Using a simple structure comprising a mirror and an absorbing layer to take advantage of the wave properties of light, researchers have developed a display technology that harnesses natural ambient light to produce an unprecedented range of colors and superior viewing experience.
Jun 23rd, 2015
Read moreVastly improved medical imaging and guaranteed secure communications are a step closer following a funding boost of more than GBP700,000 in new quantum technology projects at Lancaster University.
Jun 23rd, 2015
Read moreOne completed a series of theoretical calculations to predict its properties with the help of a massive computing center. The other grew it in bulk before waxing its atom-thin whiskers with the assistance of adhesive tape.
Jun 23rd, 2015
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In the future, a little bend in your smartphone might be considered a feature rather than a defect. An important component of future electronics that can be rolled up, folded or embedded in flexible objects is the stretchable conductor, which would make up components like wires and electrodes.
Jun 23rd, 2015
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Scientists have unveiled a breakthrough approach in two publications for growing and integrating nano-sized III-V semiconductor devices on silicon. Both papers offer the microelectronics industry a possible answer to the long term challenge of creating a new powerful and energy efficient, yet smaller transistor to pave path for technology scaling for advanced CMOS nodes.
Jun 23rd, 2015
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Researchers have proposed an efficient and stable dual-phase lithium metal anode for Li-S batteries, containing polysulfide-induced solid electrolyte interphase and nanostructured graphene framework.
Jun 23rd, 2015
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New ultralow-power circuit improves efficiency of energy harvesting to more than 80 percent.
Jun 23rd, 2015
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New technique rapidly creates multi-layered, self-assembled grids with fully customizable shapes and compositions.
Jun 23rd, 2015
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When compared to traditional methods used in microelectronics fabrication, using inkjet technology to print electronic nanomaterials onto flexible substrates conserves material and is more environmentally friendly.
Jun 22nd, 2015
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Scientists have found a way to use nanotechnology to grow living E.coli bacteria into very different shapes: squares, triangles, circles, and even as letters. They also managed to grow supersized E.coli with a volume thirty times larger than normal. These living oddly-shaped bacteria allow studies of the internal distribution of proteins and DNA in entirely new ways.
Jun 22nd, 2015
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A material with superfast electrons that exhibits extremely large magnetoresistance may be suitable for use in electronic components.
Jun 22nd, 2015
Read moreHydrogen bonds in the polymer phase boost important properties of nacre mimetics.
Jun 22nd, 2015
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It is possible to vary (even dramatically) the sliding properties of atoms on a surface by changing the size and 'compression' of their aggregates.
Jun 22nd, 2015
Read moreMedical science is placing high hopes on nanoparticles as in future they could be used, for example, as a vehicle for targeted drug delivery. An international team of researchers has for the first time succeeded in assaying the stability of these particles and their distribution within the body. Their results show that a lot of research is still needed in this field.
Jun 22nd, 2015
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Plasmonics demonstrates how light can be guided along metal surfaces or within nanometer-thick metal films. It works like this: on an atomic level, metal crystals have a very organized lattice structure. The lattice contains free electrons, not closely associated with the metal atoms, that interact with the light that hits them.
Jun 22nd, 2015
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New project to study the possibility that eating food nanoemulsions found in dressings, dips or sauces might increase the amount of pesticides absorbed from co-ingested fruits and vegetables, thus increasing risk of adverse health effects.
Jun 19th, 2015
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