Self-healing material can build itself from carbon in the air
Taking a page from green plants, new polymer 'grows' through a chemical reaction with carbon dioxide.
Oct 11th, 2018
Read moreTaking a page from green plants, new polymer 'grows' through a chemical reaction with carbon dioxide.
Oct 11th, 2018
Read moreWhen chemists were starting work on yet another material designed for the efficient production of nanocrystalline zinc oxide, they didn't expect any surprises. They were greatly astonished when the electrical properties of the changing material turned out to be extremely exotic.
Oct 11th, 2018
Read moreScientists have equipped ultrasmall silicon nanoparticles with antibody fragments. These nanoparticles allow for renal clearance while achieving the specificity needed for efficient tumor targeting.
Oct 11th, 2018
Read moreWhat if your theory to model and predict the electronic structure of atoms isn't accounting for dispersion energy? You come up with some 'fudge factors' to make it all work. But getting the right results for the wrong reasons can only take you so far.
Oct 11th, 2018
Read moreScientists have discovered new particles that could lie at the heart of a future technological revolution based on photonic circuitry, leading to superfast, light-based computing.
Oct 11th, 2018
Read moreFor the first time, physicists have built a unique topological insulator in which optical and electronic excitations hybridize and flow together.
Oct 11th, 2018
Read moreNovel polymer fibers can be equipped with drugs. The smart fibers recognize the need for therapy all by themselves and dose the active ingredients with precision and accuracy.
Oct 11th, 2018
Read moreResearchers have demonstrated an integrated technique for monitoring specific biomolecules - such as growth factors - that could indicate the health of living cell cultures produced for the burgeoning field of cell-based therapeutics.
Oct 11th, 2018
Read moreResearch on light-matter interaction could improve electronic and optoelectronic devices.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreA recent study has introduced a simple technique to extract the three primary colors (red, blue, green) from perovskite nanoparticles.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreResearchers show that carrier multiplication exists in perovskite nanocrystals.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreThin organic layers provide machines and equipment with new functions. They enable, for example, tiny energy recuperators.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreWhere researchers who worked with two-dimensional materials and those who worked with membranes were once separate, synergistic opportunities are resulting in exciting new developments.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreFabrication technique could be integrated into manufacturing to make large-scale membranes.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreResearchers have developed a contact lens that changes color as drugs are released. This visual indicator could help eye doctors and patients readily determine whether these medications are where they should be.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreAn international team of researchers is working on a nanomedicine treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
Oct 10th, 2018
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