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Vaterite: Crystal Within a Crystal Helps Resolve an Old Puzzle
April 25, 2013 With the help of a solitary sea squirt, scientists have resolved the longstanding puzzle of the crystal structure of vaterite, an enigmatic geologic mineral and ... > full story -
High Performance Semiconductor Spray Paint Could Be a Game Changer for Organic Electronics
April 25, 2013 Researchers have come up with a novel solution to one of the biggest technological barriers facing the organic semiconductor industry today. They developed a high performance organic semiconductor ... > full story -
Recipe for Low-Cost, Biomass-Derived Catalyst for Hydrogen Production
April 24, 2013 Researchers have described details of a low-cost, stable, effective catalyst that could replace costly platinum in the production of hydrogen. The catalyst, made from renewable soybeans and abundant ... > full story -
Nanowires Grown on Graphene Have Surprising Structure
April 23, 2013 When engineers set out to grow nanowires of a compound semiconductor on top of a sheet of graphene, they did not expect to discover a new paradigm of epitaxy. The self-assembled wires have a core of ... > full story -
Revolutionary New Device Joins World of Smart Electronics: New Flexible, Transparent, Photosensitive Device
April 19, 2013 Smart electronics are taking the world by storm. From techno-textiles to transparent electronic displays, the world of intelligent technology is growing fast and a revolutionary new device has just ... > full story -
Super-Nanotubes: 'Remarkable' Spray-on Coating Combines Carbon Nanotubes With Ceramic
April 17, 2013 Researchers have demonstrated a spray-on mixture of carbon nanotubes and ceramic that has unprecedented ability to resist damage while absorbing laser light. Coatings that absorb as much of the ... > full story -
Faster Than Silicon: Redesigned Material Could Lead to Lighter, Faster Electronics
April 10, 2013 The same material that formed the first primitive transistors more than 60 years ago can be modified in a new way to advance future electronics, according to a new study. Chemists have developed the ... > full story -
'Dancing' Silicon Atoms Discovered in Graphene
April 3, 2013 Jumping silicon atoms are the stars of a newly discovered atomic scale ballet. The "dancing" movement of the silicon atoms was caused by the energy transferred to the material from the electron beam ... > full story -
Building Quantum States With Individual Silicon Atoms
April 3, 2013 By introducing individual silicon atom 'defects' using a scanning tunneling microscope, scientists have coupled single atoms to form quantum ... > full story -
Watching Fluid Flow at Nanometer Scales: Tiny Nanowires Can Lift Liquids as Effectively as Tubes
April 1, 2013 Imagine if you could drink a glass of water just by inserting a solid wire into it and sucking on it as though it were a soda straw. It turns out that if you were tiny enough, that method would work ... > full story
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