The hard facts about soft landing ions
Scientists review cutting-edge techniques that offer insights into processes of interest for energy production, storage, and catalysis.
Apr 27th, 2016
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Researchers create 1-step graphene patterning method
Researchers have developed a one-step, facile method to pattern graphene by using stencil mask and oxygen plasma reactive-ion etching, and subsequent polymer-free direct transfer to flexible substrates.
Apr 27th, 2016
Read moreResearchers create a first frequency comb of time-bin entangled qubits
Discovery is a significant step toward multi-channel quantum communication and higher capacity quantum computers.
Apr 27th, 2016
Read moreToward dissolvable electronics for implants and sensors
Researchers have created a dissolvable device component out of egg proteins, magnesium and tungsten.
Apr 27th, 2016
Read moreHybrid nanoantennas - next-generation platform for ultradense data recording
Scientists have put forward a new approach to effective manipulation of light at the nanoscale based on hybrid metal-dielectric nanoantennas.
Apr 27th, 2016
Read moreEngineers look inside nanoparticles to explore how their shape improves energy storage
Many technologies rely upon nanomaterials that can absorb or release atoms quickly and repeatedly. New work provides a first look inside these phase-changing nanoparticles, showing how their shape and crystallinity affect their performance for battery applications.
Apr 27th, 2016
Read moreHow many nanoparticle-based drugs reach tumours? Less than one per cent
Reality check meta-analysis reveals that only 0.7 per cent of designer nanoparticles reach their intended target.
Apr 27th, 2016
Read moreNovel method sets new standards for standards for the development of vaccines
Researchers have created a general and user-friendly platform for the development of a special type of effective and safe vaccines. The highly effective method opens a new door for controlling diseases such as cancer, asthma, allergies and cardiovascular diseases by means of vaccines.
Apr 27th, 2016
Read moreOne minus 1 does not always equal 0 in chemistry
Scientists are first to prove 2 mirror-image molecules can be optically active.
Apr 27th, 2016
Read moreChemists use DNA to build the world's tiniest thermometer
Researchers have created a programmable DNA thermometer that is 20,000x smaller than a human hair. This scientific advance may significantly aid our understanding of natural and human designed nanotechnologies by enabling to measure temperature at the nanoscale.
Apr 27th, 2016
Read moreSeeing atoms and molecules in action with an electron �ye'
A unique rapid-fire electron source will help scientists study ultrafast chemical processes and changes in materials at the atomic scale.
Apr 26th, 2016
Read moreNanograft seeded with three cell types promotes blood vessel formation to speed wound healing
Large or slow-healing wounds that do not receive adequate blood flow could benefit from a novel approach that combines a nanoscale graft onto which three different cell types are layered.
Apr 26th, 2016
Read moreIt takes more than peer pressure to make large microgels fit in
Researchers believe they've solved the mystery of how oversized microgels shrink to fit colloidal crystals, and what they've learned could also have implications for biological systems made up of soft organic particles not unlike the polymer microgels.
Apr 26th, 2016
Read moreIngenious method enables sharper flat-panel displays at lower energy costs
An intriguing method uses super-thin layers of inexpensive electrochromic polymers to generate bright colors that, for the first time, can be rapidly altered.
Apr 26th, 2016
Read moreObservation of two different collective oscillations of electrons occurring on gold nanoparticles
This discovery is expected to be utilized in clarifying the design guideline of a high efficiency optical antenna and light energy conversion by visible / near-infrared light.
Apr 26th, 2016
Read moreCivil society demands action, not words, on nanotechnology
NGOs, consumer groups and research organisations have expressed disappointment with the European Commission's continuing failure to propose adequate measures for the collection and publication of information about nanomaterials on the EU market after a Commission meeting with stakeholders in Brussels on Monday.
Apr 26th, 2016
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