'Butterfly-shaped' palladium subnano cluster built in 3-D
Researchers have developed a new strategy to construct subnanosized metal aggregates, building up small metal clusters into grander 3-D architectures.
Feb 20th, 2019
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Powering a pacemaker with a patient's heartbeat
Researchers have designed a pacemaker powered by the energy of heartbeats. The device was successfully tested in pigs, which have a similar physiology to humans.
Feb 20th, 2019
Read moreThe holy grail of nanowire production
Researchers have come up with a way of growing nanowire networks in a highly controlled and fully reproducible manner. The key was to understand what happens at the onset of nanowire growth, which goes against currently accepted theories.
Feb 20th, 2019
Read moreNew machine learning technique rapidly analyzes nanomedicines for cancer immunotherapy
Novel approach will aid scientists in optimizing SNAs as therapeutic vaccines to treat cancer.
Feb 19th, 2019
Read moreA nanoclay platform for treating osteoarthritis
Researchers have developed a new way to deliver treatment for cartilage regeneration.
Feb 19th, 2019
Read moreNanopores make portable mass spectrometer for peptides a reality
Scientists have developed nanopores that can be used to directly measure the mass of peptides. Although the resolution needs to be improved, this proof of principle shows that a cheap and portable peptide mass spectrometer can be constructed using existing nanopore technology.
Feb 19th, 2019
Read moreBeyond the bulkheterojunction
Lateral alternating multilayerd junction for organic solar cells.
Feb 19th, 2019
Read moreCan a flowing liquid-like material maintain its structural order like crystals?
Scientists discovered a chiral compound, which can spontaneously form a molecular assembly with an extremely large single domain structure beyond a size regime incapable of realizing with usual molecular self-assembly.
Feb 19th, 2019
Read moreSemiconductors - When a defect might be beneficial
In the quest to design more efficient solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a team of engineers has analyzed different types of defects in the semiconductor material that enables such devices to determine if and how they affect performance.
Feb 19th, 2019
Read moreScientists identify atomic structure of catalytically active copper-ceria interface
Scientists have identified the atomic structure of the catalytically active copper-ceria interface and proposed a copper bilayer model.
Feb 19th, 2019
Read morePorous carbon fiber research one step closer to use in automotive industry
An update on recently reported research on porous carbon fibers shows how this material can be used in an industrial setting, marking an important step from the theoretical to application.
Feb 19th, 2019
Read moreNanodroplets are the key to controlling membrane formation
The creation of membranes is of enormous importance in biology, but also in many chemical applications developed by humans. These membranes are shaped spontaneously when soap-like molecules in water join together. Researchers now have a clear picture of the entire process.
Feb 19th, 2019
Read moreFirefly-inspired surfaces improve efficiency of LED lightbulbs
A new type of light-emitting diode lightbulb could one day light homes and reduce power bills, according to researchers who suggest that LEDs made with firefly-mimicking structures could improve efficiency.
Feb 19th, 2019
Read moreDose of vitamin C helps gold nanowires grow
A boost of vitamin C helped scientists turn small gold nanorods into fine gold nanowires.
Feb 19th, 2019
Read moreGraphene 'sandwich' key to new electronics
Researchers solved one of the challenges of making graphene nano-electronics effective: to carve out graphene to nanoscale dimensions without ruining its electrical properties. This allowed them to achieve electrical currents orders of magnitude higher than previously achieved for similar structures.
Feb 19th, 2019
Read moreBreakthrough in the search for graphene-based electronics
A team of researchers have solved one of the biggest challenges of making effective nanoelectronics based on graphene.
Feb 18th, 2019
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