The new medium, made of copper nanoparticles, has promising applications in the production of electronic devices that would otherwise depend on expensive gold and silver counterparts.
Apr 2nd, 2019
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Scientists have achieved real-time atom rearrangement monitoring using aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy during the synthesis of intermetallic nanoparticles.
Apr 2nd, 2019
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Scientists have moved a step closer to developing the next generation of data storage and processing devices, using an emerging science called skyrmionics.
Apr 1st, 2019
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All-dielectric nanoantennas remain chemically non-invasive, they cause no effect on the studied analytes and reactions.
Apr 1st, 2019
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Polymer gels with tunable ionic Seebeck coefficient for ultra-sensitive printed thermopiles.
Apr 1st, 2019
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A prototype wearable device, tested in animal models, can continuously collect live cancer cells directly from a patient's blood.
Apr 1st, 2019
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Physicists directly observe the separation of spin and charge as predicted by the Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid theory for the first time.
Apr 1st, 2019
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Many modern drugs are less effective than they could be because they are blocked by the body's own defences. Researchers have devised ways to bypass these barriers to get drugs to where they are needed.
Apr 1st, 2019
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Researchers have created the smallest-ever version of the famous brain-teaser.
Apr 1st, 2019
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The stirrers that mix cream into your coffee probably don't make much difference to the drink. But in a chemistry lab, it turns out using the wrong stirrer can skew the science.
Mar 29th, 2019
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Researchers have designed two types of nano-sized building blocks that can automatically connect into cubes and scramble back into individual components based on the temperature of their environment. This accomplishment is another step towards chemical systems that more realistically mimic life.
Mar 29th, 2019
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Scientists have combined the simplicity of paper with the complexity of quantum physics for point-of-care testing in low-resource environments.
Mar 29th, 2019
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Researchers using ultrabright x-rays reveal the molecular structure of membranes used to purify seawater into drinking water.
Mar 28th, 2019
Read moreA research team has developed tiny optical elements from metal nanoparticles and a polymer that one day could replace traditional refractive lenses to realize portable imaging systems and optoelectronic devices.
Mar 28th, 2019
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Scientists have discovered a special phenomenon in magnets. This phenomenon takes place at the nanoscale and enables magnets to be assembled in unusual configurations, which could also be useful for computer technology and data storage.
Mar 28th, 2019
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In the future, ultrahigh-speed spintronics will require ultrafast coherent magnetization reversal within a picosecond - one-trillionth of a second. Spintronics centers on an electron's spin and magnetic moment in solid-state devices.
Mar 28th, 2019
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