The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a $1.3 million grant to fund the development of a next-generation infrared detector that could be used in fields as varied as night vision, meteorology and space exploration.
Jun 7th, 2016
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A new disposable battery that folds like an origami ninja star could power biosensors and other small devices for use in challenging field conditions.
Jun 7th, 2016
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Device allows fast, precise measurements of electric and magnetic fields at the atomic level, providing insights into the next generation of electronic, energy production, and storage materials.
Jun 7th, 2016
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Newly discovered 'design rule' brings nature-inspired nanostructures one step closer.
Jun 7th, 2016
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It has been an open question whether interacting collections of quantum particles can also localize, a phenomenon known as many-body localization. Now, researchers have directly observed this localization in a system of 10 interacting ions, trapped and zapped by electric fields and lasers.
Jun 7th, 2016
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DNA is one of the most amazing molecules in nature, providing a way to carry the instructions needed to create almost any lifeform on Earth in a microscopic package. Now scientists are finding ways to push DNA even further, using it not just to store information but to create physical components in a range of biological machines.
Jun 7th, 2016
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Researchers have demonstrated an implantable triboelectric nanogenerator for in vivo biomechanical energy harvesting, which has a multilayered structure and exhibits outstanding in vivo performance and stability.
Jun 7th, 2016
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Researchers have developed a method for embedding light-emitting nanoparticles into glass without losing any of their unique properties - a major step towards 'smart glass' applications such as 3D display screens or remote radiation sensors.
Jun 7th, 2016
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Scientists have, for the first time, successfully used a terahertz laser to induce permanent changes in the conformation of a polymer, giving it an increased pattern of crystallization.
Jun 7th, 2016
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Members of the public are invited to vote for the best images in this round of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) EnvisioNano contest. Now in its third round, this contest has drawn submissions from students at top labs and schools across the United States.
Jun 7th, 2016
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Scientists have invented an easily breathable nanomask that can filter incredibly tiny particles, such as viruses and air pollutants.
Jun 6th, 2016
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Researchers have developed a new technique for extremely high speed photonic sensing of the mechanical properties of freely flowing particles using an opto-mechano-fluidic resonator (OMFR). This research potentially opens up completely new mechanical 'axes of measurement' on micro/nanoparticles and bioparticles.
Jun 6th, 2016
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Stretching process can produce nanoscale rods or strips made of many material combinations.
Jun 6th, 2016
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Better understanding of topological semimetals could help usher in future electronics.
Jun 6th, 2016
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Researchers have developed a method that could open up new scientific avenues by making the light from powerful X-ray lasers much more stable and its color more pure.
Jun 6th, 2016
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The results give researchers a potential new, solid-state tool for 'attosecond science', which explores processes like the motions of electrons in atoms and the natural vibrations of molecules.
Jun 6th, 2016
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