High pressure has become an indispensable research tool in the quest for novel functional materials. High-pressure crystallographic studies on non-porous framework materials based on coordination compounds are markedly on the rise, enabling the unraveling of structural phenomena and taking us a step closer to the derivation of structure-property relationships.
Jun 11th, 2015
Read more4-D printing promises to advance chemistry, materials sciences and defense capabilities.
Jun 11th, 2015
Read moreOn 10 June 2015, the Council's Permanent Representatives Committee approved a final compromise text on new EU rules for novel foods. The text includes the European Parliament's amendments acceptable for the Council and significantly improves the current rules on novel foods.
Jun 11th, 2015
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Researchers use nanotubes to capture and understand the regulation of proteins involved in a variety of diseases including certain cancers, cardiovascular diseases and obesity.
Jun 11th, 2015
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The device's small size and relatively low cost could revolutionize when and where scientists perform certain biological studies.
Jun 11th, 2015
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New research produces soft material with controllable surface textures that can be varied by squeezing.
Jun 11th, 2015
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The SVARNISH project will develop a varnish with antimicrobial, oxygen and water vapour barrier properties and improved physic - mechanical properties to be used in the food industry.
Jun 11th, 2015
Read moreX-ray studies have for the first time observed an exotic property that could warp the electronic structure of a material in a way that reduces heat buildup and improves performance in ever-smaller computer components.
Jun 10th, 2015
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Scientists are reporting a new step toward bendable electronics. They have developed the first light-emitting, transparent and flexible paper out of environmentally friendly materials via a simple, suction-filtration method.
Jun 10th, 2015
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Researchers have designed nanoparticles that specifically target these hardy cells to deliver a drug. The nanoparticle treatment worked far better than the drug alone in mice.
Jun 10th, 2015
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Photonic platform could provide 'optical signatures' for molecular electronics.
Jun 10th, 2015
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Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, can be used to create beautiful birds, frogs and other small sculptures. Engineers say the technique can be applied to building batteries, too.
Jun 10th, 2015
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Researchers designed a novel metamaterial that buckles on demand. Small structural variations in the material single out regions that buckle selectively under external stress, whereas other regions remain unchanged.
Jun 10th, 2015
Read moreTyndall National Institute in Ireland, CEA-Leti in France and imec in Belgium, leading European nanoelectronics institutes, have entered into a collaborative open-access project called ASCENT (Access to European Nanoelectronics Network), to mobilise European research capabilities like never before.
Jun 10th, 2015
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Chemists have developed a new class of organic luminescent materials through the targeted introduction of boron atoms into the molecular structures. The compounds feature an intensive blue fluorescence and are therefore of interest for use in organic light-emitting diodes.
Jun 10th, 2015
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Engineers use internal stresses to strengthen materials for specific technical purposes. Now it seems that evolution has long 'known' about this trick, and has put it to use in our natural teeth.
Jun 10th, 2015
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