The lithium-ion batteries that mobilize our electronic devices need to be improved if they are to power electric vehicles or store electrical energy for the grid. Researchers looking for a better understanding of liquid electrolyte may have found a pathway forward. They found surprising results in the first X-ray absorption spectroscopy study of a model lithium electrolyte.
Dec 19th, 2014
Read moreScientists have been able to make the first-ever nanowires from perovskite that could greatly improve the efficiency of solar cells.
Dec 19th, 2014
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In a development that could lead to a deeper understanding of cancer and better early-stage treatment of the disease, researchers have devised a reliable way to grow a certain type of cancer cells from patients outside the body for study. The new technique is more than three times as effective as previous methods.
Dec 19th, 2014
Read moreA GBP 5.2 million project led by the University of Leeds is aiming to transform data communications with a new generation of photonic microchips.
Dec 19th, 2014
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Here's a nice surprise: quantum physics is less complicated than we thought. An international team of researchers has proved that two peculiar features of the quantum world previously considered distinct are different manifestations of the same thing.
Dec 19th, 2014
Read moreIn a recent study, researchers have used new technology to study extremely fast processes in solar cells. The research results form a concrete step towards more efficient solar cells.
Dec 19th, 2014
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16 Arbeitsgruppen der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU), des Universitätsklinikums Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) und des Fraunhofer Instituts für Siliziumtechnik (ISIT) erforschen zukünftig gemeinsam neuartige Sensoren für die medizinische Diagnostik. Damit sollen über winzigste Magnetfelder Gehirn- und Herzfunktionen aufgezeichnet werden.
Dec 19th, 2014
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Pinpoint laser heating creates a maelstrom of magnetic nanotextures.
Dec 19th, 2014
Read moreIf data could instead be encoded without current it would require much less energy, and make things like low-power, instant-on computing a ubiquitous reality. Researchers have made a breakthrough in that direction with a room-temperature magnetoelectric memory device. Equivalent to one computer bit, it exhibits the holy grail of next-generation nonvolatile memory: magnetic switchability, in two steps, with nothing but an electric field.
Dec 18th, 2014
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Human cells are protected by a largely impenetrable molecular membrane, but researchers have built the first artificial transporter protein that carries individual atoms across membranes, opening the possibility of engineering a new class of smart molecules with applications in fields as wide ranging as nanotechnology and medicine.
Dec 18th, 2014
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Four pulses of laser light on nanoparticle photocells in a spectroscopy experiment has opened a window on how captured sunlight can be converted into electricity.
Dec 18th, 2014
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New method to reduce the optical band gap of strontium titantate thin films.
Dec 18th, 2014
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Team realizes an Aharonov-Bohm type interferometer to measure the band topology in graphene type lattices.
Dec 18th, 2014
Read moreReseaerchers have made a breakthrough in that direction with a room-temperature magnetoelectric memory device. Equivalent to one computer bit, it exhibits the holy grail of next-generation nonvolatile memory: magnetic switchability, in two steps, with nothing but an electric field.
Dec 18th, 2014
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Cars that run on natural gas are touted as efficient and environmentally friendly, but getting enough gas onboard to make them practical is a hurdle. A new study led by researchers at Rice University promises to help.
Dec 18th, 2014
Read moreAn engineering team has discovered some of graphene oxide's important properties that can improve sodium- and lithium-ion flexible batteries.
Dec 18th, 2014
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