Switching with molecules
Molecular switch will facilitate the development of pioneering electro-optical devices.
May 24th, 2018
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Scientists crack code to cheap, small carbon nanotubes
Imagine a box you plug into the wall that cleans your toxic air and pays you cash. That's essentially what researchers produced after discovering the blueprint for turning the carbon dioxide into carbon nanotubes with small diameters.
May 24th, 2018
Read moreSupertetrahedra Lego for future batteries
New sodium-based all-solid-state batteries could enable future energy storage devices using only the easy-to-access, cheap and earth abundant elements sodium, silicon and phosphorous (Na, Si and P). By shaping them into sodium phosphidosilicates containing large supertetrahedral entities, scientists generated solid electrolytes with very high ionic conductivity.
May 23rd, 2018
Read moreUniversal pH regulated assembly of DNA nanostructures
Scientists have introduced a new strategy for control through altering pH value. It is based on ethylenediamine, which only supports the assembly of DNA components in a neutral to acidic environment - independent of the base sequences and without metal ions.
May 23rd, 2018
Read moreChange the face of nanoparticles and you'll rule chemistry
Depending on the lighting, the surface of appropriately crafted nanoparticles can change its topography. Researchers have shown that the molecular mechanism they have designed makes it possible, by the use of light, to effectively uncover or hide catalyst molecules. The technique they present leads to qualitatively new possibilities to control the course of chemical reactions.
May 23rd, 2018
Read moreResearchers squeeze light into nanoscale devices and circuits
Team is first to directly image propagation and dynamics of graphene plasmons at very low temperatures; findings could impact optical communications and signal processing.
May 23rd, 2018
Read morePreserving a painter's legacy with nanomaterials
In an effort to combat the aging process of paintings, researchers are reporting that nanomaterials can provide multiple layers of reinforcement.
May 23rd, 2018
Read moreA chip-scale broadband optical system that can sense molecules in the mid-infrared
This novel system could lead to a spectroscopy lab-on-a-chip for real-time sensing in the microseconds.
May 23rd, 2018
Read moreAtomic-scale manufacturing now a reality
Scientists have applied a machine learning technique using artificial intelligence to perfect and automate atomic-scale manufacturing, something which has never been done before.
May 23rd, 2018
Read moreStrain directs spin waves
The relationship between magnetoelastic anisotropy and propagation properties of forward volume spin waves in single-crystalline yttrium iron garnet films grown on three garnet substrates was experimentally demonstrated. This facilitates the design of spin wave integrated circuits.
May 23rd, 2018
Read moreBeyond the limits of conventional electronics: stable organic molecular nanowires
Researchers have created the first thermally stable organic molecular nanowire devices using a single 4.5-nm-long molecule placed inside electroless gold-plated nanogap electrodes.
May 23rd, 2018
Read moreUnderstanding the generation of light-induced electrical current in atomically thin nanomaterials
Scientists demonstrated that scanning photocurrent microscopy could provide the optoelectronic information needed to improve the performance of devices for power generation, communications, data storage, and lighting.
May 23rd, 2018
Read moreResearch reveals how order first appears in liquid crystals
Chemists have shown a technique that can identify regions in a liquid crystal system where molecular order begins to emerge just before the system fully transitions from disordered to ordered states.
May 23rd, 2018
Read moreUsing 3D X-rays to measure particle movement inside lithium ion batteries
Researchers applied a technique using 3D X-ray tomography of an electrode to better understand what is happening on the inside of a lithium ion battery and ultimately build batteries with more storage capacity and longer life.
May 23rd, 2018
Read moreScientists put the optical microscope under the microscope to achieve atomic accuracy
New research developments enable optical microscopes to measure these nanometer-scale details with a new level of accuracy.
May 23rd, 2018
Read moreInorganic material database 'AtomWork-Adv' made available to the public
AtomWork-Adv markedly improves upon the amount of data available and the usability of the current web-based AtomWork database.
May 23rd, 2018
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