Let there be hydrogen
An organic framework serves as a catalyst for the photocatalytic conversion of water into hydrogen.
Oct 16th, 2015
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Engineers create artificial skin that can send pressure sensation to brain cell
Engineers have created a plastic 'skin' that can detect how hard it is being pressed and generate an electric signal to deliver this sensory input directly to a living brain cell.
Oct 16th, 2015
Read moreA hydrogel flexes its muscles
A water-based polymer can stretch, contract and even walk like an artificial muscle in response to temperature changes.
Oct 16th, 2015
Read moreResearchers take first steps to create biodegradable displays for electronics
Researchers are on the path to creating biodegradable electronics by using organic components in screen displays. The researchers' advancements could one day help reduce electronic waste in the world's landfills.
Oct 15th, 2015
Read morePatterning oxide nanopillars at the atomic scale by phase transformation
Researchers have carried out a collaborative study aimed at precisely controlling phase transformations with high spatial precision, which represents a significant step forward in realizing new functionalities in confined dimensions.
Oct 15th, 2015
Read moreNew nanotechnology motor mimics two wheels on an axle
Researchers have designed a new type of molecular motor. In contrast to previous designs, this molecule is symmetrical. It comprises two parts, which are connected by a central 'axle' and rotate in opposite directions, just like the wheels of a car.
Oct 15th, 2015
Read moreQuantum physics meets genetic engineering (w/video)
Researchers use engineered viruses to provide quantum-based enhancement of energy transport.
Oct 15th, 2015
Read moreThe road to longer battery life
Researchers are working on improving something called the solid electrolyte interphase as a way to boost battery life.
Oct 15th, 2015
Read moreEco-friendly process that enables unprecedented spatial control over the electrical properties of graphene oxide
By using the probe of an atomic force microscope to trigger a local chemical reaction, researchers showed that electrically conductive features as small as four nanometers can be patterned into individual graphene oxide sheets.
Oct 14th, 2015
Read moreNanoelectronics researchers employ supercomputer for an electrifying simulation speedup
Scientists are using America's fastest supercomputer to make huge gains in understanding the smallest electronic devices.
Oct 14th, 2015
Read moreSilver: The promising electrode winner for low-cost perovskite solar cells
A new study reveals a cause for the short lifetime of perovskite solar cells with silver electrodes.
Oct 14th, 2015
Read moreResearchers grow nanocircuitry with semiconducting graphene nanoribbons
In a development that could revolutionize electronic ciruitry, researchers have confirmed a new way to control the growth paths of graphene nanoribbons on the surface of a germainum crystal.
Oct 13th, 2015
Read moreToward clearer, cheaper imaging of ultrafast phenomena
A new, all-optical method for compressing narrow electron pulses to a billionth of a billionth of a second could improve real-time movies of chemical reactions and other ultrafast processes.
Oct 13th, 2015
Read moreBuilding a better liposome
Computational models suggest new design for nanoparticles used in targeted drug delivery.
Oct 13th, 2015
Read moreA resonator for electrons
Resonators are an important tool in physics. The curved mirrors inside the resonators usually focus light waves that act, for instance, on atoms. Physicists have now managed to build a resonator for electrons and to direct the standing waves thus created onto an artificial atom.
Oct 13th, 2015
Read moreQuantum coherent-like state observed in a biological protein for the first time
So-called Froehlich condensation, a state in which protein molecules' vibrational modes coalesce at the lowest frequency, was first predicted almost five decades ago, but never experimentally demonstrated until now.
Oct 13th, 2015
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