Inspired by a naturally occurring material found in marine mussels, researchers have created a new flame retardant to replace commercial additives that are often toxic and can accumulate over time in the environment and living animals, including humans.
Oct 5th, 2015
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A quantum logic gate in silicon built for the for the first time, making calculations between two qubits of information possible.
Oct 5th, 2015
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Scientists used a transmission electron microscope to record almost 3500 images in 3.5 seconds for the reconstruction of a 3D electron tomogram.
Oct 5th, 2015
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Electron orbitals provide information on the whereabouts of the electrons in atoms and molecules. Scientists have now succeeded in experimentally recording these structures in all three dimensions. They achieved this by further developing a method they had already applied two years ago to make these orbitals visible in two dimensions.
Oct 5th, 2015
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Researchers have assembled model microscopic system to demonstrate the transmission of torque in the presence of thermal fluctuations - necessary for the creation of a tiny 'clutch' operating at the nanoscale.
Oct 5th, 2015
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Researchers have fabricated a device in which light can induce a current using a silver nanowire - an important step toward harnessing light to speed up the next generation of circuits.
Oct 5th, 2015
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So far, physicists have assumed that it is impossible to directly access the characteristics of the ground state of empty space. Now, a team of physicists has succeeded in doing just that.
Oct 5th, 2015
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Researchers have introduced a new class of light-emitting quantum dots with tunable and equalized fluorescence brightness across a broad range of colors. This results in more accurate measurements of molecules in diseased tissue and improved quantitative imaging capabilities.
Oct 5th, 2015
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To understand how a TMD semiconductor behaves inside a device, researchers investigated the effects of sub-monolayer deposition of alkali atoms at the surface of the semiconductor tungsten selenide. These deposited atoms mimics the electric field effects that a semiconductor would experience inside a transistor, while allowing researchers to directly analyse the electronic structure by a state of the art spectroscopic technique.
Oct 5th, 2015
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Scientists have made simulations of the processes that happen when a layer of carbon atoms is irradiated with strong laser light.
Oct 5th, 2015
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Breakthrough could literally reshape solar cells and electronic devices.
Oct 2nd, 2015
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New computational approach allows researchers to design cellulose nanocomposites with optimal properties.
Oct 2nd, 2015
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Researchers develop elegant process for coating fragile perovskite layers with graphene for the first time. Subsequent measurements show that the graphene layer is an ideal front contact in several respects.
Oct 2nd, 2015
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The choice for energy-efficient technologies is not a matter of price choice but it is slowly turning into a matter of heat. A recent work suggests devices fabricated directly on Silicon with magnetic tunnel junctions governed by electric pulses, which means without current and minimizing the problem of overheating.
Oct 2nd, 2015
Read moreScientists have developed a technology for contactless deposition of liquids at nanoscale. In doing so, they make use of an electric field. Their technology will lead to new 3D-applications and can be of great value to, for example, cell research, nano-lithography and printable electronics.
Oct 2nd, 2015
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New research shows that applying a moderate in-plane magnetic field increases spin lifetime of electrons in graphene. The results of this work have profound implications for graphene's use as post-CMOS platform in spintronics, and make an important contribution to the understanding of physics of 2D materials.
Oct 2nd, 2015
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