest feasible membrane produced

A new nano-membrane made out of graphene is extremely light and breathable. Not only can this open the door to a new generation of functional waterproof clothing, but also to ultra-rapid filtration. The membrane is as thin as is technologically possible.

Apr 17th, 2014

A luminescent nanoparticle to advance photodynamic cancer therapy

A University of Texas at Arlington physicist working to create a luminescent nanoparticle to use in security-related radiation detection may have instead happened upon an advance in photodynamic cancer therapy.

Apr 17th, 2014

Scientists observe quantum superconductor-metal transition and superconducting glass

A team of physicists observed quantum superconductor-metal transition and superconducting glass.

Apr 17th, 2014

Chiral breathing: electrically controlled polymer changes its optical properties

Electrically controlled glasses with continuously adjustable transparency, new polarisation filters, and even chemosensors capable of detecting single molecules of specific chemicals could be fabricated thanks to a new polymer unprecedentedly combining optical and electrical properties.

Apr 17th, 2014

Making new materials an atomic layer at a time

Researchers have shown the ability to grow high quality, single-layer materials one on top of the other using chemical vapor deposition. This highly scalable technique, often used in the semiconductor industry, can produce new materials with unique properties that could be applied to solar cells, ultracapacitors for energy storage, or advanced transistors for energy efficient electronics, among many other applications.