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Bio-inspired graphene-based energy storage

Graphene-based electrode prototype, inspired by fern leaves, could be the answer to solar energy storage challenge.

Mar 31st, 2017

Rampant use of antibacterial nanosilver is a resistance risk

Scientists warn that the broad-spectrum antimicrobial effectiveness of silver is being put at risk by the widespread and inappropriate expansion of nanosilver use in medical and consumer goods.

Mar 31st, 2017

Twisted semiconductors for future moving holograms

Researchers have discovered a way to mass produce spiral semiconductors that can take that important, light-coiling step.

Mar 31st, 2017

Open-source software unlocks 3-D view of nanomaterials

Now it's possible for anyone to see and share 3-D nanoscale imagery with a new open-source software platform.

Mar 31st, 2017

New technique for the controlled introduction of substances through the cell membrane

Scientists describe a new molecular strategy to cross the outer barrier of cells.

Mar 31st, 2017

New ultrafast flexible and transparent memory devices could herald new era of electronics

An innovative new technique to produce the quickest, smallest, highest-capacity memories for flexible and transparent applications could pave the way for a future golden age of electronics.

Mar 31st, 2017

Researchers reveal atomic-level activity of green catalyst used in PVC production

An international group of scientists has unlocked the secret of a gold-based catalyst that is responsible for a new, environmentally friendly method of producing the vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) that is used to manufacture polyvinyl chloride (PVC), the world's third-most widely used plastic.

Mar 31st, 2017

What happens in the living cell?

'Molecular activity painting' to control and monitor switch-like, light-controlled perturbations inside cells.

Mar 30th, 2017

Rotating molecules create a brighter future

Scientists have discovered a group of materials which could pave the way for a new generation of high-efficiency lighting, solving a quandary which has inhibited the performance of display technology for decades.

Mar 30th, 2017

New electron microscope sees more than an image

A novel electron microscope pixel array detector (EMPAD) yields not just an image, but a wealth of information about the electrons that create the image and, from that, more about the structure of the sample.

Mar 30th, 2017

Triple-threat cancer-fighting polymer capsules for guided drug delivery

These microcarriers may offer an entirely different approach to treating solid human tumors of numerous pathologic subtypes by delivering their encapsulated drug cargo to a tumor and protecting against collateral tissue damage.

Mar 30th, 2017

Sculpting optical microstructures with slight changes in chemistry

Theory helps better understand and control microfabrication.

Mar 30th, 2017

'Fuzzy' fibers can take rockets' heat

Researchers create tough material for next generation of powerful engines.

Mar 30th, 2017

Built from the bottom up, nanoribbons pave the way to 'on-off' states for graphene

A new way to grow narrow ribbons of graphene, a lightweight and strong structure of single-atom-thick carbon atoms linked into hexagons, may address a shortcoming that has prevented the material from achieving its full potential in electronic applications.

Mar 30th, 2017

Engineer patents waterlike polymer to create high-temperature ceramics

Ceramic textiles, improved jet engine blades, 3-D printed ceramics and better batteries may soon become a reality, thanks to a recently patented polymer.

Mar 30th, 2017

Next-generation software supports explorations beyond the nanoworld into the intramolecular picoworld

A recent upgrade to data acquisition and visualization software more than 20 years in the making enhances scientists' ability to observe and control individual atoms and molecular interactions.

Mar 30th, 2017

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