Researchers have developed a novel concept that enables colorants which are based on non-toxic materials, which further do not bleach in the sunlight and which do not lose their appearance under high processing temperatures (as needed for glazes of ceramics).
May 17th, 2018
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New approach improves practicality of high-sensitivity sensors for cancer, other diseases.
May 17th, 2018
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A research team reports the ability to stabilize different metallic nanostructures by encapsulating them in porous monocrystalline materials.
May 17th, 2018
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Pure quartz glass is highly transparent and resistant to thermal, physical, and chemical impacts. These are optimum prerequisites for use in optics, data technology or medical engineering. Materials engineers have developed a forming technology to structure quartz glass like a polymer.
May 17th, 2018
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Scientists have made a discovery that will impact the design of not only drug delivery systems, but also the development of newer applications in water filtration and energy production.
May 17th, 2018
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The detection of iron and calcium compounds in amyloid plaque cores.
May 17th, 2018
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A piezoelectric ceramic foam supported by a flexible polymer support provides a 10-fold increase in the ability to harvest mechanical and thermal energy over standard piezo composites.
May 17th, 2018
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Researchers report that magnetite nanoparticles, which are mechanically rotated by external oscillating magnetic fields, could disturb the water/crystal interface and promote supercooling during the freezing process.
May 17th, 2018
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Transparent hybrid film that changes color with humidity via a novel mechanism.
May 17th, 2018
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A group of physicists has developed a magnetic material that employs a unique structure - a honeycomb lattice that exhibits distinctive electronic properties.
May 16th, 2018
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Researchers have developed a technique to manipulate the electrical conductivity of graphene with compression, bringing the material one step closer to being a viable semiconductor for use in today's electronic devices.
May 16th, 2018
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Scientists have developed small and extremely sensitive gas sensors for acetone, ammonia, and isoprene - all metabolic products that we emit in low concentrations via our breath or skin. They combined these sensors in a device with two commercial sensors for CO2 and moisture.
May 16th, 2018
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Chemists embark on a project to ultimately produce devices that operate mechanically on direct exposure to light.
May 16th, 2018
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Novel method transfers superior nanoscale mechanics to macroscopic fibers.
May 16th, 2018
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Physicists generate attosecond electron pulses with laser light.
May 16th, 2018
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Cresols disperse carbon nanotubes at unprecedentedly high concentrations.
May 15th, 2018
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