Study picks up large spontaneous spin splitting in the energy band structure
Making strides towards new semiconductor devices using spin.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreMaking strides towards new semiconductor devices using spin.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreEngineers looked to nature to find a shape that could improve all kinds of slender structures, from building columns to bicycle spokes - they found an answer in sea sponges.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreA protective coating that could completely eliminate the need for cold storage and change the scope of medical diagnostic testing in places where it's often needed the most.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreExploiting a process known as molecular self-assembly, chemical engineers have built three-dimensional arrays of antibodies that could be used as sensors to diagnose diseases such as malaria or tuberculosis.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreA research team has discovered a new crystal structure of organic-inorganic hybrid materials that could open the door to new applications for optoelectronic devices like light-emitting diodes and lasers.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreBy suspending tiny metal nanoparticles in liquids, scientists are brewing up conductive ink-jet printer 'inks' to print inexpensive, customizable circuit patterns on just about any surface.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreNanoparticles containing three different layers of material can help to boost the performance of a zinc-air battery, researchers have found.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreA team of international scientists have found a way to make memory chips perform computing tasks, which is traditionally done by computer processors.
Jan 4th, 2017
Read moreUsing atomic quantum-simulation to replicate the properties of a topological insulator, a team of researchers has directly observed for the first time the protected boundary state of the topological insulator trans-polyacetylene. The transport properties of this organic polymer are typical of topological insulators and of the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model.
Jan 3rd, 2017
Read moreNew atom interferometer could measure inertial forces with record-setting accuracy.
Jan 3rd, 2017
Read moreGermanium may not be a household name like silicon, its group-mate on the periodic table, but it has great potential for use in next-generation electronics and energy technology.
Jan 3rd, 2017
Read moreResearchers laid the foundation for a new memory chip concept. It has the potential to use considerably less energy than the chips produced to date.
Jan 3rd, 2017
Read moreScientists have demonstrated the magnetic behavior of a special class of 2D materials. This is the first experimental proof to a theory proposed more than 70 years ago.
Jan 3rd, 2017
Read moreBy harnessing the intrinsic organizational properties of polymeric tethers, nanoparticles can be programmed to self-assemble into a variety of micron-sized domain structures in a reversible way.
Jan 3rd, 2017
Read moreThe purpose of this review is to indicate how nano- and microcarriers of drug substances can solve the problems with the drug delivery in the ocular tissues, to indicate the possible hazards and side effects, depending on the polymer nature and route of administration, and to visualize the future potential of these carriers in the pharmaceutical practice.
Jan 3rd, 2017
Read moreResearchers have developed a plasmonic nanolaser that operates at visible light frequencies and uses so-called dark lattice modes.
Jan 3rd, 2017
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