Researchers believe they have discovered the hardest, thinnest, most wear-resistant coatings yet - plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposited titanium and vanadium nitrides.
Mar 4th, 2019
Read more
Researchers show that the structure of a particular class of liquids and amorphous materials, known as tetrahedral glass formers, can be understood from experimental measurements.
Mar 1st, 2019
Read more
Scientists have managed to precisely determine the interrelationships of magnetic nanoparticles with the liquid surrounding them, even down to the atomic level.
Mar 1st, 2019
Read more
The PANDORA project aims to merge immunology, environmental sciences and nanotoxicology into a broader approach to environmental nano-safety that will provide a deeper understanding of the subject, and to propose innovative tools and realistic solutions.
Mar 1st, 2019
Read more
Supported single metal atoms have attracted broad interest for their demonstrated high efficiency in single metal catalysis. The preparation of such catalysts, however, remains challenging as the neutral metal atoms have a strong tendency to agglomerate to metal particles in typical preparations.
Mar 1st, 2019
Read more
This achievement heralds an exciting future for organic electronics, including the development of innovative flexible displays and wearable technologies.
Mar 1st, 2019
Read more
Researchers layer two different mineral forms of titanium oxide to improve electron flow at the negative electrode for better metal halide perovskite-type solar cells.
Feb 28th, 2019
Read more
Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver genes into plant chloroplasts.
Feb 28th, 2019
Read more
A single injection of nanoparticles in the eyes of mice bestowed infrared vision for up to 10 weeks with minimal side effects, allowing them to see infrared light even during the day and with enough specificity to distinguish between different shapes.
Feb 28th, 2019
Read more
Scientists have discovered that electrons in graphene act like a very unique liquid.
Feb 28th, 2019
Read more
Guidelines have the potential to transform the fields of optoelectronics, bio-imaging and energy harvesting.
Feb 28th, 2019
Read more
A structure comprising a molybdenum disulfide monolayer on an azobenzene substrate could be used to build a highly compactable and malleable quasi-two-dimensional transistor powered by light.
Feb 28th, 2019
Read more
Researchers have found a method of forming nanographenes on metal oxide surfaces.
Feb 28th, 2019
Read more
Silicate glass has many applications, however, it has one disadvantage: it corrodes when it comes into contact with aqueous solutions. Scientists were able to observe in detail which processes take place.
Feb 28th, 2019
Read more
Controlling the motion of swimming bacteria could benefit applications including microscopic transport, biomedicine and even microrobotics.
Feb 28th, 2019
Read more
Researchers have developed a technology that makes a transition of the operation mode of flexible memristors to synaptic analog switching by reducing the size of the formed filament. Through this technology, memristors can extend their role to memristive synapses for neuromorphic chips, which will lead to developing soft neuromorphic intelligent systems.
Feb 28th, 2019
Read more