Researchers have unexpectedly found that carrageenan, a seaweed derivative, acts as a stabilizer in lithium-sulfur batteries. Better stability allows for more cycling and an extended lifetime.
Jun 13th, 2017
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By developing a novel instrument, scientists can now measure heat flow in a chain of atoms, essentially measuring, for the first time, heat moving between atoms at room temperature. These experiments confirm that current theories relating how heat and electricity move hold even at the atomic scale.
Jun 13th, 2017
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Scientists are using quantum dots - tiny semiconductor particles commonly used in nanotechnology - to decipher the features needed to design specific and effective therapies for multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.
Jun 13th, 2017
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Assemblies of metallic nanoparticles, which can be carefully arranged at multiple length scales, behave like bulk magnets and display intriguing, shape-dependent behavior.
Jun 13th, 2017
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A research team has developed a graphene-based transistor that could someday lead to computers that are a thousand times faster and use a hundredth of the power.
Jun 13th, 2017
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New open-source website features blueprints for lab-on-a-chip devices.
Jun 13th, 2017
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Researchers have devised a new way to examine the movement of low-energy electrons that can adversely impact electronic systems and biological tissue.
Jun 13th, 2017
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New research using single molecules suspended in ultra-cold helium droplets demonstrates better precision in measuring alignment than traditional gas-phase approaches.
Jun 13th, 2017
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The European INSPIRE project aims to develop inline sensors with a new accuracy class.
Jun 13th, 2017
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A new research project examines airborne particle mixtures and their possible effects on health.
Jun 13th, 2017
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Researchers have now managed to pinpoint what happens when light is absorbed by extremely small nanoclusters of silver atoms. The results may have useful application in the development of biosensors and in imaging.
Jun 13th, 2017
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Scientists have shown that using graphene filters could be a significantly more energy-efficient and scalable method of heavy water production.
Jun 13th, 2017
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Researchers designed a hyperbolic metasurface with a nanogroove structure in the subwavelength scale. Its enhanced plasmonic sensing performance is two orders of magnitude higher than those with current state-of-art plasmonic metamaterials and metasurfaces.
Jun 13th, 2017
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An international team has shown that it is possible to mechanically destroy cancer cells by rotating magnetic nanoparticles attached to them in elongated aggregates.
Jun 13th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a leaching process to produce ultrafine jagged platinum nanowires. The wires have with extraordinary surface activity and high surface areas. Combined, these features deliver a catalyst with a record-high conversion rate.
Jun 13th, 2017
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Flexible electronic parts could significantly improve medical implants. However, electroconductive gold atoms usually hardly bind to silicones. Researchers have now been able to modify short-chain silicones in a way, that they build strong bonds to gold atoms.
Jun 13th, 2017
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