Thanks to a reaction that resembles a sort of proton pinball game, a thin layer of moisture on the surface of a catalysts can improve the efficiency of fuel cells, devices used to transform chemical energy directly into electricity without releasing greenhouse gases in emissions.
Aug 2nd, 2016
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Where is the line between the quantum world and the classical world? A group of scientists explored this question by showing what was thought to be a quantum phenomenon can be explained classically.
Aug 2nd, 2016
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Scientists have developed a new lab-on-a-chip technology that can, for the first time, separate biological particles at the nanoscale and could help enable physicians to detect diseases such as cancer before symptoms appear.
Aug 1st, 2016
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The European SHYMAN project aims to establish continuous hydrothermal synthesis as the most flexible and sustainable process to create nanomaterials at industrial scale. After demonstrating this potential in the lab, the project has now announced the opening of its first facility in Nottingham.
Aug 1st, 2016
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Using a heat-resistant device, made of tungsten and alumina layers, researchers have found that the device can absorb the sun's broad spectrum radiation and convert it to electricity.
Aug 1st, 2016
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Researchers are developing a common language that can be used by computer software tools to describe materials at their smallest scale, with the ultimate aim of designing faster and better materials for our everyday lives.
Aug 1st, 2016
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Researchers have engineered silicon particles one-fiftieth the width of a human hair, which could lead to 'biointerface' systems designed to make nerve cells fire and heart cells beat.
Aug 1st, 2016
Read moreUsing their new method, the scientists have determined the forces surrounding defects in crystals. Their measurements open the door to understanding how the bulk mechanics of these crystals arise from defect interactions.
Aug 1st, 2016
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In a new study, researchers have found a way similar to nature to convert carbon dioxide into a usable energy source using sunlight.
Aug 1st, 2016
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Using inert boron nitride instead of silica creates precise zigzag edges in monolayer graphene.
Aug 1st, 2016
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An international team or researchers has devised a method for achieving static pressures vastly higher than any previously reached.
Aug 1st, 2016
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Scientists use oxygen 'scissors' to make freestanding single-atom silicon layer.
Aug 1st, 2016
Read moreToday, Federal agencies participating in the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) released a white paper describing the collective Federal vision for the emerging and innovative solutions needed to realize the Nanotechnology-Inspired Grand Challenge for Future Computing.
Jul 29th, 2016
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International team shows that modified graphene is 105 times more sensitive at detecting ammonia.
Jul 29th, 2016
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Researchers have developed ultrathin and transparent oxide thin-film transistors for an active-matrix backplane of a flexible display by using the inorganic-based laser lift-off method.
Jul 29th, 2016
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Using an industry-standard semiconductor growth technique, researchers have created gallium nitride (GaN) cubic crystals grown on a silicon substrate that are capable of producing powerful green light for advanced solid-state lighting.
Jul 29th, 2016
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