Researchers have demonstrated an optical metamaterial whose chiroptical properties in the nonlinear regime produce a significant spectral shift with power levels in the milliwatt range.
Mar 1st, 2017
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Scientists have created tiny swirling vortices out of magnetic particles, providing insight into the behavior that governs such systems - which opens up new opportunities for materials and devices with new properties.
Mar 1st, 2017
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Researchers have developed a new nanoparticle coating for regular paper that needs no ink, and can be printed on with light, erased and reused more than 80 times.
Mar 1st, 2017
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A little-understood biological property that appears to allow cell components to store energy on their outer edges is the possible key to developing a new class of materials and devices to collect, store and manage energy for a variety of applications.
Feb 28th, 2017
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Breakthrough raises hope for efficient alternative to today's computer chips.
Feb 28th, 2017
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Researchers have used tailored optoacoustic surface profiles to generate acoustic fields focused at multiple points using a single optical pulse.
Feb 28th, 2017
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Laser-altered molecules cast alchemy in a different light.
Feb 28th, 2017
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Novel materials and structures developed to support generation of sustainable hydrogen fuel.
Feb 28th, 2017
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Scientists have developed a nanosize surface and interface composed of synthetic polymer that can move autonomously in one direction like a motor protein involved in motion and transport in living organisms.
Feb 28th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a mesh which can be wrapped around injured peripheral nerves to facilitate their regeneration and restore their functions.
Feb 28th, 2017
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New research looks at tapping plants' energy directly by turning their internal structures into electric circuits.
Feb 27th, 2017
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Researchers have modeled a nanoscale sandwich, the first in what they hope will become a molecular deli for materials scientists.
Feb 27th, 2017
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Researchers have harnessed triboelectric nanogenerators to improve the charging of molecules in a way that dramatically boosts the sensitivity of a widely-used chemical analysis technique.
Feb 27th, 2017
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New study reveals characteristic of islands of magnetic metals between vacuum gaps, displaying tunnelling electric current.
Feb 27th, 2017
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Ultralight web of silk nanofibers withstands load 4,000 times its weight.
Feb 27th, 2017
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The mode of packaging of the genomic DNA in the cell nucleus determines patterns of gene expression. Researchers have used DNA-based nano-tweezers to measure the forces between nucleosomes, the basic packing units of nuclear DNA.
Feb 27th, 2017
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