Tuning the energy levels of organic semiconductors
Physicists were able to demonstrate how electronic energies in organic semiconductor films can be tuned by electrostatic forces.
Jul 4th, 2019
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Molecular thumb drives: Researchers store digital images in metabolite molecules
In a step toward molecular storage systems that could hold vast amounts of data in tiny spaces, researchers have shown it's possible to store image files in solutions of common biological small molecules.
Jul 4th, 2019
Read moreBlack (nano)gold to combat climate change
Researchers have transformed golden gold to black gold by simply changing the size and gaps between gold nanoparticles. This black gold acts like an artificial tree and uses CO2, sunlight and water to produce fuel.
Jul 3rd, 2019
Read more'Tsunami' on a silicon chip: a world first for light waves
Researchers have for the first time manipulated a light wave, or photonic information, on a silicon chip that retains its overall 'shape'. This foundational work is important because most communications infrastructure still relies on silicon-based devices for propagation and reception of information. Manipulating solitons on-chip could potentially allow for the speed up of photonic communications devices and infrastructure.
Jul 3rd, 2019
Read moreSpontaneous synchronisation achieved at the nanoscale
Scientists have synchronized for the first time a couple of optomechanical oscillators. This work sets a solid basis for producing reconfigurable networks of such oscillators, with potential applications in neuromorphic computing.
Jul 3rd, 2019
Read moreNanoporous material nets contaminant from water
Barely visible material that looks like tiny grains of sand may hold the key to removing an invisible health threat that has contaminated water supplies.
Jul 3rd, 2019
Read moreModelling leads to the optimum size for platinum fuel cell nanocatalysts
New size-optimized platinum nanocatalysts are twice as good as the best process commercially available today.
Jul 3rd, 2019
Read moreUltra-small nanoprobes could be a leap forward in high-resolution human-machine interfaces
Researchers have conquered the monumental task of manufacturing scalable nanoprobe arrays small enough to record the inner workings of human cardiac cells and primary neurons.
Jul 3rd, 2019
Read moreGraphenes now go monolayer and single crystalline
Researchers have reported a truly single layer (i.e., adlayer-free) large area graphene film on large area copper foils. They refined the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth method by eliminating all carbon impurities inside the copper foils on which graphene is grown.
Jul 3rd, 2019
Read moreResearchers cast neural nets to simulate molecular motion
Machine learning allows quantum mechanics to be efficiently applied to molecular simulations for drug development, detonation physics and more.
Jul 2nd, 2019
Read moreTiny supersonic jet injector accelerates nanoscale additive manufacturing
By energizing precursor molecules using a tiny, high-energy supersonic jet of inert gas, researchers have dramatically accelerated the fabrication of nanometer scale structures.
Jul 2nd, 2019
Read moreMixing microbes with graphene to produce clean energy
Research shows microbes and nanomaterials can be used together to form a biohybrid material that performs well as an electrocatalyst. The material could be used in the solar-powered production of carbon-free fuels and several other green-energy applications.
Jul 2nd, 2019
Read moreProteins trapped in glass nanocapsule could yield new medicinal advances
Researchers have developed a unique method for studying proteins which could open new doors for medicinal research. Through capturing proteins in a nano-capsule made of glass, the researchers have been able to create a unique model of proteins in natural environments.
Jul 2nd, 2019
Read moreNew study shows nanoscale pendulum coupling
In 1665, Christiaan Huygens found that two pendulum clocks, hung in the same wooden structure, oscillated spontaneously and perfectly in line but in opposite directions: the clocks oscillated in anti-phase. Researchers now showed a nanoscale version of mechanic oscillators.
Jul 2nd, 2019
Read moreImproved fuel cell catalysts with less platinum
A new catalyst design meets cost, activity, and durability goals by leveraging ultralow loadings of platinum with platinum-free supports.
Jul 2nd, 2019
Read moreCreating 'movies' of thin-film growth of buckyballs on graphene
Scientists have demonstrated a new experimental capability for watching thin film growth in real-time.
Jul 2nd, 2019
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