Scientists have successfully developed the world's smallest nanomagnet, a single-digit nanosize hard ferrite magnet composed of iron oxide. Being composed of iron and oxygen, the magnet is eco-friendly, low cost, and suitable for mass production.
Jan 5th, 2016
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Researchers are using M. thermoacetica to perform photosynthesis - despite being non-photosynthetic - and also to synthesize semiconductor nanoparticles in a hybrid artificial photosynthesis system for converting sunlight into valuable chemical products.
Jan 4th, 2016
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Researchers determined the interface strength between boron nitride nanotubes and epoxy and other polymers.
Jan 4th, 2016
Read moreScientists used electronic structure theory to explain how a mobile 'electronic adhesive' helps localized electrons communicate and interact with one another.
Jan 4th, 2016
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Combining bacterial genes and virus shell creates a highly efficient, renewable material used in generating power from water.
Jan 4th, 2016
Read moreResearchers discovered a new way to develop all-solid-state lithium batteries without a risk of conflagration or explosion. It is the method of melting the solid electrolyte and coating that melted electrolyte around the electrodes.
Jan 4th, 2016
Read moreNew study models adhesion force as key to contact between two rough, yet elastic, surfaces.
Jan 4th, 2016
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Results will prove useful in understanding and designing properties of organic and molecular devices.
Jan 4th, 2016
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Jan 4th, 2016
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DARPA selects 10 performers to develop technologies that bridge the existing manufacturing gap between nano-scale pieces and millimeter-scale components.
Dec 29th, 2015
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The device uses microfabricated bioreactors to facilitate the on-demand production of therapeutic proteins for medicines and biopharmaceuticals.
Dec 29th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have improved a nanochannel-based form of mapping by using dynamic time-series data to measure the probability distribution, or how much genetic material separates two labels, based on whether the strands are stretched or compressed.
Dec 29th, 2015
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Researchers explored whether it might be possible to tap into active thermography camera technology to create a sort of thermal microscope to produce heat maps of single cells to help them understand the thermal behavior of the cells or go a step even further by detecting diseased conditions at the sub-cell scale.
Dec 29th, 2015
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An international group of scientists has developed ion-exchange synthetic membranes based on amphiphilic compounds that are able to convert the energy of chemical reactions into electrical current. The new development could potentially be used in fuel cells, and in separation and purification processes.
Dec 29th, 2015
Read moreA technique to combine the ultrasensitivity of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with a slippery surface will make it feasible to detect single molecules of a number of chemical and biological species from gaseous, liquid or solid samples.
Dec 29th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have developed a new nondestructive technique for investigating where and how phase transitions occur by examining the acoustic response at the nanoscale.
Dec 28th, 2015
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