Facetless crystals that mimic starfish shells could advance 3D-printing pills (w/video)
In a design that mimics a hard-to-duplicate texture of starfish shells, engineers have made rounded crystals that have no facets.
Oct 20th, 2014
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Nanomaterial boost for stone conservation
Castles and cathedrals, statues and spires - Europe's built environment would not be the same without these witnesses of centuries past. But, eventually, even the hardest stone will crumble. EU-funded researchers have developed innovative nano-materials to improve the preservation of our architectural heritage.
Oct 20th, 2014
Read moreMolecular magnets swirl together
Efficient transfer of information with organic molecules and skyrmions.
Oct 19th, 2014
Read moreImaging electric charge propagating along microbial nanowires
Physicists have used a new imaging technique, electrostatic force microscopy, to resolve the biological debate with evidence from physics, showing that electric charges do indeed propagate along microbial nanowires just as they do in carbon nanotubes, a highly conductive man-made material.
Oct 19th, 2014
Read moreCrystallizing the DNA nanotechnology dream
Scientists have designed the first large DNA crystals with precisely prescribed depths and complex 3D features, which could create revolutionary nanodevices.
Oct 19th, 2014
Read moreAtomic trigger shatters mystery of how glass deforms
A new study has cracked one mystery of glass to shed light on the mechanism that triggers its deformation before shattering. The study improves understanding of glassy deformation and may accelerate broader application of metallic glass, a moldable, wear-resistant, magnetically exploitable material that is thrice as strong as the mightiest steel and ten times as springy.
Oct 17th, 2014
Read morePlastic nanoparticles also harm freshwater organisms
Organisms can be negatively affected by plastic nanoparticles, not just in the seas and oceans but in freshwater bodies too. These particles slow the growth of algae, cause deformities in water fleas and impede communication between small organisms and fish.
Oct 17th, 2014
Read morePutting quantum forces on the map
Mapping the relationship between two quantum effects in materials known as topological insulators could facilitate the development of quantum-based, low-power electronics.
Oct 17th, 2014
Read moreLight finds a one-way street
A multiferroic material displays a novel spin structure that allows light to travel in only one direction.
Oct 17th, 2014
Read moreSuperconducting nanowire circuits, simplified
New circuit design could unlock the power of experimental superconducting computer chips.
Oct 17th, 2014
Read moreSelf-assembly fabricating method for graphene nanoribbons brings scientists a step closer to revolutionizing electronics
Researchers have discovered a new self-assembly method for producing defect-free graphene nanoribbons with periodic zigzag-edge regions. In this bottom-up technique, researchers use a copper substrate's unique properties to change the way the precursor molecules react to one another as they assemble into graphene nanoribbons.
Oct 17th, 2014
Read moreEngineers find a way to win in laser performance by losing
To help laser systems overcome loss, operators often pump the system with an overabundance of photons, or light packets, to achieve optical gain. But now engineers have shown a new way to reverse or eliminate such loss by, ironically, adding loss to a laser system to actually reap energy gains. In other words, they've invented a way to win by losing.
Oct 16th, 2014
Read moreDispelling a misconception about Mg-ion batteries
Researchers used supercomputer simulations to dispel a popular misconception about magnesium-ion batteries that should help advance the development of multivalent ion battery technology.
Oct 16th, 2014
Read moreLight bending material facilitates the search for new particles
Particle physicists have a hard time identifying all the elementary particles created in their particle accelerators. But now researchers have designed a material that makes it much easier to distinguish the particles. The material manipulates the Cherenkov radiation from particles with high momentum so that they get a distinct light cone angle.
Oct 16th, 2014
Read moreMagnetic mirrors enable new technologies by reflecting light in uncanny ways
Scientists have demonstrated, for the first time, a new type of mirror that forgoes a familiar shiny metallic surface and instead reflects infrared light by using an unusual magnetic property of a non-metallic metamaterial.
Oct 16th, 2014
Read moreNew project looks at aircraft materials defects micro- and nanoscale levels
UT Arlington engineering professors have received a $451,781 Air Force Office of Scientific Research grant to examine the material surface at the micro- and nano-scale level that will provide clues for predicting fatigue in aircraft parts.
Oct 16th, 2014
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