For his doctoral dissertation in the Goldman Superconductivity Research Group at the University of Minnesota, Yu Chen, now a postdoctoral researcher at UC Santa Barbara, developed a novel way to fabricate superconducting nanocircuitry. However, the extremely small zinc nanowires he designed did some unexpected - and sort of funky - things.
Jun 30th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have developed a novel way to waterproof new functionalized materials involved in gas storage and separation by adding exterior surface grooves. Their study provides a blueprint for researchers to build similar materials involved in industrial applications, such as high performance gas separation and energy storage.
Jun 30th, 2014
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A novel metamaterial enables a fast, efficient and high-fidelity terahertz radiation imaging system capable of manipulating the stubborn electromagnetic waves, advancing a technology with potential applications in medical and security imaging.
Jun 29th, 2014
Read moreChemical engineers studied the performance of automobile radiators and realized that nanofluids significantly increase the amount of heat transfer in those systems.
Jun 29th, 2014
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For the ever-shrinking transistor, there may be a new game in town. Cornell researchers have demonstrated promising electronic performance from a semiconducting compound with properties that could prove a worthy companion to silicon.
Jun 27th, 2014
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You wouldn't think that mechanical force could process nanoparticles more subtly than the most advanced chemistry. Yet, researchers appear to have achieved a start toward that end.
Jun 27th, 2014
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In quantum physics, momentum and position are an example of conjugate variables. This means they are connected by Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, which says that both quantities cannot be simultaneously measured precisely. Recently, researchers have been developing novel techniques, such as 'weak measurement,' to measure both at the same time. Now Rochester physicists have shown that a technique called compressive sensing offers a way to measure both variables at the same time, without violating the Uncertainty Principle.
Jun 27th, 2014
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First in-tandem experimental and theoretical modeling of a famous 'Scotch-Tape' technique for making two-dimensional graphene-like nanosheets.
Jun 27th, 2014
Read moreEngineered nano materials (ENM) are being used more and more in a variety of commercial products. However, there is also concern that some of these properties may be harmful to humans. The FP7-funded research project, NANOSOLUTIONS aims to address this problem by classifying the safety potential of a variety of ENMs.
Jun 27th, 2014
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Researchers have applied a new imaging technique called four-dimensional (4D) electron microscopy to the nanofluid dynamics problem. They describe how they visualized and monitored the flow of molten lead within a single zinc oxide nanotube in real time and space.
Jun 27th, 2014
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A low-cost technology may make it possible to read long sequences of DNA far more quickly than current techniques.
Jun 27th, 2014
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Study provides important milestone for investigation of individual biomolecules.
Jun 27th, 2014
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Advanced spectroscopy of molecular interactions helps resolve the century-old mystery of how aqueous ions affect proteins in solution.
Jun 27th, 2014
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Discovery has applications in signage, posters, writing tablets, billboards and anti-counterfeit technology.
Jun 26th, 2014
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Using a combination of lasers and a unique optical trapping system that provides a cloud of ultracold atoms, the researchers measured a force of approximately 42 yoctonewtons.
Jun 26th, 2014
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Rice University chemical engineer Michael Wong has spent a decade amassing evidence that palladium-gold nanoparticles are excellent catalysts for cleaning polluted water, but even he was surprised at how well the particles converted biodiesel waste into valuable chemicals.
Jun 26th, 2014
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