Chemists have managed to synthesise a compound featuring an Si20 dodecahedron. The Platonic solid is not just aesthetically pleasing, it also opens up new perspectives for the semiconductor industry.
Mar 18th, 2015
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A new material that triggers stem cells to begin forming bone could enable a more effective treatment for hard-to-heal bone breaks and defects.
Mar 18th, 2015
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A new technique to produce graphene at room temperature could help pave the way for commercially feasible graphene-based solar cells and light-emitting diodes, large-panel displays, and flexible electronics.
Mar 18th, 2015
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Scientists describe a powerful approach that uses solvated graphene frameworks as the anode material. Assembled in a lithium coin cell, the as-made electrode excelled with capacities surpassing the values of typically used graphite.
Mar 18th, 2015
Read moreAn oxide/carbon composite outperforms expensive platinum composites in oxygen chemical reactions for green energy devices.
Mar 18th, 2015
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Drugs delivered by nanoparticles can simultaneously attack cancer cells and cancer stem cells.
Mar 18th, 2015
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Researchers have demonstrated a more robust method for controlling single, micron-sized particles with light.
Mar 18th, 2015
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Radioactive liposome nanoparticles deposited directly into tumor.
Mar 17th, 2015
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The honeycomb structure of pristine graphene is beautiful, but scientists have discovered that if the graphene naturally has a few tiny holes in it, you have a proton-selective membrane that could lead to improved fuel cells.
Mar 17th, 2015
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Scientists have discovered a high performance cathode material with great promise for use in next generation lithium-sulfur batteries that could one day be used to power mobile devices and electric cars.
Mar 17th, 2015
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Researchers have found a simple and robust means to magnetize graphene using hydrogen.
Mar 17th, 2015
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Scientists have eveloped a new technology which could one day create quantum phenomena in objects far larger than any achieved so far. The team successfully suspended glass particles 400 nanometres across in a vacuum using an electric field, then used lasers to cool them to within a few degrees of absolute zero.
Mar 17th, 2015
Read moreCarbon nanotube membranes have a bright future in addressing the world's growing need to purify water from the sea, researchers say in a new study.
Mar 17th, 2015
Read moreEngineers are developing a new type of bandage that does far more than stanch the bleeding from a paper cut or scraped knee. Thanks to advances in flexible electronics, the researchers have created a new 'smart bandage' that uses electrical currents to detect early tissue damage from pressure ulcers, or bedsores, before they can be seen by human eyes - and while recovery is still possible.
Mar 17th, 2015
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Scientists have developed a highly efficient oxygen-producing electrode for splitting water that has the potential to be scaled up for industrial production of the clean energy fuel, hydrogen. The new technology is based on an inexpensive, specially coated foam material that lets the bubbles of oxygen escape quickly.
Mar 17th, 2015
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Graphene oxide, a water-soluble derivative of graphene with many functional groups on the surface, is one of the best candidates for fabricating bioinspired layered materials, because functional surface groups enable interface designs that can improve the interfacial strength in composites.
Mar 17th, 2015
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