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The Latest Fashion: Graphene Edges Can Be Tailor-Made
Jan. 23, 2015 — Theorists show it may be possible to tune graphene edges by varying heat and force as graphene is fractured. Edge configurations affect graphene's electronic and mechanical properties, which are ... full story -
Scientists Slow Down the Speed of Light Travelling in Free Space
Jan. 23, 2015 — Scientists have managed to slow photons in free space for the first time. They have demonstrated that applying a mask to an optical beam to give photons a spatial structure can reduce their ... full story -
More Light Shed on on Biomass Breakdown
Jan. 23, 2015 — A recently discovered family of enzymes can degrade resistant forms of starch, researchers report. Starch is a polysaccharide that is highly prevalent in both food and plants. Determining the way it ... full story -
Silver Nanowires Demonstrate Unexpected Self-Healing Mechanism: Potential for Flexible Electronics
Jan. 23, 2015 — Researchers found that silver nanowires can withstand strong cyclic loads, which is a key attribute needed for flexible ... full story -
New Technique Helps Probe Performance of Organic Solar Cell Materials
Jan. 23, 2015 — Researchers have developed a technique for determining the role that a material's structure has on the efficiency of organic solar cells, which are candidates for low-cost, next generation solar ... full story -
New Technique for Producing Cheaper Solar Energy Suggested by Research
Jan. 23, 2015 — Pioneering new research could pave the way for solar energy to be converted into household electricity more cheaply than ever before. The global PV market has experienced rapid growth in recent years ... full story -
Scientists 'Bend' Elastic Waves With New Metamaterials That Could Have Commercial Applications
Jan. 22, 2015 — Sound waves passing through the air, objects that break a body of water and cause ripples, or shockwaves from earthquakes all are considered 'elastic' waves. These waves travel at the ... full story -
New Research Re-Creates Planet Formation, Super-Earths and Giant Planets in the Laboratory
Jan. 22, 2015 — New laser-driven compression experiments reproduce the conditions deep inside exotic super-Earths and giant planet cores, and the conditions during the violent birth of Earth-like planets, ... full story -
Exotic, Gigantic Molecules Fit Inside Each Other Like Russian Nesting Dolls
Jan. 22, 2015 — Scientists have experimentally observed for the first time a phenomenon in ultracold, three-atom molecules predicted by Russian theoretical physicist Vitaly Efimov in ... full story -
Wild West Physics: Bridging the Gap Between the Study of 'Outer Space' and 'Inner Space'
Jan. 22, 2015 — The next frontier in physics may require teeny-tiny answers to big questions, and vice versa. Call it macro-micro physics: the study of the huge paired with the study of the very, very ... full story -
Is Glass a True Solid? New Research Suggests It Is
Jan. 22, 2015 — Does glass ever stop flowing? Researchers have combined computer simulation and information theory, originally invented for telephone communication and cryptography, to answer this puzzling ... full story -
Gold 'Nano-Drills' Help With DNA Analysis
Jan. 22, 2015 — Spherical gold particles are able to ‘drill’ a nano-diameter tunnel in ceramic material when heated. This is an easy and attractive way to equip chips with nanopores for DNA analysis, for ... full story -
Self-Powered Intelligent Keyboard Could Provide a New Layer of Security
Jan. 22, 2015 — By analyzing such parameters as the force applied by key presses and the time interval between them, a new self-powered non-mechanical intelligent keyboard could provide a stronger layer of security ... full storyMore: -
Graphene Brings Quantum Effects to Electronic Circuits
Jan. 21, 2015 — Scientists have revealed a superfluid phase in ultra-low temperature 2D materials, creating the potential for electronic devices which dissipate very little ... full story -
Transparent Artificial Nacre: A Brick Wall at the Nanoscale
Jan. 21, 2015 — Natural materials have extraordinary mechanical properties, which are based on sophisticated arrangements and combinations of multiple building blocks. One key aspect of today’s materials research ... full story -
New Method to Generate Arbitrary Optical Pulses
Jan. 21, 2015 — Scientists have developed a new technique to generate more powerful, more energy efficient and low-cost pulsed lasers. The technique has potential applications in a number of fields that use pulsed ... full story -
Path to Artificial Photosynthesis? Manganese Catalyst's Electronic States Characterized
Jan. 21, 2015 — Scientists have precisely characterized a manganese catalyst's electronic states. The catalyst is capable of converting light to chemical energy. If sunlight could effortlessly be converted to ... full story -
Electroluminescent Light Sheets: Printable Luminous Particles Enable Cost-Effective, Large and Curved Luminous Surfaces
Jan. 21, 2015 — Researchers have now developed a new method that enables electroluminescence on large, curved surfaces in a cost-effective way: in this case, the light-emitting layer and all other components are ... full story -
Decorative and Flexible Solar Panels Become Part of Interior Design and the Appearance of Objects
Jan. 21, 2015 — Scientists have developed and utilized a mass production method based on printing technologies allowing the manufacturing of decorative, organic solar panels. Design freedom improves the range of ... full story -
A Spoonful of Sugar in Silver Nanoparticles to Regulate Their Toxicity
Jan. 21, 2015 — The use of colloidal silver to treat illnesses has become more popular in recent years, but its ingestion, prohibited in countries like the US, can be harmful to health. Scientists have now confirmed ... full story
- 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
- Chitosan: Sustainable alternative for food packaging
- Making synthetic materials more impervious: fewer plastic substances in food
- 3-D 'pop-up' silicon structures: Transforming planar materials into 3-D microarchitectures
- Neuroprosthetics for paralysis: Biocompatible, flexible implant slips into the spinal cord
- Exposure to nanoparticles may threaten heart health
- Compact batteries enhanced by spontaneous silver matrix formations
- Emissions-free cars get closer
- Moving origami techniques forward for self-folding 3-D structures
- Defying the Achilles heel of 'wonder material' graphene: Resilience to extreme conditions
- Magic numbers of quantum matter revealed by cold atoms
- Special delivery: Hitchhiking microparticles deliver drugs directly
- 'Seeing' hydrogen atoms to unveil enzyme catalysis that may play key role in cancer drug development
- Shedding light on why blue LEDS are so tricky to make
- Cheap asphalt provides 'green' carbon capture
- Oil sand mining is not polluting Athabasca Delta, new sampling method reveals
- What's in the grime tarnishing the Taj Mahal?
- Nanowire clothing could keep people warm, without heating everything else
- New light shed on electron spin flips
- Responsive material could be the 'golden ticket' of sensing
- New highly effective, eco-friendly flame retardant
- DNA origami could lead to nano 'transformers' for biomedical applications
- Freshmen-level chemistry solves solubility mystery of graphene oxide films
- Sensor demonstrates lack of space in living cells
- Technology to recycle all type of plastics without using water
- Production of 500 daily litres of bioethanol from food waste
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