Lining MOF pockets to detect noxious gases
Custom-made gas-sensing material could lead to inexpensive devices for real-time air quality analysis.
May 3rd, 2018
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Topological domain walls in helimagnets
Three distinct variants of magnetic domain walls have been discovered in the helimagnet iron germanium (FeGe).
May 3rd, 2018
Read moreA new approach to study properties of nanodroplets
Researchers have found new methods to measure the internal pressure and surface tension of nano-sized drops of liquid like those involved in cloud formation and airborne pollutants to study how they behave in different environments.
May 2nd, 2018
Read moreInnovative nanotransistor for easy measurement of electrolyte concentration in blood
Scientists developed a new method that will make it easier to measure the concentration of different electrolytes in the body using a nanotransistor.
May 2nd, 2018
Read moreIt all comes down to roughness
Researchers have explained how the surface characteristics of microspheres affect rapid increases in the viscosity of suspensions, thus laying the groundwork for applications such as smoothly flowing cement.
May 2nd, 2018
Read moreNovel reaction could spark alternate approach to ammonia production
Researchers used nanoscale spikes of carbon to catalyze a reaction that generates ammonia from nitrogen and water, aided by lithium salt and the application of an electric field. The study reveals a type of catalyst that has been theoretically suggested but never demonstrated.
May 2nd, 2018
Read moreNew insight into why most nanoparticles don't make it through biological barriers
The biological barriers our bodies have developed evolve to keep us safe from infection and parasites. But they also filter out many of the nanoparticle drugs that hold such promise for treatment. Working out why is central to the development of next-generation drugs.
May 2nd, 2018
Read moreA new point-of-need nanodiagnostic for better healthcare
The Nano4 project takes fast, reliable and low-cost molecular point of care (POC) diagnostic tools down to the nano-scale, offering better healthcare outcomes for patients.
May 2nd, 2018
Read moreNanodiamond turns into controllable light source
Researchers have developed a controlled light source based on nanodiamond. Experiments have shown that diamond shell doubles the emission speed light sources and helps to control them without any additional nano- and microstructures.
May 2nd, 2018
Read moreOrganic printing nanoinks may restore sight to blind people
Fabricated using cheap and widely-available organic pigments used in printing inks and cosmetics, a simple retinal prosthesis consists of tiny pixels like a digital camera sensor on a nanometric scale. Researchers hope that it can restore sight to blind people.
May 2nd, 2018
Read moreUltrafast laser pulse created by golden nanoparticles
The creation of a fast, tunable and stable nanoparticle-array laser is a stepping stone to affordable and efficient sensing and switching.
May 2nd, 2018
Read moreNew class of single atoms catalysts for carbon nanotubes exhibit outstanding electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO
Experiments using X-rays have helped characterise a new class of single atom catalysts supported on carbon nanotubes that exhibit outstanding electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO.
May 2nd, 2018
Read moreScientists find a new way to make novel materials by 'un-squeezing'
Like turning a snowball back into fluffy snow, a new technique turns high-density materials into a lower-density one by applying the chemical equivalent of 'negative pressure'.
May 1st, 2018
Read moreOne-dimensional material packs a powerful punch for next generation electronics
Engineers have demonstrated prototype devices made of an exotic material that can conduct a current density 50 times greater than conventional copper interconnect technology.
May 1st, 2018
Read moreSweating the small stuff
A membrane with nanoscale pores allows controlled sweat stimulant release, paving the way to measure small samples of sweat in wearable biosensing devices.
May 1st, 2018
Read moreDielectric metamaterial is dynamically tuned by light
Metal-free metamaterial can be swiftly tuned to create changing electromagnetic effects.
May 1st, 2018
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