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New Material Coating Technology Mimics Nature's Lotus Effect
Apr. 21, 2014 — Ever stop to consider why lotus plant leaves always look clean? The hydrophobic -- water repelling -- characteristic of the leaf, termed the "Lotus effect," helps the plant survive in muddy ... full story -
Bulletproof Nuclei? Stem Cells Exhibit Unusual Absorption Property
Apr. 20, 2014 — Stem cells -- the body's master cells -- demonstrate a bizarre property never before seen at a cellular level, according to a study. The property -- known as auxeticity -- is one which may have ... full story -
MRI, on a Molecular Scale: System Could One Day Peer Into the Atomic Structure of Individual Molecules
Apr. 18, 2014 — A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system that can produce nano-scale images, and may one day allow researchers to peer into the atomic structure of individual molecules, has been developed by ... full story -
'Exotic' Material Is Like a Switch When Super Thin
Apr. 18, 2014 — Researchers have shown how to switch a particular transition metal oxide, a lanthanum nickelate, from a metal to an insulator by making the material less than a nanometer thick. Ever-shrinking ... full story -
Gecko-Like Adhesives Now Useful for Real World Surfaces
Apr. 18, 2014 — The ability to stick objects to a wide range of surfaces such as drywall, wood, metal and glass with a single adhesive has been the elusive goal of many research teams across the world, but now a ... full story -
Impurity Size Affects Performance of Emerging Superconductive Material
Apr. 18, 2014 — Impurities can hurt performance -- or possibly provide benefits -- in a key superconductive material that is expected to find use in a host of applications, including future particle colliders. The ... full story -
Better Thermal-Imaging Lens from Waste Sulfur
Apr. 17, 2014 — A new chemical process can transform waste sulfur into lightweight plastic lenses that have a high refractive index and are transparent to mid-range infrared light. The lenses may have applications ... full story -
Thinnest Membrane Feasible Has Been Produced
Apr. 17, 2014 — A new nano-membrane made out of the 'super material' graphene is extremely light and breathable. Not only can this open the door to a new generation of functional waterproof clothing, but ... full story -
Surprising Material Could Play Huge Role in Saving Energy: Tin Selenide Is Best at Converting Waste Heat to Electricity
Apr. 17, 2014 — One strategy for addressing the world's energy crisis is to stop wasting so much energy when producing and using it, such as in coal-fired power plants or transportation. Nearly two-thirds of ... full story -
Patented Research Remotely Detects Nitrogen-Rich Explosives
Apr. 17, 2014 — A patented technique that improves military security and remotely detects improvised explosive devices has been developed by an engineer. The same technique could help police during drug searches. ... full story -
Atom Probe Assisted Dating of Oldest Piece of Earth
Apr. 17, 2014 — It's a scientific axiom: big claims require extra-solid evidence. So when a geoscience professor dated an ancient crystal to 4.4 billion years ago, skeptics questioned the dating. Then, in 2013, ... full story -
Chiral Breathing: Electrically Controlled Polymer Changes Its Optical Properties
Apr. 17, 2014 — Electrically controlled glasses with continuously adjustable transparency, new polarization filters, and even chemosensors capable of detecting single molecules of specific chemicals could be ... full story -
Identifying the Complex Growth Process of Strontium Titanate Thin Films
Apr. 16, 2014 — Researchers in Japan have achieved the first successful atomic-level observation of growing strontium titanate thin ... full story -
An Abundant and Inexpensive Water-Splitting Photocatalyst With Low Toxicity
Apr. 16, 2014 — Researchers in Japan have discovered a new photocatalyst, Sn3O4, which facilitates the production of hydrogen fuel from water, using sunlight as an energy ... full story -
Information Storage for the Next Generation of Plastic Computers: Efficient Conversion from Magnetic Storage to Light Is Key
Apr. 16, 2014 — Inexpensive computers, cell phones and other systems that substitute flexible plastic for silicon chips may be one step closer to reality, thanks to new research. Scientists have made a new proposal ... full story -
Quantum Computing? Progress in the Fight Against Quantum Dissipation
Apr. 16, 2014 — Scientists have confirmed a 50-year-old, previously untested theoretical prediction in physics and improved the energy storage time of a quantum switch by several orders of magnitude. High-quality ... full story -
Scientists Capture Ultrafast Snapshots of Light-Driven Superconductivity
Apr. 16, 2014 — A new study pins down a major factor behind the appearance of superconductivity -- the ability to conduct electricity with 100 percent efficiency -- in a promising copper-oxide material. Scientists ... full story -
Making Radiation-Proof Materials for Electronics, Power Plants
Apr. 16, 2014 — The 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster made the dangers of radiation all too real. To avoid similar tragedies in the future, scientists are working to develop new radiation-proof materials for nuclear ... full story -
New Type of Barcode Could Make Counterfeiters' Lives More Difficult
Apr. 16, 2014 — Counterfeiters, beware! Scientists are reporting the development of a new type of inexpensive barcode that, when added to documents or currency, could foil attempts at making forgeries. Although the ... full story -
Making New Materials an Atomic Layer at a Time
Apr. 16, 2014 — Researchers have shown the ability to grow high quality, single-layer materials one on top of the other using chemical vapor deposition. This highly scalable technique, often used in the ... full story
- MRI, on a molecular scale: System could one day peer into the atomic structure of individual molecules
- 'Exotic' material is like a switch when super thin
- Gecko-like adhesives now useful for real world surfaces
- Impurity size affects performance of emerging superconductive material
- Better thermal-imaging lens from waste sulfur
- Thinnest membrane feasible has been produced
- Surprising material could play huge role in saving energy: Tin selenide is best at converting waste heat to electricity
- Patented research remotely detects nitrogen-rich explosives
- Atom probe assisted dating of oldest piece of Earth
- Chiral breathing: Electrically controlled polymer changes its optical properties
- Identifying the complex growth process of strontium titanate thin films
- An abundant and inexpensive water-splitting photocatalyst with low toxicity
- Information storage for the next generation of plastic computers: Efficient conversion from magnetic storage to light is key
- Quantum computing? Progress in the fight against quantum dissipation
- Scientists capture ultrafast snapshots of light-driven superconductivity
- Making radiation-proof materials for electronics, power plants
- New type of barcode could make counterfeiters' lives more difficult
- Making new materials an atomic layer at a time
- Global scientific team 'visualizes' a new crystallization process
- Relieving electric vehicle range anxiety with improved batteries
- New nanoparticle for cancer therapy created by physicist
- Scientists achieve first direct observations of excitons in motion
- A small connection with big implications: Wiring up carbon-based electronics
- At the origin of cell division: The features of living matter emerge from inanimate matter in simulation
- Environmentally compatible organic solar cells in the future
- Repeated self-healing now possible in composite materials
- Lens turns any smartphone into a portable microscope
- Targeting cancer with a triple threat: New nanoparticles can deliver three drugs at once
- Rethink education to fuel bioeconomy, says report
- Sensitive detection method may help impede illicit nuclear trafficking
- Engineers develop new materials for hydrogen storage
- New sensor improves the level of efficiency in detecting ozone
- Wire inspection: As fast as a world-class sprinter
- Scientists come up with method of reducing solar panel glare
- Nanocrystalline cellulose modified into efficient viral inhibitor
- Fiber-optic microscope will help physicians detect cancer, diseases at early stages
- Nano shake-up: Routine handling can affect nano drug carriers
- House windows that double as solar panels? Shiny quantum dots brighten future of solar cells
- Device turns flat surface into spherical antenna
- New 'tunable' semiconductors will allow better detectors, solar cells
- Surgeons develop personalized 3-D printed kidney to simulate surgery prior to cancer operation
- Novel technique opens door to better solar cells, superconductors and hard drives
- Dual role of carbon dioxide in photosynthesis: Pioneering findings
- Tiny particles could help verify goods
- Glasses strong as steel: A fast way to find the best
- How a Silly Putty ingredient could advance stem cell therapies
- 'Nano-anesthesia: New approach to local anesthesia?
- Better solar cells, better LED light and vast optical possibilities
- New form of matter: Exotic hadron with two quarks, two anti-quarks confirmed
- Search for elusive dark matter: Looking for traces by studying particles with low masses and interaction rates
- Nanostructures with applications in infrared and terahertz ranges
- New self-healing plastics developed
- A modern twist on Young's slits
- Multilayer polymers spring into action: Mechanical vibrations turned into electrical energy
- Forever clean? Metal–organic 'micromushrooms' repel all
- Thermoelectric generator on glass fabric for wearable electronic devices
- Sunlight generates hydrogen in new porous silicon
- The motion of the medium matters for self-assembling particles
- Emerging research suggests a new paradigm for 'unconventional superconductors'
- One kind of supersymmetry shown to emerge naturally: Unique phenomenon in condensed matter system
- Scalable, universal quantum computer? Quantum information processed with system comprising optical photon and trapped atom
- Synthetic collagen promotes natural clotting
- New 'switch' could power quantum computing: Light lattice traps atoms, builds networks of quantum information transmitters
- At long last: Concrete that's nearly maintenance-free
- No compromises: Short, flexible, reusable AFM probe
- Tiny step edges, big step for surface science
- Novel ultra-fast electrical circuits use light-generated tunneling currents
- Scale model WWII craft takes flight with fuel from the sea concept
- New twist makes for better steel: Greater strength without loss of ductility
- Scalable CVD process for making 2-D molybdenum diselenide
- Expanding particles to engineer defects: Adding larger particle to crystalline system can create order rather than distortions
- 3-D printing trials of unmanned aircraft broaden possibilities for this emergent technology
- Hybrid technology could make Star Trek-style medical tricorder a reality
- Graphene nanoribbons as electronic switches
- Researching materials to optimize lithium-ion battery performance
- Trees go high-tech: Process turns cellulose into energy storage devices
- Rebar technique strengthens case for graphene: Hybrid nanotube-graphene material promises to simplify manufacturing
- Organic solar cells more efficient with molecules face-to-face
- New findings to help extend high efficiency solar cells' lifetime
- Groundbreaking optical device could enhance optical information processing, computers
- Self-assembled silver superlattices create molecular machines with hydrogen-bond 'hinges' and moving 'gears'
- Inspired by moth eyeballs, chemists develop gold coating that dims glare
- To bridge LED green gap, think small ... really small: Nanostructures half a DNA strand-wide show promise for efficient LEDs
- Light-guiding gels provide new avenues for drug detection, delivery
- Materials, electronics that dissolve when triggered being developed
- Off the shelf, on the skin: Stick-on electronic patches for health monitoring
- Quantum computing: Quantum photon properties revealed in another particle -- the plasmon
- Researchers probe the next generation of 2-D materials
- Researchers design trees that make it easier to produce paper
- Energy breakthrough uses sun to create solar energy materials
- Tiny wireless sensing device alerts users to telltale vapors remotely
- Tiny power generator runs on spit
- Pocket-size ultrasonic nebulizer employing a novel nozzle improves inhalers
- Enhancing immune response through next generation polymeric vaccine adjuvants
- Tiny biomolecular tweezers studying force effect of cells
- How electrodes charge and discharge: Analysis probes charge transfer in porous battery electrodes for first time
- Ultrathin collagen matrix biomaterial tool for 3-D microtissue engineering
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