Researchers have developed a new way to add silver and gold to nail polish with minimal additives, resulting in durable, tinted - and potentially antibacterial - nail coloring.
Mar 29th, 2017
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Working with silver nanowires just a few hundred atoms thick, researchers discovered that they could make wires that were both super-strong and stretchy like gum.
Mar 29th, 2017
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Inspired by the fun of playing with Legos, an international team of researchers have used the idea of assembling building-blocks to make the promise of next-generation materials a practical reality.
Mar 29th, 2017
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A new class of carbon nanotubes could be the next-generation clean-up crew for toxic sludge and contaminated water, according to a new study.
Mar 29th, 2017
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Using a new strategy that can rapidly generate customized RNA vaccines, researchers have devised a new vaccine candidate for the Zika virus.
Mar 29th, 2017
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A novel supramolecular strategy introduces tunable 1D periodic potentials upon self-assembly of ad hoc organic building blocks on graphene, opening the way to the realization of hybrid organic- inorganic multilayer materials with unique electronic and optical properties.
Mar 29th, 2017
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Researchers have disclosed a new method to add chemical groups on single layer and bilayer graphene lying on silica/silicon. This study also suggests how decorated graphene serves as a platform to produce 2D materials with new characteristics.
Mar 29th, 2017
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International research team creates hybrid material with a fascinating structure.
Mar 28th, 2017
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Researchers have developed biocompatible, water-based inks containing graphene and related layered materials as building blocks for ink-jet printable electronic devices.
Mar 28th, 2017
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Researchers have succeeded in developing a molecular toggle switch that does not only remain in the position selected, but can also be flipped as often as desired.
Mar 28th, 2017
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Discovery of a novel rotational force inside magnetic vortices makes it easier to design ultrahigh capacity disk drives.
Mar 28th, 2017
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Scientists observe the real-time ultrafast bonding of lithium ions with the solvents, in the same process that happens during charging and discharging of lithium batteries, and conclude that a new theory is needed.
Mar 28th, 2017
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Scientists have studied the passage of knotted DNA through nanopores, shedding light on an intriguing and underexplored phenomenon.
Mar 28th, 2017
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Understanding how small organic ions stabilize gold nanoparticles may allow for better control.
Mar 28th, 2017
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Using sunlight to drive chemical reactions, such as artificial photosynthesis, could soon become much more efficient thanks to nanomaterials.
Mar 28th, 2017
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A group of scientists from several universities has teamed up to develop the first rapid blood test to diagnose and quantitate the severity of active TB cases.
Mar 28th, 2017
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