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Supramolecular complex formation: Anthracene macrocycle and C60 fullerene.
Jun 8th, 2018
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Scientists go deep to quantify perovskite properties
Project to study excitons important to next-generation electronics.
Jun 8th, 2018
Read moreResearchers discover an innovative way to manipulate light in silicon
By demonstrating a new type of laser that amplifies light with sound waves in a silicon chip, the team's research represents a significant advance in the field of silicon photonics.
Jun 8th, 2018
Read moreNew approach to generating ultrashort laser pulses
Extremely short mid-infrared laser pulses will help scientists explore ultrafast processes in atoms.
Jun 8th, 2018
Read morePorous silica protects nickel nanoparticle catalyst
Nanoparticles avoid deactivation and convert biomass-derived gas into methane.
Jun 8th, 2018
Read morePhotonics - Getting into the groove
Light focused into nano-grooves in a gold film bonded to an atomically thin crystal flake produces a remarkable frequency doubling effect.
Jun 8th, 2018
Read moreLight-bending nano-patterns for LEDs
Direct nanoscale patterning of LED surfaces brings new possibilities for the control of light.
Jun 8th, 2018
Read moreDouble-layered porous nanotubes with spatially separated photoredox surfaces
A recent study reveals that double-layered porous nanotubes with spatially separated photoredox surfaces that were synthesized by self-template strategy showed enhanced photocatalytic activity toward hydrogen production.
Jun 7th, 2018
Read moreSelf-propelled droplets can act as programmable micro-carriers
Researchers have shown in a model system that small emulsion droplets can be used as smart carriers. They have developed a method for producing self-propelled liquid droplets capable of providing spatially and temporally controlled delivery of a molecular load.
Jun 7th, 2018
Read moreSurface science: Does nanoconfinement affect the interaction between two materials placed in contact?
A reserach team shows that it is possible to estimate how nanoconfinement affects the number of contacts formed by two materials placed in intimate contact and, hence, the interfacial interactions.
Jun 7th, 2018
Read moreTransparent, conductive films promising for developing flexible screens
Researchers demonstrate silver-based electrode films that could be used for flexible touch displays, televisions and solar cells.
Jun 7th, 2018
Read moreBreakthrough could jumpstart further miniaturization of transistors
Quantum interference may be key to smaller insulators.
Jun 6th, 2018
Read moreSpherical particles in nanoscopes ensure better visualization of materials not transmitting light
Scientists have proposed a method to improve the resolution of optical microscopes operating in the reflection mode, i.e. visualizing materials not transmitting light.
Jun 6th, 2018
Read moreDensity gradient ultracentrifugation for colloidal nanostructures separation and investigation
A recent review paper systemtatically introduce the classification, mechanism and applications of density gradient ultracentrifugation with various separation examples, demonstrating the versatility of such an efficient separation technique.
Jun 6th, 2018
Read moreStudy illuminates how quantum magnets mimic light
Scientists have turned an abstract theory about the quantum properties of magnets into a testable hypothesis about a new kind of light.
Jun 6th, 2018
Read moreNanotechnology for plant nutrition
Using a nanometric transport platform on plants that was previously utilized for targeted drug delivery, researchers increased the penetration rate of nutrients into the plants, from 1% to approximately 33%.
Jun 6th, 2018
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