The sheet, made of cellulose nanofibers, is called the mille-feuille filter as it has a unique layered internal architecture resembling that of the French puff pastry mille-feuille.
May 18th, 2016
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Three researchers devised an experiment to measure the relationship between disorder and metastability in a granular material.
May 18th, 2016
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This method that enables fine tuning of the electronic properties of certain phosphorous heterocycles compounds for applications including fabrication of organic electronics and hydrogen fluoride sensors.
May 18th, 2016
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Researchers have successfully explained how iron-based dyes work on a molecular level in solar cells. The new findings will accelerate the development of inexpensive and environmentally friendly solar cells.
May 18th, 2016
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A growing field called nanotechnology is allowing researchers to manipulate molecules and structures much smaller than a single cell to enhance our ability to see, monitor and destroy cancer cells in the body.
May 17th, 2016
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Researchers have discovered that the chemical structure of melanin on a macromolecular scale exhibits, amongst other shapes, a four-membered ring - in other words, a chemical structure that may be conducive to creating certain kinds of batteries based on natural melanin pigments.
May 17th, 2016
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DNA-based straight and branched polymers or nanomaterials that can be created and dissolved using biocompatible methods are now possible thanks to the work of biomedical engineers.
May 17th, 2016
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Granular materials are one of the least understood forms of matter due to the incredibly complex ways that those particles interact. But those complicated physics also offer tantalizing potential to create materials with unique properties - like the ability to absorb impact energy in customized ways.
May 17th, 2016
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Researchers have recently developed a new virtually imaged phased array-based Brillouin spectrometer.
May 17th, 2016
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Researchers have proposed a new design for a tunnel transistor based on bilayer graphene, and using modelling, they proved that this material is an ideal platform for low-voltage electronics.
May 17th, 2016
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The results of the water test can be instantly broadcast using a mobile app already developed by the research team.
May 17th, 2016
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Millions of years of evolution have shaped how plants harness the interaction of light and fluid to grow, bend, and keep from drying out.
May 17th, 2016
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What do you get if you combine nanotextured 'Cassie' surfaces with the Leidenfrost effect? Highly water-repellent surfaces that show potential for developing future self-cleaning windows, windshields, exterior paints and more.
May 17th, 2016
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A new solar cell configuration has pushed sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency to 34.5%.
May 17th, 2016
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New model for controlling hot molecules reactions, which are relevant to fusion, space exploration and planetary science.
May 17th, 2016
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There's a lot of stuff you'd expect to find in baby formula: proteins, carbs, vitamins, essential minerals. But parents probably wouldn't anticipate finding extremely small, needle-like particles. Yet this is exactly what a team of scientists recently discovered.
May 17th, 2016
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