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Breakthrough in the synthetic replication of composite-material structures found in Mother of pearl

For the first time, chemists have synthetically reproduced the structural configuration of natural mother of pearl or nacre.

Aug 19th, 2016

Carbon molecular sieve membranes could cut energy in hydrocarbon separations (w/video)

Researchers have demonstrated a new carbon-based molecular sieve membrane that could dramatically reduce the energy required to separate a class of hydrocarbon molecules known as alkyl aromatics.

Aug 19th, 2016

A changed exchange for magnetic materials

A method for controlling the magnetic texture of exotic materials offers a route to realizing the next generation of electronic devices.

Aug 19th, 2016

Researchers discover how the liver prevents nanoparticles from reaching cancer cells

Scientists have figured out how the liver and spleen trap intact nanoparticles as they move through the organ.

Aug 19th, 2016

Hybrid system designed to harvest full spectrum of solar energy (w/video)

A new concept could bring highly efficient solar power by combining three types of technologies that convert different parts of the light spectrum and also store energy for use after sundown.

Aug 18th, 2016

A new way to display the 3-D structure of molecules

Metal-organic frameworks provide a new platform for solving the structure of hard-to-study samples.

Aug 18th, 2016

X-ray optics on a chip

Researchers report the fabrication and testing of a millimetre-sized chip capable of splitting a beam of X-rays.

Aug 18th, 2016

Tracing barnacles' footprint with atomic force microscopy

Using a modified type of an Atomic Force Microscope, scientists can now measure protein characteristics of even very small traces on a surface.

Aug 18th, 2016

'High-occupancy' vehicle battery

Towards higher energy density batteries: singly charged lithium ions replaced by doubly charged magnesium ions.

Aug 17th, 2016

Determining real molecules in operating batteries

Scientists determined new molecular-level information at the solid/liquid interface, pushing toward better energy storage devices.

Aug 17th, 2016

Spinning ginger into nanoparticles to heal inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers have developed edible ginger-derived nanoparticles that they believe may be good medicine for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, the two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease. The particles may also help fight cancer linked to colitis, according to experiments in mice.

Aug 17th, 2016

Curbing the life-long effects of traumatic brain injury with neuron-targeted nanoparticle

Scientists report a potential way to reduce the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with a neuron-targeting nanoparticle, using an animal model of TBI.

Aug 17th, 2016

Phononics pioneer probes the untapped powers of sound

A materials science engineer is bending sound waves in nature-defying ways that could quiet our cities, heal our bodies, provide new sources of energy, and compute and process information.

Aug 17th, 2016

New method to identify microscopic failure in polymers and composite materials

Researchers have found a new way to identify microscopic damage in polymers and composite materials before total failure occurs.

Aug 17th, 2016

Attosecond science opens new avenues in femtochemistry

Attosecond Science is a new exciting frontier in contemporary physics, aimed at time-resolving the motion of electrons in atoms, molecules and solids on their natural timescale. Electronic dynamics derives from the creation and evolution of coherence between different electronic states and proceeds on sub-femtosecond timescales.

Aug 17th, 2016

Researchers watch catalysts at work

Physicists have succeeded in watching a silver catalyst at work for the first time with the aid of an atomic force microscope.

Aug 17th, 2016

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