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Pennies Reveal New Insights on Nature of Randomness
Mar. 4, 2015 — Researchers have developed an algorithm that creates truly disordered packings of pennies for the first ... full story -
Solar Cells to Get Growth Boost, Price Cut
Mar. 4, 2015 — Researchers have found that growing a type of film used to manufacture solar cells in ambient air gives it a growth boost. The finding could make manufacturing solar cells significantly ... full story -
First Scientific Publication from Data Collected at National Synchrotron Light Source II
Mar. 3, 2015 — Just weeks after NSLS-II achieved first light, a team of scientists tested a setup that yielded data on thermoelectric materials. To test the optical performance and components of the beamline, the ... full story -
Flower-Like Magnetic Nanoparticles Target Difficult Tumors
Mar. 3, 2015 — Next-generation magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) may soon be treating deep-seated and difficult-to-reach tumors within the human ... full story -
The Rub With Friction: News Rules of Friction at the Microscopic Level
Mar. 3, 2015 — Scientists have explored friction at the microscopic level. They discovered that the force generating friction is much stronger than previously thought. The discovery is an important step toward ... full story -
Graphene Research: Electrons Moving Along Defined Snake States
Mar. 3, 2015 — Physicists have shown for the first time that electrons in graphene can be moved along a predefined path. This movement occurs entirely without loss and could provide a basis for numerous ... full story -
The Taming of Magnetic Vortices: A Unified Theory for Skyrmion-Materials
Mar. 3, 2015 — Magnetic vortex structures, so-called skyrmions, could in future store and process information very efficiently. They could also be the basis for high-frequency components. For the first time, a team ... full story -
Colon + Septic Tank = Unique, at Times Stinky, Study
Mar. 2, 2015 — What do a human colon, septic tank, copper nanoparticles and zebrafish have in common? They were the key components used by researchers to study the impact copper nanoparticles, which are found in ... full story -
Pens Filled With High-Tech Inks for Do-It-Yourself Sensors
Mar. 2, 2015 — A new simple tool developed by nanoengineers is opening the door to an era when anyone will be able to build sensors, anywhere, including physicians in the clinic, patients in their home and soldiers ... full story -
Black Phosphorus Is New 'Wonder Material' for Improving Optical Communication
Mar. 2, 2015 — In a new study, researchers used an ultrathin black phosphorus film -- only 20 layers of atoms -- to demonstrate high-speed data communication on nanoscale optical circuits. The devices showed vast ... full story -
Forbidden Atomic Transitions: Controlling Matter 1,000 Times More Precisely Using High-Resolution Spectroscopy
Mar. 2, 2015 — A new twist on an old tool lets scientists use light to study and control matter with 1,000 times better resolution and precision than previously possible. Physicists have demonstrated ... full story -
Important Step Towards Quantum Computing: Metals at Atomic Scale
Mar. 2, 2015 — Scientists report that they could observe experimentally the current flow along channels at the crystal surfaces of topological insulators. The channels are less than one nanometer wide and extend ... full story -
Smart Crystallization
Mar. 2, 2015 — The first semi-liquid, non-protein nucleating agent for automated protein crystallization trials is described. This 'smart material' is demonstrated to induce crystal growth and will ... full story -
Scientists Trick the Light Fantastic
Mar. 2, 2015 — What if one day, your computer, TV or smart phone could process data with light waves instead of an electrical current, making those devices faster, cheaper and more sustainable through less heat and ... full story -
Blend of Polymers Could One Day Make Solar Power Lighter, Cheaper and More Efficient
Mar. 2, 2015 — Scientists are reporting advances on how to one day make solar cells stronger, lighter, more flexible and less expensive when compared with the current silicon or germanium technology on the ... full story -
Aerogel Catalyst Shows Promise for Fuel Cells: Unzipped Nanotubes Turned Into Possible Alternative for Platinum
Mar. 2, 2015 — Aerogels made of graphene nanoribbons and modified with boron and nitrogen are more efficient catalysts for fuel cells and air-metal batteries than expensive platinum is, according to ... full story -
First Ever Photograph of Light as a Particle and a Wave
Mar. 2, 2015 — Light behaves both as a particle and as a wave. Since the days of Einstein, scientists have been trying to directly observe both of these aspects of light at the same time. Now, scientists have ... full story -
Supersonic Electrons Could Produce Future Solar Fuel
Mar. 2, 2015 — Researchers have taken a step closer to producing solar fuel using artificial photosynthesis. In a new study, they have successfully tracked the electrons’ rapid transit through a light-converting ... full story -
The Better to See You With: Prosthetic Leg Would Keep an Eye on Path Ahead
Feb. 27, 2015 — A mechanical engineer and his team have developed a computer-controlled camera that enables their robotic ankle to see where it is ... full story -
Bringing Clean Energy a Step Closer
Feb. 27, 2015 — Researchers have made an inexpensive metal-free catalyst that performs as well as costly metal catalysts at speeding the oxygen reduction reaction in an acidic fuel cell, and is more durable. The ... full story
- First scientific publication from data collected at National Synchrotron Light Source II
- Flower-like magnetic nanoparticles target difficult tumors
- The rub with friction: News rules of friction at the microscopic level
- Graphene Research: Electrons Moving along Defined Snake States
- The taming of magnetic vortices: A unified theory for skyrmion-materials
- Colon + septic tank = unique, at times stinky, study
- Pens filled with high-tech inks for do-it-yourself sensors
- Black phosphorus is new 'wonder material' for improving optical communication
- Forbidden atomic transitions: Controlling matter 1,000 times more precisely using high-resolution spectroscopy
- Important step towards quantum computing: Metals at atomic scale
- Smart crystallization
- Scientists trick the light fantastic
- Blend of polymers could one day make solar power lighter, cheaper and more efficient
- Aerogel catalyst shows promise for fuel cells: Unzipped nanotubes turned into possible alternative for platinum
- First ever photograph of light as a particle and a wave
- Supersonic electrons could produce future solar fuel
- The better to see you with: Prosthetic leg would keep an eye on path ahead
- Bringing clean energy a step closer
- Untangling DNA with a droplet of water, a pipet and a polymer
- The biobattery: Turning sewage sludge into electricity and engine oil
- Quick test for quality beer, milk
- Caging of molecules allows investigation of equilibrium thermodynamics
- Building blocks of the future defy logic: New logic-defying mathematical model
- New research predicts when, how materials will act
- New x-ray microscope for nanoscale imaging
- Combating bacteria via silver-dammar coating
- Superatomic Nickel core and unusual molecular reactivity
- Freeze! Watching alloys change from liquid to solid could lead to better metals
- Lithium from the coal in China
- Optical features embedded in marine shells may help develop responsive, transparent displays
- Clusters of aluminum metal atoms become superconductive at surprisingly high temperatures
- Bending a highly energetic electron beam with crystal
- Magnetic nanoparticles enhance performance of solar cells
- In quest for better lithium-air batteries, chemists boost carbon's stability
- Graphene shows potential as novel anti-cancer therapeutic strategy
- Flexible nanosensors for wearable devices
- Spin laser: Rapid data transfer thanks to quantum physics
- New nanowire structure absorbs light efficiently: May be used in LEDs and solar cells
- Cutting-edge technology optimizes cancer therapy with nanomedicine drug combinations
- Dendrite eraser: New electrolyte rids batteries of short-circuiting fibers
- Ultra-thin nanowires can trap electron 'twisters' that disrupt superconductors
- Optical nanoantennas set the stage for a NEMS lab-on-a-chip revolution
- New acoustic insulation material that incorporates fibers from orange tree pruning
- Renewable energy obtained from wastewater
- New, useful feature of Moringa seeds revealed
- Building tailor-made DNA nanotubes step by step
- Radio chip for the 'Internet of things'
- Simulating superconducting materials with ultracold atoms
- 3D printed guides can help restore function in damaged nerves
- Availabililty of rare metals for manufacturing: Are we (in)dependent of rare metals?
- New catalyst to create chemical building blocks from biomass
- Frequency combs in molecular fingerprint region
- Quantum many-body systems on the way back to equilibrium
- New technique for making graphene competitor, molybdenum disulfide
- New nanogel for drug delivery: Self-healing gel can be injected into the body and act as a long-term drug depot
- Direct observation of bond formations
- Atomically thin gas and chemical sensors
- Higgs mode in superconducting materials: Tabletop technique for examining physics' most celebrated missing link
- Shape-shifting nanorod ensembles release heat differently
- Searching for signs of a force from the 'dark side' in particle collisions
- Cheap solar cells made from shrimp shells
- Semiconductor works better when hitched to graphene
- New paper-like material could boost electric vehicle batteries
- Nanotechnology: Better measurements of single molecule circuits
- Monitoring the real-time deformation of carbon nanocoils under axial loading
- A novel approach for high performance field emission electron sources
- Getting a grip on exotic atomic nuclei
- Breakthrough in nanotoxicology by researchers
- Cost-effective and efficient rival for platinum
- Waste electrical and electronic equipment, including kitchen utensils, contain valuable materials
- Scientists find strongest natural material known to humans
- New solder for semiconductors creates technological possibilities
- Voltage tester for beating cardiac cells
- A rapid extension of nanographene sheets from readily available hydrocarbons
- Novel crumpling method takes flat graphene from 2-D to 3-D
- Insight into inner magnetic layers
- Recent research provides new data on chemical gardens, whose formation is a mystery for science
- A new spin on spintronics
- Novel solid-state nanomaterial platform enables terahertz photonics
- Material for efficient plasmonic devices in mid-infrared range
- Controlling car pollution at the quantum level
- Half spheres for molecular circuits
- Experimental 'short cut' reduces from millennia to minutes the time needed to measure glass viscosity
- How carbonates behave in Earth's interior
- How iron feels the heat
- Self-stretching material: No limit to number of times material can change shape
- Transforming silver into any color of the rainbow: Silver-glass sandwich structure acts as inexpensive color filter
- Distortions glimpsed in atomic structure of materials
- Seeing through sparklers: What happens to heat-treated diamonds
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