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Making sense of failure in light-harvesting semiconductors

Researchers reveal the factors that affect the stability of semiconductors in solar fuel devices to aid the discovery of next-generation materials.

Sep 8th, 2016

Collaboration strikes gold pioneering a new method for catalyst production

Jet stream of liquid helium blows gold vapor through a barren, cold landscape to deposit pristine, stable gold nanoparticles.

Sep 8th, 2016

New material to revolutionize water proofing (w/video)

Scientists have developed a new spray-on nanomaterial with a remarkable ability to repel water.

Sep 8th, 2016

Tiny gold grids yielding secrets

Researchers explore processes for making ordered metal nanostructures that display interesting new properties.

Sep 8th, 2016

Mechanical engineering in hot pursuit of creeping bacteria

Understanding how bacteria grows and spreads can help improve health care outcomes.

Sep 8th, 2016

Nanocoated stealth pig cells may hold the key to treating diabetes in humans

Coating insulin-producing cell-clusters with a thin protective layers may be a way to modify and use pig tissue to ultimately treat human diabetes.

Sep 8th, 2016

Atomic scale pipes available on demand and by design

So far, it has been impossible to create artificial capillaries with atomic-scale precision. Now researchers show how to make the impossible possible.

Sep 7th, 2016

Tooth decay - drilling down to the nanoscale

Scientists believe they have identified some nanoscale elements that govern the behavior of our teeth.

Sep 7th, 2016

Breakthrough in materials science: Research team can bond metals with nearly all surfaces

Through this 'nanoscale-sculpturing' process, metals such as aluminium, titanium, or zinc can permanently be joined with nearly all other materials, become water-repellent, or improve their biocompatibility.

Sep 7th, 2016

Extreme ultracapacitors

Carbon nanotube-based energy-storage devices find uses in drilling operations, aerospace applications, electric vehicles.

Sep 7th, 2016

Bringing graphene speakers to the mobile market (w/video)

Scientists are one step closer to making graphene audio speakers for mobile devices. They report a simple way to fabricate once-elusive thermoacoustic speakers using the ultra-thin material.

Sep 7th, 2016

New perovskite research discoveries may lead to solar cell, LED advances

Mixed-halide perovskites appear to benefit from enhanced thermal and moisture stability, which makes them degrade less quickly than single-halide perovskites.

Sep 7th, 2016

Scientists develop revolutionary nanotechnology heart attack sensor

An international collaboration of scientists has developed a tiny electric sensor, which could potentially improve patient survival rates by telling doctors if a person has had a heart attack.