Nanotechnology makes your wine better
Researchers have developed a nanosensor that can mimic what happens in your mouth when you drink wine.
Sep 17th, 2014
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Nanoparticle photocatalysts help turn raw materials into ingredients for every day life
QUT scientist Dr Sarina Sarina, who achieved outstanding progress in driving this energy intensive chemical production process at ambient temperature using light instead of fossil fuels, has won the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt fellowship at the famous Max Planck Institute in Berlin.
Sep 17th, 2014
Read moreUsing liquid inks to create better solar cells
Solar cell film made from kesterite or perovskite absorbs energy more efficiently and is cheaper to manufacture.
Sep 17th, 2014
Read moreTwisted graphene chills out
When two sheets of graphene are stacked in a special way, it is possible to cool down the graphene with a laser instead of heating it up, researchers have shown.
Sep 17th, 2014
Read moreToward optical chips with MoS2 light emitters
A promising light source for optoelectronic chips can be tuned to different frequencies.
Sep 17th, 2014
Read moreRecruiting bacteria to be technology innovation partners
For most people biofilms conjure up images of slippery stones in a streambed and dirty drains. While there are plenty of 'bad' biofilms around, researchers see biofilms as a robust new platform for designer nanomaterials that could clean up polluted rivers, manufacture pharmaceutical products, fabricate new textiles, and more.
Sep 17th, 2014
Read moreScientists determine factors that give tubes their chiral angles
Researchers have come up with the seed of a simple formula that describes why nanotubes have chirality.
Sep 17th, 2014
Read more'Smart material' chin strap harvests energy from chewing
It is hoped that the device can generate electricity from eating, chewing and talking, and power a number of small-scale implantable or wearable electronic devices, such as hearing aids, cochlear implants, electronic hearing protectors and communication devices.
Sep 17th, 2014
Read moreNanoribbon film keeps glass ice-free
Scientists who created a deicing film for radar domes have now refined the technology to work as a transparent coating for glass.
Sep 16th, 2014
Read moreResearchers capture motion of single molecule in real time
Chemists have scored a scientific first: capturing moving images of a single molecule as it vibrates, or 'breathes', and shifts from one quantum state to another.
Sep 16th, 2014
Read moreFor electronics beyond silicon, a new contender emerges
Using a quantum material called a correlated oxide, researchers have achieved a reversible change in electrical resistance of eight orders of magnitude, a result the researchers are calling 'colossal'. In short, they have engineered this material to perform comparably with the best silicon switches.
Sep 16th, 2014
Read moreWater-based nuclear battery can be used to generate electrical energy
For the first time using a water-based solution, researchers have created a long-lasting and more efficient nuclear battery that could be used for many applications such as a reliable energy source in automobiles and also in complicated applications such as space flight.
Sep 16th, 2014
Read moreThe extended stability range of phosphorus allotropes made of nanotubes
What holds white, black, and red phosphorus together - and prevents it from falling apart, for example into much-sought-after atomically thin networks and nanowires? This is what scientists now found out using numerical modeling.
Sep 16th, 2014
Read moreAdvanced molecular 'sieves' could be used for carbon capture
Newly-developed synthetic membranes provide a greener and more energy-efficient method of separating gases, and can remove carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, potentially reducing the cost of capturing carbon dioxide significantly.
Sep 16th, 2014
Read moreSimulation method identifies materials for better batteries
Researchers have devised a new simulation technique which reliably predicts the structure and behaviour of different materials, in order to accelerate the development of next-generation batteries for a wide range of applications.
Sep 16th, 2014
Read moreNew model to study the nanoscale motion patterns of bacteria in real time
Researchers have developed a new model to study the motion patterns of bacteria in real time and to determine how these motions relate to communication within a bacterial colony. They chemically attached colonies of E. coli bacteria to a microcantilever, coupling its motion to that of the bacteria.
Sep 16th, 2014
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