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West Virginia Spill Activates Engineers to Determine Effects of Chemicals
Mar. 10, 2014 — Engineers sprung into action when more than 10,000 gallons of a chemical mixture leaked from a storage tank near Charleston, W.Va., and entered a river upstream of a water-treatment plant in ... full story -
Scientists Build Thinnest-Possible LEDs to Be Stronger, More Energy Efficient
Mar. 10, 2014 — Scientists have built the thinnest-known LED that can be used as a source of light energy in electronics. The LED is based off of two-dimensional, flexible semiconductors, making it possible to stack ... full story -
Two-Dimensional Material Shows Promise for Optoelectronics: LEDs, Photovoltaic Cells, and Light Detectors
Mar. 10, 2014 — Team creates LEDs, photovoltaic cells, and light detectors using novel one-molecule-thick material. Researchers have used a novel material that's just a few atoms thick to create devices that ... full story -
Biomolecular Tweezers Facilitate Study of Mechanical Force Effects on Cells and Proteins
Mar. 10, 2014 — A new type of biomolecular tweezers could help researchers study how mechanical forces affect the biochemical activity of cells and proteins. The devices use opposing magnetic and electrophoretic ... full story -
Mapping Behavior of Charges in Correlated Spin-Orbit Coupled Materials: Electronic Disruption Prods Mott Insulator's Conversion to Metallic State
Mar. 10, 2014 — Physicists have mapped the inner atomic workings of a compound within the mysterious class of materials known as spin-orbit Mott insulators. The findings confirm the properties that theorists predict ... full story -
Atomically Thin, Flexible, Semi-Transparent Solar Cells Created
Mar. 9, 2014 — A lot of research has been done on graphene recently -- carbon flakes, consisting of only one layer of atoms. As it turns out, there are other materials too which exhibit remarkable properties if ... full story -
Blue Paint on Japanese Bullet Trains Can Inhibit Bacterial Growth
Mar. 7, 2014 — Using an artificial protein that contains metal, researchers were able to inhibit the growth of a pathogenic bacterium prevalent in hospitals which cause diseases to humans and has a high resistance ... full story -
Promising News for Producing Fuels Through Artificial Photosynthesis
Mar. 7, 2014 — There's promising news from the front on efforts to produce fuels through artificial photosynthesis. A new study shows that nearly 90 percent of the electrons generated by a hybrid material ... full story -
Magnetically Stimulated Flow Patterns Offer Strategy for Heat Transfer Problems
Mar. 7, 2014 — Researchers have discovered how to harness magnetic fields to create vigorous, organized fluid flows in particle ... full story -
Effective Thermal Insulation With Wood Foam
Mar. 7, 2014 — Insulation materials of tomorrow must be both efficient and environmentally friendly. Scientists are developing insulation foam made from wood that could re- place petrochemical plastics in the long ... full story -
Squeezing Light Into Metals: Engineers Control Conductivity With Inkjet Printer
Mar. 7, 2014 — Using an inexpensive inkjet printer, electrical engineers produced microscopic structures that use light in metals to carry information. This new technique, which controls electrical conductivity ... full story -
Colored Diamonds Are a Superconductor's Best Friend
Mar. 6, 2014 — Nitrogen-vacancy centers -- flaws in a diamond's crystal lattice that produce color -- have received much attention for their sensitivity to magnetic fields. Researchers have now used N-V ... full story -
Crystals Ripple in Response to Light: First Propagating Surface Phonon Polaritons in a Van Der Waals Crystal
Mar. 6, 2014 — Minuscule waves that propagate across atom -- thin layers of crystal could carry information, light, and heat in nanoscale devices. For the first time, the frequency and amplitude of these waves, ... full story -
Future Electronics With Super-Efficient Hard Drives: Electricity Controls Magnetism
Mar. 6, 2014 — Researchers have demonstrated how a magnetic structure can be altered quickly in novel materials. The effect could be used in efficient hard drives of the future. Data on a hard drive is stored by ... full story -
Smart Nanofibers to Treat Kidney Failure
Mar. 6, 2014 — A simple way to treat kidney failure. A new technique for purifying blood using a nanofiber mesh could prove useful as a cheap, wearable alternative to kidney ... full story -
Recent Advances in the Controlled Synthesis and Functional Applications of Luminescent Metal Nanoclusters
Mar. 6, 2014 — Researchers have summarized recent advances in the controlled synthesis and application of luminescent metal nanoclusters, including potential uses in sensors, bioimaging, and energy harvesting and ... full story -
Engineering Team Increases Power Efficiency for Future Computer Processors
Mar. 6, 2014 — Scientists have made major improvements in computer processing using an emerging class of magnetic materials called 'multiferroics,' and these advances could make future devices far more ... full story -
Extraordinary Momentum and Spin Discovered in Evanescent Light Waves
Mar. 6, 2014 — Researchers have identified unexpected dynamic properties of a type of light wave called evanescent waves. These surprising findings contrast sharply with previous knowledge about light and ... full story -
New Research Could Help Make 'Roll-Up' Digital Screens a Reality for All
Mar. 6, 2014 — New technology could make flexible electronics such as roll-up tablet computers, widely available in the near future. So far, this area of electronic design has been hampered by unreliability and ... full story -
First Step Towards 'Programmable Materials': Sheet Metal That Never Rattles
Mar. 5, 2014 — Researchers have succeeded in producing a prototype of a vibration-damping material that could change the world of mechanics forever. The material of the future is not only able to damp vibrations ... full story -
Ultra Sensitive Detection of Radio Waves With Lasers
Mar. 5, 2014 — Radio waves are used for many measurements and applications, for example, in communication with mobile phones, MRI scans, scientific experiments and cosmic observations. But 'noise' in the ... full story
- West Virginia spill activates engineers to determine effects of chemicals
- Scientists build thinnest-possible LEDs to be stronger, more energy efficient
- Two-dimensional material shows promise for optoelectronics: LEDs, photovoltaic cells, and light detectors
- Biomolecular tweezers facilitate study of mechanical force effects on cells and proteins
- Mapping behavior of charges in correlated spin-orbit coupled materials: Electronic disruption prods Mott insulator's conversion to metallic state
- Blue paint on Japanese bullet trains can inhibit bacterial growth
- Promising news for producing fuels through artificial photosynthesis
- Magnetically stimulated flow patterns offer strategy for heat transfer problems
- Effective thermal insulation with wood foam
- Squeezing light into metals: Engineers control conductivity with inkjet printer
- Colored diamonds are a superconductor's best friend
- Crystals ripple in response to light: First propagating surface phonon polaritons in a van der Waals crystal
- Future electronics with super-efficient hard drives: Electricity controls magnetism
- Smart nanofibers to treat kidney failure
- Recent advances in the controlled synthesis and functional applications of luminescent metal nanoclusters
- Engineering team increases power efficiency for future computer processors
- Extraordinary momentum and spin discovered in evanescent light waves
- New research could help make 'roll-up' digital screens a reality for all
- First step towards 'programmable materials': Sheet metal that never rattles
- Ultra sensitive detection of radio waves with lasers
- Save money and the planet: Turn your old milk jugs into 3-D printer filament
- Bioinspired, sponge-like shrinking gel steers tooth, tissue formation
- First light for MUSE: Powerful 3-D spectrograph successfully installed on Very Large Telescope
- Novel quantum dot laser paves the way for lower-cost photonics
- Tackling the tiniest technology to make gadgets smaller, faster and more efficient
- How 19th century physics could change the future of nanotechnology
- An environmentally friendly chemical reaction that does not waste any atoms
- Boron, discovered in 1808, gets a nano refresh
- Research tests which nano system works best in killing cancer cells
- Solution to planet-clogging plastics? Fully compostable bioplastic made from shrimp shells used to make objects
- Elastic glass: 'Fore! ' heads up, wide use of more flexible metallic glass coming your way
- Solar power: Making it less expensive and more efficient
- Artificial photosynthesis: Key intermediate steps in artificial photosynthesis reaction identified
- Pulling polymers leads to new insights into their mechanical behavior
- A new renewable energy source? Device captures energy from Earth's infrared emissions to outer space
- Electronics based on a two dimensional electron gas
- Magnet for fast and cheap data storage invented
- Relativity shakes a magnet: New principle for magnetic recording
- Newly discovered catalyst could lead to the low-cost production of clean methanol from carbon dioxide
- Optical nano-tweezers control nano-objects: Trap and move individual nano-object in three dimensions using only light
- It slices, it dices, and it protects the body from harm: 3-D structure of enzyme that helps defend against bacteria
- Ultra-fast laser spectroscopy lights way to understanding new materials
- Physicists solve 20-year-old debate surrounding how glassy surfaces flow like a liquid
- iPhone photography: Revolution or passing phase?
- A molecular ballet under the X-ray laser: taking images of free molecules
- NASA scientists find evidence of water in meteorite, reviving debate over life on Mars
- Advantages emerge in using nanostructured material in the forging process of mechanical components
- New class of magnetic materials: Physicists pave the way for more energy efficient technology
- Big step for next-generation fuel cells and electrolyzers
- More dangerous chemicals in everyday life: Now experts warn against nanosilver
- Peptides imaged in unprecedented detail in laser lab
- Physicists discover 'quantum droplet' in semiconductor
- Optical 'nanocavity' to boost light absorption in semiconductors; improve solar cells, cameras and more
- Replicating motions of the heart: Artificial muscles that do the twist set the stage for soft robotics
- Superabsorbing design may lower manufacturing cost of thin film solar cells
- Research and applications of iron oxide nanoparticles explored
- Glimmer of light in the search for dark matter
- Creating complex nanoparticles in one easy step
- Unhealthy attachments: Deep look at the structure of myelin membranes
- Technique to create holes in graphene could improve water filters, desalination
- How do you build a large-scale quantum computer?
- Magnetic Medicine: Nanoparticles target cancer-fighting immune cells
- 3-D printer creates transformative device for heart treatment
- 'Greener' aerogel technology holds potential for oil and chemical clean-up
- Two biodegradable mulches found to be suitable polyethylene alternatives
- Ventriloquist delight: Scientists twist sound with metamaterials so sound appears to come from somewhere else
- Improvement in polymers for aviation
- Success in generating skyrmion molecules and driving them under low current density
- Pinwheel 'living' crystals and the origin of life
- On the road to Mottronics: Key to controlling the electronic and magnetic properties of Mott thin films
- In the eye of a chicken, a new state of matter comes into view
- New biological scaffold offers promising foundation for engineered tissues
- Graphene's bonding effect on platinum nanoparticles characterized: Lower costs in fuel cell production?
- Researchers 'design for failure' with model material
- Microanalysis technique makes the most of small nanoparticle samples
- New process uses recyclable catalyst to create porous materials
- New, inexpensive production materials boost promise of hydrogen fuel
- Microparticles show molecules their way: Three-dimensional structures using three chemically different patches
- Liquid metal pump a breakthrough for micro-fluidics
- Vibration energy the secret to self-powered electronics
- Nanoscale pillars could radically improve conversion of heat to electricity
- Powerful artificial muscles made from fishing line and sewing thread
- Closing the 'free will' loophole: Using distant quasars to test Bell's theorem
- A new laser for a faster Internet
- Food packaging chemicals may be harmful to human health over long term
- Multi-scale simulation software for chemistry research
- Real-time view of battery electrochemistry
- Using holograms to improve electronic devices
- Making nanoelectronics last longer for medical devices, 'cyborgs'
- Advance in energy storage could speed up development of next-gen electronics
- Essential step toward printing living human tissues
- New study reveals communications potential of graphene
- Gecko-inspired adhesion: Self-cleaning and reliable
- Regenerating orthopedic tissues within the human body
- Synthetic molecular oscillator discoveries may help create artificial cells
- Controlling magnetism with an electric field
- Battery small enough to be injected, energetic enough to track salmon
- Breakthrough development of flexible 1D-1R memory cell array
- Artificial leaf jumps developmental hurdle
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