Placing atoms for optimum catalysts
Precise positioning of oxygens could help engineer faster, more efficient energy-relevant chemical transformations.
Oct 18th, 2018
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Study provides insight into how nanoparticles interact with biological systems
Findings can help scientists engineer nanoparticles that are 'benign by design'.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read moreNanocages in the lab and in the computer: How DNA-based dendrimers transport nanoparticles
Physicists investigated methodologies to synthesize DNA-based dendrimers in the lab and to predict their behavior using detailed computer simulations.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read moreScientists find unusual behavior in topological material
Scientists have identified a new class of topological materials made by inserting transition metal atoms into the atomic lattice of a well-known two-dimensional material.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read moreFuture data storage technology - Extremely small magnetic nanostructures with invisibility cloak imaged
By putting an 'invisibility cloak' over magnetic nanostructures, researchers wre able to reduce tha magnetic stray field in a fashion allowing for small yet mobile bits.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read moreNew machine learning framework could lead to breakthroughs in material design
A novel framework not only uses the machine learning in a unique fashion for the first time but it also dramatically accelerates the development of accurate computational models of materials.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read moreCarbon fiber can store energy in the body of a vehicle
A study has shown that carbon fibres can work as battery electrodes, storing energy directly. This opens up new opportunities for structural batteries, where the carbon fibre becomes part of the energy system.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read moreWhat does graphene do in our lungs?
Researchers have conducted the first studies on a three-dimensional lung model to examine the behavior of graphene and graphene-like materials once they have been inhaled.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read moreTaking steps toward a wearable artificial kidney
Researchers report a new urea sorbent based on MXene that could accelerate progress toward the development of a lightweight, wearable artificial kidney with the potential to make dialysis more convenient, comfortable and effective.
Oct 17th, 2018
Read moreOn the way to new electronic materials with metal-organic networks
Scientists have developed and characterized a novel, metal-organic material which displays electrical properties mimicking those of highly crystalline silicon.
Oct 17th, 2018
Read moreNew reservoir computer marks first-ever microelectromechanical neural network application
Researchers used oscillations from a microscopic beam of silicon to enable the nonlinear dynamics that allow neural networks to complete tasks ranging from processing image patterns to recognizing words.
Oct 17th, 2018
Read moreRuthenium as a new nanocatalyst for obtaining hydrogen
Chemists have used catalysts with ruthenium nanoparticles to obtain hydrogen under the influence of visible light and UV radiation.
Oct 16th, 2018
Read moreToward unhackable communication: Single particles of light could bring the quantum internet
Hacker attacks on everything from social media accounts to government files could be largely prevented by the advent of quantum communication, which would use particles of light called photons to secure information rather than a crackable code.
Oct 16th, 2018
Read moreExploring new spintronics device functionalities in graphene heterostructures
In new work, scientists show heterostructures built from graphene and topological insulators have strong, proximity induced spin-orbit coupling which can form the basis of novel information processing technologies.
Oct 16th, 2018
Read moreStudy shows faster, scalable way to make molecular semiconductors
Recent work may enable scalable production of the nanoscale electrodes that are needed in order to explore molecules and exploit their behavior as potentially valuable electronic materials.
Oct 16th, 2018
Read moreHigh entropy alloys hold the key to studying dislocation avalanches in metals
New research findings have made it possible to understand how dislocations organize and react at nanoscale.
Oct 16th, 2018
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