Researchers have developed a novel technique for crafting nanometer-scale necklaces based on tiny star-like structures threaded onto a polymeric backbone. The technique could provide a new way to produce hybrid organic-inorganic shish kebab structures from semiconducting, magnetic, ferroelectric and other materials that may afford useful nanoscale properties.
Mar 27th, 2015
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The results of a three-year research project mean that advanced manufacturing companies will have on-line access to a new method of testing the accuracy of their crucial measurement software.
Mar 27th, 2015
Read moreIncorporating colored pigments in nanocomposites make coatings possible which are not only protective but also deliver additional visual information via their coloration.
Mar 27th, 2015
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A deeper understanding of quantum fluctuations in 'frustrated' layered magnetic crystals could speed the development of devices that probe real-world systems using quantum effects.
Mar 27th, 2015
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Scientists have detected, for the first time, entanglement among individual photon pairs in a beam of squeezed light.
Mar 27th, 2015
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An experimental therapy cuts in half the time it takes to heal wounds compared to no treatment at all.
Mar 26th, 2015
Read moreThe bacteria can load electrons onto and discharge electrons from microscopic particles of magnetite. This discovery holds out the potential of using this mechanism to help clean up environmental pollution, and other bioengineering applications.
Mar 26th, 2015
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The latest DNA nanodevices - including a robot with movable arms, a book that opens and closes, a switchable gear, and an actuator - may be intriguing in their own right, but that's not the point. They demonstrate a breakthrough in the science of using DNA as a programmable building material for nanometer-scale structures and machines.
Mar 26th, 2015
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Researchers describe methods for making nanoribbons and nanoplates from a compound called silicon telluride. The materials are pure, p-type semiconductors (positive charge carriers) that could be used in a variety of electronic and optical devices.
Mar 26th, 2015
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In biology, materials science and the energy sciences, structural information provides important insights into the understanding of matter. The link between a structure and its properties can suggest new avenues for designed improvements of synthetic materials or provide new fundamental insights in biology and medicine at the molecular level.
Mar 26th, 2015
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A new theory gives new insights into the transport of liquid flowing along the surface under applied electric field.
Mar 26th, 2015
Read moreNanoparticles are specifically adapted to the particular application by Small Molecule Surface Modification (SMSM). Thereby surfaces of workpieces or mouldings are expected to exhibit several different functions at one and the same time.
Mar 26th, 2015
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A plastic used in filters and tubing has an unusual trait: It can produce electricity when pulled or pressed. This ability has been used in small ways, but now researchers are coaxing fibers of the material to make even more electricity for a wider range of applications from green energy to 'artificial muscles'.
Mar 26th, 2015
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Researchers have created new structures that exploit the electromechanical properties of specific nanofibers to stretch to up to seven times their length, while remaining tougher than Kevlar.
Mar 26th, 2015
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Scientists presented the first spin-controlled oxygen adsorption experiment indicating that the rate of surface oxidation is strongly affected by the electron spin of oxygen.
Mar 26th, 2015
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New types of membrane adsorbers remove unwanted particles from water and also, at the same time, dissolved substances such as the hormonally active bis-phenol A or toxic lead. To do this, researchers imbed selective adsorber particles in filtration membranes.
Mar 26th, 2015
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