Researchers have developed a way to assemble and pre-program tiny structures made from microscopic cubes to change their shape when actuated by a magnetic field and then, using the magnetic energy from their environment, perform a variety of tasks - including capturing and transporting single cells.
Aug 4th, 2017
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers has used mathematics and machine learning to design an optimal material for light management in solar cells, then fabricated the nanostructured surfaces simultaneously with a new nanomanufacturing technique.
Aug 4th, 2017
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Carbonitride aerogels mediate the photocatalytic conversion of water.
Aug 4th, 2017
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Scientists reveal hidden magnetic order in one-dimensional quantum crystals doped with holes.
Aug 4th, 2017
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Theoretical physicists have devised a mathematical model of two different molecules reacting within so called nanoreactors that act as catalysts.
Aug 4th, 2017
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Using nanoparticles, researchers have developed a drug-delivery system that could reduce organ transplant complications by hiding the donated tissue from the recipient's immune system.
Aug 4th, 2017
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The accelerating progress in perovskite technology over the past few years suggest new perovskite-based devices will soon outperform current technology in the energy sector.
Aug 4th, 2017
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Direct atomic-level observations provide unique insights into efficiency potential of non-precious metals for automotive and other applications.
Aug 3rd, 2017
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Chemists have produced a catalyst based on laser-induced graphene that splits water into hydrogen on one side and oxygen on the other side. They said the inexpensive material may be a practical component in generating the hydrogen for use in future fuel cells.
Aug 3rd, 2017
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Coherent commensurate electronic states at the interface between misoriented graphene layers.
Aug 3rd, 2017
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A new metal-free nanoparticle could help circumvent the health- and age-related barriers to MRIs, which physicians use to investigate or confirm a broad range of medical issues.
Aug 3rd, 2017
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A new paper sheds light on previously-unexplained results observed in experiments to detect and quantify the spin Hall effect in graphene-based heterostructures.
Aug 3rd, 2017
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Tiny dents in the surface of graphene greatly enhances its potential as a supercapacitor. Even better, it can be made from carbon dioxide.
Aug 3rd, 2017
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Researchers have solved the three-dimensional structure of a complex that is essential for the correct sorting of chromosomes into eggs and sperm during reproductive cell division or meiosis.
Aug 3rd, 2017
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A research group has developed a novel technique to synthesize monolayer films composed of neatly tiled two-dimensional materials, such as oxide nanosheets and graphene, on substrate surfaces in as quickly as one minute.
Aug 3rd, 2017
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Researchers present sunglasses with colored, semitransparent solar cells applied onto lenses that supply a microprocessor and two displays with electric power.
Aug 2nd, 2017
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