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Graphene Meets Heat Waves
Mar. 6, 2015 — Researchers have shed new light on the fundamental mechanisms of heat dissipation in graphene and other two-dimensional materials. They have shown that heat can propagate as a wave over very long ... full story -
New Tool for Detecting, Destroying Norovirus
Mar. 6, 2015 — Norovirus infection is the most common cause of viral gastroenteritis, or 'stomach flu.' A research team recently produced 'nanobodies' that could be used to better characterize ... full story -
Fluid-Filled Pores Separate Materials With Fine Precision
Mar. 6, 2015 — Scientists have developed an entirely new, highly versatile mechanism for controlling passage of materials through micropores, using fluid to modulate their opening and closing. The new system can ... full story -
New Flexible Films for Touch Screen Applications Achieve Longer Lasting Display
Mar. 6, 2015 — Today, touch screens are everywhere, from smart phones and tablets, to computer monitors, to interactive digital signage and displays. Many touch screens are made of layered thin (billionths of a ... full story -
Microscopy Directly Images Problematic Lithium Dendrites in Batteries
Mar. 6, 2015 — Scientists have captured the first real-time nanoscale images of lithium dendrite structures known to degrade lithium-ion batteries. Dendrites form when metallic lithium takes root on a ... full story -
A New Way to Control Information by Mixing Light and Sound
Mar. 6, 2015 — For once, slower is better in a new piece of technology. Scientists have developed a new, radio frequency processing device that allows information to be controlled more effectively, opening the door ... full story -
Researchers Create Artificial Methane Hydrates, Open an Innovative Pathway for Use of New Fuels
Mar. 6, 2015 — A technology that allows the preparation of artificial methane hydrates has been developed by researchers. These researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to prepare methane hydrates in a ... full story -
Breakthrough in Nonlinear Optics Research
Mar. 5, 2015 — A method to selectively enhance or inhibit optical nonlinearities in a chip-scale device has been developed by scientists. To achieve their result the scientists investigated a specific optical ... full story -
Magnetic Material Attracts Attention for Cancer Therapy
Mar. 5, 2015 — An extraordinary self-regulating heating effect that can be achieved in a particular type of magnetic material may open the doors to a new strategy for hyperthermia cancer treatment, researchers say. ... full story -
Chemists Develop 'Looking Glass' for Spotting Sound Molecular Structures
Mar. 5, 2015 — Chemists have developed a computational approach for determining the viability and suitability of complex molecular structures -- an advancement that could aid in the development of pharmaceuticals ... full story -
Semi-Artificial Chloroplasts to Manufacture Biotechnologically Relevant Products
Mar. 5, 2015 — An international research team wants to create semi-artificial chloroplasts for the manufacture of biotechnologically relevant products. For this purpose, they aim to modify the photosynthetic ... full story -
Breakthrough in Energy Harvesting Could Power 'Life on Mars'
Mar. 5, 2015 — Martian colonists could use an innovative new technique to harvest energy from carbon dioxide thanks to new research. The research proposes a new kind of engine for producing energy based on the ... full story -
Printing Custom Touch-Sensitive Displays Yourself
Mar. 5, 2015 — Computer scientists have developed a technique that could enable virtually anyone to print out customized displays of their own in future -- in all shapes and sizes and onto various materials. A ... full story -
New Research Could Lead to More Efficient Electrical Energy Storage
Mar. 4, 2015 — Researchers have identified electrical charge-induced changes in the structure and bonding of graphitic carbon electrodes that may one day affect the way energy is stored. The research could lead to ... full story -
X-Ray Imaging of a Single Virus in 3-D
Mar. 4, 2015 — By imaging single viruses injected into the intense beam of an X-ray free-electron laser, researchers have determined the three-dimensional structure of the mimivirus. The technique could be applied ... full story -
Making Night Vision, Thermal Imaging Affordable
Mar. 4, 2015 — Researchers have created an electronic device using CMOS technology that detects electromagnetic waves to create images at nearly 10 terahertz, which is the highest frequency for electronic devices. ... full story -
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions With a More Effective Carbon Capture Method
Mar. 4, 2015 — Trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power plants and various industries could play a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the future. But current materials that can ... full story -
Energy-Generating Cloth Could Replace Batteries in Wearable Devices
Mar. 4, 2015 — From light-up shoes to smart watches, wearable electronics are gaining traction among consumers, but these gadgets' versatility is still held back by the stiff, short-lived batteries that are ... full story -
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 -
Basis for Cadmium Toxicity Uncovered
Mar. 4, 2015 — Research has uncovered how the metal cadmium, which is accumulating in the food chain, causes toxicity in living cells. "Cadmium is a very important industrial metal, but exposure to it results ... full story
- Graphene meets heat waves
- New tool for detecting, destroying norovirus
- Fluid-filled pores separate materials with fine precision
- New flexible films for touch screen applications achieve longer lasting display
- Microscopy directly images problematic lithium dendrites in batteries
- A new way to control information by mixing light and sound
- Researchers create artificial methane hydrates, open an innovative pathway for use of new fuels
- Breakthrough in nonlinear optics research
- Magnetic material attracts attention for cancer therapy
- Chemists develop 'looking glass' for spotting sound molecular structures
- Semi-artificial chloroplasts to manufacture biotechnologically relevant products
- Breakthrough in energy harvesting could power 'life on Mars'
- Printing custom touch-sensitive displays yourself
- New research could lead to more efficient electrical energy storage
- X-ray imaging of a single virus in 3-D
- Making night vision, thermal imaging affordable
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions with a more effective carbon capture method
- Energy-generating cloth could replace batteries in wearable devices
- Pennies reveal new insights on nature of randomness
- Basis for cadmium toxicity uncovered
- Solar cells to get growth boost, price cut
- First scientific publication from data collected at National Synchrotron Light Source II
- Researchers discover new material to produce clean energy
- Method to convert lignin to nylon precursor refined
- 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
- Bigger, brighter billboards? Large-surface light-emitting plastic film created
- Glass coating improves battery performance
- Weld inspection technology to be commercialized
- 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
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