Defects through the looking glass
Researchers characterize individual defects inside a bulk insulator using scanning tunneling microscopy.
Sep 3rd, 2015
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Lloyd's Register Foundation awards GBP9 million grants in nanotechnology
The Lloyd's Register Foundation has awarded grants totalling GBP 9 million to three international consortia in the field of nanotechnology. These grants support research and doctoral training that will support the Foundation's aims to advance engineering-related education and research and support work that enhances safety of life at sea, on land and in the air.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read moreSquishy transistors: a device concept for fast, low-power electronics
Researchers have shown that a new device concept - a 'squishy' transistor - can overcome the predicted power bottleneck caused by CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) technology reaching its fundamental limits.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read moreSingle-beam two-dimensional spectroscopy
This new spectroscopy method is two-dimensional: It measures the response of the molecule to simultaneous illumination with two different wavelengths.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read moreStick and slip
It has long been accepted that such a thin layer of lubrication between sliding surfaces alternates along with the cycles of sticking and slipping; it starts as a solid, turns to liquid in the slipping phase and then back to a solid when the surfaces stick once again. But a recent paper suggests this model is incorrect.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read moreLight-emitting metallic gels
New family of luminescent materials could find broad uses in chemical and biological detectors.
Sep 3rd, 2015
Read morePlease do spill the oxygen
Scientists show how clusters funnel atoms to create oxygen pools that benefit biofuels, fuel cells, and sensors.
Sep 2nd, 2015
Read moreFor 2-D boron, it's all about that base
Scientists have theoretically determined that the properties of atom-thick sheets of boron depend on where those atoms land.
Sep 2nd, 2015
Read moreBiodegradable nanogenerator made from DNA can generate power from touch (w/video)
Researchers report the development of a biodegradable nanogenerator made with DNA that can harvest the energy from everyday motion and turn it into electrical power.
Sep 2nd, 2015
Read moreCooperative carbon capture by a novel MOF material that mimics a plant enzyme
Innovative materials adsorb carbon dioxide via an unprecedented cooperative insertion mechanism.
Sep 2nd, 2015
Read moreScientists predict phagraphene, a 'relative' of graphene
Scientists, using computer generated simulation have predicted the existence of a new two-dimensional carbon material, a 'patchwork' analogue of graphene called phagraphene.
Sep 2nd, 2015
Read moreA nanoscale view of a marine creature's magic trick (w/video)
Crystal nanostructures on the sea sapphire's back appear differently depending on the angle of reflection.
Sep 2nd, 2015
Read moreNew microfluidics device to determine bacteria's antibiotic resistance
This microfluidic technology uses microscale electric field gradients, acting on extremely small samples, to tell the difference between the two strains (antibiotic-resistant and antibiotic-susceptible) of Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Sep 2nd, 2015
Read moreQuantum dot solar cell exhibits 30-fold concentration
By combining designer quantum dot light-emitters with spectrally matched photonic mirrors, a team of scientists created solar cells that collect blue photons at 30 times the concentration of conventional solar cells, the highest luminescent concentration factor ever recorded.
Sep 2nd, 2015
Read moreNew, ultrathin optical devices shape light in exotic ways
Engineers have created flat devices capable of manipulating light in ways that are very difficult or impossible to achieve with conventional optical components.
Sep 2nd, 2015
Read moreDesigning resilient 3D hierarchical metamaterial nanolattices (w/video)
Researchers have designed a new kind of hierarchical nanostructure that is stronger than previous lattice structures and bounces back with less damage after compression.
Sep 2nd, 2015
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