A new foam called the Oleo Sponge was invented that not only easily adsorbs oil from water but is also reusable and can pull dispersed oil from an entire water column, not just the surface.
May 30th, 2017
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This novel method produces a film with millions of carbon nanotubes aligned and tightly packed, like water pipes on a flatbed truck. The tubes are orders of magnitude better aligned than previously possible.
May 30th, 2017
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Nanoscale images yield surprise that could push solar cell efficiency to 31 percent.
May 30th, 2017
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Method could help scientists learn new ways to boost photovoltaic efficiency.
May 30th, 2017
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Scientists have discovered how interactions between electrons and ions slow the performance of electrodes made with vanadium pentoxide.
May 30th, 2017
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A new one-step method directs the self-assembly of metallic gold pillars into a special oxide using pulsed laser deposition.
May 30th, 2017
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Discovery could lead to advances in 2-D materials, controlling light.
May 30th, 2017
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Researchers used computer simulations to further probe the behaviors of skyrmions, gaining insight that can help scientists and engineers better study the quasi-particles in experiments.
May 30th, 2017
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Scientists have devised materials that can create complex three-dimensional structures. They did it by exploiting how molecules self-assemble, spontaneously packing into nano-sized shapes.
May 30th, 2017
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Researchers developed a magnetoelectric random access memory cell based on the stress-mediated magnetoelectric effect that promises extremely low bit-reading and low bit-writing energies.
May 30th, 2017
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The use of the JANUS supercomputer has enabled researchers to reproduce the experimental protocol of equilibrium dynamics in spin glasses.
May 30th, 2017
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Self-destroyed redox-sensitive stomatocyte nanomotor delivers and releases drugs for cells.
May 30th, 2017
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In order to extend the reach of quantum communications, researchers have demonstrated a novel protocol based on a crystal than can emit quantum light as well as store it for arbitrary long times.
May 30th, 2017
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Discovery by international team offers route to certify devices for quantum computing and quantum cryptography.
May 30th, 2017
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Researchers develop a resistive random access memory device using only 2-D materials (graphene electrodes and hexagonal boron nitride insulators), and develop a complete theoretical model to describe its functioning.
May 30th, 2017
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An international, multidisciplinary research team has discovered a mechanism that controls the formation and function of plate-like nanocrystals that play a critical role in bone composition.
May 30th, 2017
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