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Spiky 'Hedgehog Particles' for Safer Paints, Fewer VOC Emissions
Jan. 28, 2015 — A new process that can sprout microscopic spikes on nearly any type of particle may lead to more environmentally friendly paints and a variety of other ... full story -
Holes in Valence Bands of Nanodiamonds Discovered: Potential Catalysts for Splitting Water
Jan. 28, 2015 — Nanodiamonds are tiny crystals only a few nanometers in size. While they possess the crystalline structure of diamonds, their properties diverge considerably from those of their big brothers, because ... full story -
Demystifying Nanocrystal Solar Cells
Jan. 28, 2015 — Researchers have developed a comprehensive model to explain how electrons flow inside new types of solar cells made of tiny crystals. The model allows for a better understanding of such cells and may ... full story -
Breakthrough in Terahertz Spectroscopy
Jan. 28, 2015 — Although terahertz spectroscopy has great potential, especially for environmental monitoring and security screening applications, it previously could not be used effectively to study nanocrystals or ... full story -
Detecting Chemical Weapons Quickly With a Color-Changing Film
Jan. 28, 2015 — In today's world, in which the threat of terrorism looms, there is an urgent need for fast, reliable tools to detect the release of deadly chemical warfare agents (CWAs). Scientists are ... full story -
Researchers Use Sound to Slow Down, Speed Up, and Block Light
Jan. 28, 2015 — How do you make an optical fiber transmit light only one way? Researchers have experimentally demonstrated, for the first time, the phenomenon of Brillouin Scattering Induced Transparency (BSIT), ... full story -
Nanoscale Mirrored Cavities Amplify, Connect Quantum Memories
Jan. 28, 2015 — Constructing tiny "mirrors" to trap light increases the efficiency with which photons can pick up and transmit information about electronic spin states -- which is essential for scaling up ... full story -
Spider Electro-Combs Its Sticky Nano-Filaments
Jan. 27, 2015 — A spider commonly found in garden centers in Britain is giving fresh insights into how to spin incredibly long and strong fibers just a few nanometers thick. The majority of spiders spin silk threads ... full story -
Researchers Tune Friction in Ionic Solids at the Nanoscale
Jan. 27, 2015 — New experiments have uncovered a way of controlling friction on ionic surfaces at the nanoscale using electrical stimulation and ambient water ... full story -
New Pathway to Valleytronics: Femtosecond Laser Used to Manipulate Valley Excitons
Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers have uncovered a promising new pathway to valleytronics, a potential quantum computing technology in which information is coded based on the wavelike motion of electrons moving through ... full story -
Carbon Nanoballs Can Greatly Contribute to Sustainable Energy Supply
Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers have discovered that the insulation plastic used in high-voltage cables can withstand a 26 per cent higher voltage if nanometer-sized carbon balls are added. This could result in enormous ... full story -
'Bulletproof' Battery: Kevlar Membrane for Safer, Thinner Lithium Rechargeables
Jan. 27, 2015 — New battery technology should be able to prevent the kind of fires that grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliners in 2013. The innovation is an advanced barrier between the electrodes in a lithium-ion ... full story -
Chromium-Centered Cycloparaphenylene Rings as New Tools for Making Functionalized Nanocarbons
Jan. 27, 2015 — A team of chemists has synthesized novel transition metal-complexed cycloparaphenylenes (CPPs) that enable selective monofunctionalization of CPPs for the first time, opening doors to the ... full story -
Making a Tiny Rainbow: 300 Colors About as Wide as a Human Hair
Jan. 27, 2015 — By varying the size and spacing of aluminum nanodisks, researchers generate images that contain over 300 colors and are not much wider than a human ... full story -
Programmed Synthesis Towards Multi-Substituted Benzene Derivatives
Jan. 27, 2015 — Chemists have developed a new method to accomplish the programmed synthesis of benzene derivatives with five or six different functional groups that enables access to novel functional organic ... full story -
Researchers Use Oxides to Flip Graphene Conductivity
Jan. 26, 2015 — A team of researchers has demonstrated a new way to change the amount of electrons that reside in a given region within a piece of graphene, they have a proof-of-principle in making the fundamental ... full story -
Electronic Circuits With Reconfigurable Pathways Closer to Reality
Jan. 26, 2015 — Multitasking circuits capable of reconfiguring themselves in real time and switching functions as the need arises -- this is the promising application stemming from a new discovery. Other potential ... full story -
Researchers Identify Materials to Improve Biofuel, Petroleum Processing
Jan. 26, 2015 — Using one of the largest supercomputers in the world, a team of researchers has identified potential materials that could improve the production of ethanol and petroleum products. The discovery could ... full story -
Shell Growth Observed Thanks to 'Ion Sponge'
Jan. 26, 2015 — Researchers are able to observe the formation of shells in real time on a nanometer scale thanks to a new electron microscopy technique. This enabled them for the first time to see how pieces of ... full story -
Nanoshuttle Wear and Tear: It’s the Mileage, Not the Age
Jan. 26, 2015 — As nanomachine design advances, researchers are moving from wondering if the nanomachine works to how long it will work -- an important question as there are so many potential applications, e.g., for ... full story
- Spiky 'hedgehog particles' for safer paints, fewer VOC emissions
- Holes in valence bands of nanodiamonds discovered: Potential catalysts for splitting water
- Demystifying nanocrystal solar cells
- Breakthrough in terahertz spectroscopy
- Detecting chemical weapons quickly with a color-changing film
- Researchers use sound to slow down, speed up, and block light
- Nanoscale mirrored cavities amplify, connect quantum memories
- Spider electro-combs its sticky nano-filaments
- Researchers tune friction in ionic solids at the nanoscale
- New pathway to valleytronics: Femtosecond laser used to manipulate valley excitons
- Carbon nanoballs can greatly contribute to sustainable energy supply
- 'Bulletproof' Battery: Kevlar Membrane for Safer, Thinner Lithium Rechargeables
- Chromium-centered cycloparaphenylene rings as new tools for making functionalized nanocarbons
- Making a tiny rainbow: 300 colors about as wide as a human hair
- Programmed synthesis towards multi-substituted benzene derivatives
- Researchers use oxides to flip graphene conductivity
- Electronic circuits with reconfigurable pathways closer to reality
- Researchers identify materials to improve biofuel, petroleum processing
- Shell growth observed thanks to 'ion sponge'
- Nanoshuttle wear and tear: It’s the mileage, not the age
- Researchers make magnetic graphene
- Visualizing interacting electrons in a molecule
- Chemists find a way to unboil egg whites: Ability to quickly restore molecular proteins could slash biotechnology costs
- Chemists control structure to unlock magnetization and polarization simultaneously
- Entanglement on a chip: Breakthrough promises secure communications and faster computers
- The latest fashion: Graphene edges can be tailor-made
- Scientists slow down the speed of light travelling in free space
- More light shed on on biomass breakdown
- Silver nanowires demonstrate unexpected self-healing mechanism: Potential for flexible electronics
- New technique helps probe performance of organic solar cell materials
- New technique for producing cheaper solar energy suggested by research
- Scientists 'bend' elastic waves with new metamaterials that could have commercial applications
- New research re-creates planet formation, super-Earths and giant planets in the laboratory
- Exotic, gigantic molecules fit inside each other like Russian nesting dolls
- Wild west physics: Bridging the gap between the study of 'outer space' and 'inner space'
- Is glass a true solid? New research suggests it is
- Gold 'nano-drills' help with DNA analysis
- Self-powered intelligent keyboard could provide a new layer of security
- Graphene brings quantum effects to electronic circuits
- Transparent artificial nacre: A brick wall at the nanoscale
- New method to generate arbitrary optical pulses
- Path to artificial photosynthesis? Manganese catalyst's electronic states characterized
- Electroluminescent light sheets: Printable luminous particles enable cost-effective, large and curved luminous surfaces
- Decorative and flexible solar panels become part of interior design and the appearance of objects
- A spoonful of sugar in silver nanoparticles to regulate their toxicity
- Watching protein crystal nucleation in real time
- New conductive coatings for flexible touchscreens
- Nano-beaker offers insight into the condensation of atoms
- Self-assembled nanotextures create antireflective surface on silicon solar cells
- Graphene enables all-electrical control of energy flow from light emitters
- Hydrogels deliver on blood-vessel growth
- Laser-generated surface structures create extremely water-repellent, self-cleaning metals
- New signal amplification process set to transform communications, imaging, computing
- Wearable sensor clears path to long-term EKG, EMG monitoring
- A contractile gel that stores light energy
- Anti-microbial coatings with a long-term effect for surfaces
- Hierarchically-porous polymers with fast absorption
- Oils, fats innovation: Use of nanotechnology in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
- Self-destructive effects of magnetically-doped ferromagnetic topological insulators
- Optic fiber for recording the temperature in extreme industrial environments
- Switchable adhesion principle enables damage-free handling of sensitive devices even in vacuum
- New composite protects from corrosion from high mechanical stress
- Machines teach astronomers about stars
- Solving an organic semiconductor mystery
- Breakthrough lights up metamaterials
- New 'triggered-release' mechanism could improve drug delivery
- Perovskites provide big boost to silicon solar cells
- Team enlarges brain samples, making them easier to image
- Rice-sized laser, powered one electron at a time, bodes well for quantum computing
- Physicists detect 'charge instability' across all flavors of copper-based superconductors
- Liquids and glasses relax, too -- but not like you thought
- Improved solar panels and printed electronics on the horizon with new material discovery
- Harnessing bacteria to move microscopic gears and ratchets
- Carbon nanotube finding could lead to flexible electronics with longer battery life
- Chemical dial controls attraction between water-repelling molecules
- Race of the electrons: Laser pulses can be used to track the motion of electrons in metals with attosecond precision
- Atomic placement of elements counts for strong concrete
- Laser-induced graphene 'super' for electronics: Flexible, 3-D supercapacitors tested
- DNA 'smart glue' could someday be used to build tissues, organs
- Two-dimensional metamaterial surface manipulates light
- A new step towards using graphene in electronic applications
- Urban stormwater management: Permeable pavements to reduce run-off from parking lots
- Crush those clinkers while they're hot
- Zinc oxide materials tapped for tiny energy harvesting devices
- Novel multiferroic materials, devices integrated with silicon chips developed
- Predicting properties of the surface of titanium dioxide crystals
- Glass for battery electrodes
- Novel inorganic material emitting laser light in solution discovered
- New catalyst process uses light, not metal, for rapid polymerization
- Wonder material silicene still stands just out of reach
- Physicist makes the case for studying the strong nuclear force
- Chemist one step closer to a new generation of electric car battery
- New superconducting hybrid crystals
- Water, water, everywhere: Controlling the properties of nanomaterials
- Solar cell polymers with multiplied electrical output
- From the bottom up: Manipulating nanoribbons at the molecular level
- Chemists show proof of concept for new method of accelerating drug discovery research
- Graphene plasmons go ballistic
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