Electrocrystallization: Breakthrough in gold nanoparticle research
Research team discovers how to prepare high-quality crystals formed of gold nanoparticles.
Mar 21st, 2017
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Coming together, falling apart, and starting over, battery style
New device shows what happens when electrode, electrolyte, and active materials meet in energy storage technologies.
Mar 20th, 2017
Read moreMolecular scale transporter with a twist, powered by liquid crystal defects
Delivery of biochemical substances is now possible using a novel application of liquid crystal defects, forming a loop enclosing the substance travelling alongside twisted fibers.
Mar 20th, 2017
Read moreMolecular motor-powered biocomputers
A recently launched research project aims to develop a biocomputer based on highly efficient molecular motors that will use a fraction of the energy of existing computers, and that can tackle problems where many solutions need to be explored simultaneously.
Mar 20th, 2017
Read moreSpecial nanopowders for the synthesis of new aluminum alloys
Researchers have produced special nanopowders, which are used as modifying additives in the production of aluminum alloys. This method will significantly improve the operational properties of the foundry products, and reduce the energy costs for its final processing.
Mar 20th, 2017
Read more'Flying saucer' quantum dots hold secret to brighter, better lasers
Research team 'squashes' the shape of nanoparticles, enabling inexpensive lasers that continuously emit light in a customized rainbow of colors.
Mar 20th, 2017
Read moreLight-controlled gearbox for nanomachines
Researchers have succeeded in developing a complex molecular motor that can work in one direction and its opposite. The system can even be controlled precisely, in the same way as a gearbox.
Mar 20th, 2017
Read moreA bio-inspired gel material could help engineers control movements of soft robots
Worm-inspired material strengthens, changes shape in response to its environment.
Mar 20th, 2017
Read moreStar-spangled find may lead to advanced electronics
In a new paper, scientists describe a material that, when heated to about 450 degrees Celsius, transforms from an atomically thin, two-dimensional sheet into an array of one-dimensional nanowires, each just a few atoms wide.
Mar 20th, 2017
Read moreEngineers develop novel nanofiber solution for clean, fresh air
A research team has successfully concocted a novel nanofiber solution that creates thin, see-through air filters that can remove up to 90 per cent of PM2.5 particles and achieve high air flow of 2.5 times better than conventional air filters.
Mar 20th, 2017
Read moreChaos makes carbon materials lighter and stronger (w/video)
Aerospace researchers have demonstrated that some randomness in the arrangement of carbon atoms makes materials that are lighter and stronger.
Mar 20th, 2017
Read moreTethered nanoparticles make tumor cells more vulnerable
New strategy could improve performance of some immune-based drugs.
Mar 20th, 2017
Read moreSilk nanosensor could speed development of new infrastructure, aerospace and consumer materials
Researchers have found a way to use molecules of dye to see inside some of the new composite materials being tested for bridges, cars and sporting goods.
Mar 17th, 2017
Read moreFlexibility is key in mechanism of biological self-assembly (w/video)
A new study has modeled a crucial first step in the self-assembly of cellular structures such as drug receptors and other protein complexes, and found that the flexibility of the structures has a dramatic impact on how fast two such structures join together.
Mar 17th, 2017
Read moreNano-polycrystalline film leads to stronger magnetism compared to single-crystal films
Oxygen defects like nanopillars enhanced magnetic and magnetooptical response of STF films.
Mar 17th, 2017
Read moreNanotube film may resolve longevity problem of perovskite solar cells
Researchers lengthened the lifetime of perovskite solar cells by using nanotube film to replace the gold used as the back contact and the organic material in the hole conductor.
Mar 17th, 2017
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