Research shows that a type of modified titania, or titanium dioxide, holds promise as an electrical insulator for superconducting magnets, allowing heat to dissipate while preserving the electrical paths along which current flows.
Sep 4th, 2014
Read moreA new theoretical model explains how a nanostructure, such as the nano-pea pod, can exhibit localised electrons.
Sep 4th, 2014
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A novel protein nanoparticle has shown to be effective at getting the immune system to attack the most lethal species of malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, after it enters the body and before it has a chance to hide and aggressively spread.
Sep 4th, 2014
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Researchers in Japan have engineered a membrane with advanced features capable of removing harmful greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Their findings may one day contribute to lower greenhouse gas emissions and cleaner skies.
Sep 4th, 2014
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A collection of the state-of-the-art reviews written by the leading researchers in the areas of nanoscale mechanics, molecular dynamics, nanoscale modeling of nanocomposites and mechanics of carbon nanotubes.
Sep 4th, 2014
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Videos of morphing bacteria reveal that the strange features of so-called 'electric bacteria' aren't quite what they at first appeared to be.
Sep 4th, 2014
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Scientists have developed a method that allows the prediction of the current density-voltage curve of a photovoltaic device. This new method uses a common measurement technique (impedance spectroscopy) that is affordable, widely available to manufacturers, and relatively easy to perform.
Sep 3rd, 2014
Read moreThe Quantum Artificial Intelligence team at Google is launching a hardware initiative to design and build new quantum information processors based on superconducting electronics.
Sep 3rd, 2014
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Scientists have discovered a new way to control light. Light can be guided along the surface of a metal via a surface plasmon polariton phenomenon. When light guided along the surface of one metal encounters a different metal surface, the new type of plasmon called an 'inhomogeneous surface plasmon polariton' results that has controlled confinement properties.
Sep 3rd, 2014
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Cancerous brain tumors are notorious for growing back despite surgical attempts to remove them - and for leading to a dire prognosis for patients. But scientists are developing a new way to try to root out malignant cells during surgery so fewer or none get left behind to form new tumors.
Sep 3rd, 2014
Read moreResearchers have created a new type of CNT solar cell that is twice as efficient as its predecessors. It is also the first CNT solar cell to have its performance certified by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Sep 3rd, 2014
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Scientists succeed in revealing a highly symmetric exchange of spins between ytterbium atoms in different electronic orbital states.
Sep 3rd, 2014
Read moreResearchers used nanotechnology to increase fracture toughness of ceramic bodies up to three times.
Sep 3rd, 2014
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Scientists have managed to peer into the inner workings of a battery without destroying it. In the process, they have resolved the so-called lithium plating mystery.
Sep 3rd, 2014
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The first full theory that accounts for interactions at nano-kelivin temperatures - in those situations where 3-atom states can form even while all 2-atom states are unstable.
Sep 2nd, 2014
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Oil-and-water approach to spark new line of versatile peptoid nanosheets.
Sep 2nd, 2014
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