Physicists gain insights into why materials break
New research suggests scientists could eventually help create materials that resist breaking or crack in a predictable fashion.
Nov 7th, 2016
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Nanocellulose in medicine and green manufacturing
What if you could take one of the most abundant natural materials on earth and harness its strength to lighten the heaviest of objects, to replace synthetic materials, or use it in scaffolding to grow bone, in a fast-growing area of science in oral health care?
Nov 7th, 2016
Read moreTrickling electrons
Close to absolute zero, the particles exhibit their quantum nature.
Nov 7th, 2016
Read moreNanoshells: Potential catalysts and cradles of life (w/video)
A way to coax simple, inorganic nanoparticles to spontaneously assemble into shells has been discovered, potentially paving the way for more efficient industrial chemical processing, gene delivery and clean-up of chemical contaminants in the environment, researchers say. And it explores how life may have started.
Nov 7th, 2016
Read moreDirect determination of bandgap energy of single cesium lead bromide nanocrystals
Scientists determined directly the relation between the bandgap energy of single cesium lead bromide nanocrystals and their size and shape.
Nov 7th, 2016
Read moreSalty batteries
Sodium-oxygen batteries have improved cycle life due to highly concentrated electrolytes.
Nov 7th, 2016
Read moreSpin liquid on a peak
Researchers have modelled a particular spin liquid, showing that disorder can co-exist with order.
Nov 7th, 2016
Read moreLight drives single-molecule nanoroadsters
Scientists are driving three-wheeled, single-molecule 'nanoroadsters' with light and, for the first time, seeing how they move.
Nov 4th, 2016
Read more'Pressure-welding' nanotubes creates ultrastrong material
A new study demonstrates the possibility of covalent intertube bonding giving rise to interconnected (polymerized) multiwall nanotubes; these nanotubes being cheaper to produce than their single-wall counterparts.
Nov 4th, 2016
Read moreOn-chip observation of THz graphene plasmons
Researchers developed a technique for imaging THz photocurrents with nanoscale resolution, and applied it to visualize strongly compressed THz waves (plasmons) in a graphene photodetector. The extremely short wavelengths and highly concentrated fields of these plasmons open new venues for the development of miniaturized optoelectronic THz devices.
Nov 4th, 2016
Read morePhotosynthesis: Gathering sunshine with the world's smallest antennas
Research on photosynthetic antenna complexes illuminates how they harvest light in plants, algae and bacteria.
Nov 4th, 2016
Read moreLaser particles could provide sharper images of tissues
New imaging technique stimulates particles to emit laser light, could create higher-resolution images.
Nov 4th, 2016
Read moreNanostructures made of pure gold
The idea is reminiscent of the ancient alchemists' attempts to create gold from worthless substances: Researchers have discovered a novel way to fabricate pure gold nanostructures using an additive direct-write lithography technique.
Nov 4th, 2016
Read moreTrace metal recombination centers kill LED efficiency
Researchers warn that trace amounts of transition metal impurities act as recombination centers in gallium nitride semiconductors.
Nov 3rd, 2016
Read moreScientists set traps for atoms with single-particle precision
Technique may enable large-scale atom arrays for quantum computing.
Nov 3rd, 2016
Read moreECHA Biocidal Products Committee backs first nanomaterial approval
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)'s Biocidal Products Committee backed three approvals, and one non-approval, of active substance/product-type combinations, at its October meeting.
Nov 3rd, 2016
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