Light perfects interfaces
Shining light on a growing semiconductor modifies its interface with the surface and could improve the optical properties of each.
Dec 13th, 2017
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The wet road to fast and stable batteries
An international team of scientists has discovered an anode battery material with superfast charging and stable operation over many thousands of cycles.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreStirring up a quantum spin liquid with disorder
New, unexpected paradigm discovered: Disorder may actually promote an exotic quantum state, with potential for ultrafast computing.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreGecko adhesion technology moves closer to industrial uses
Scientists are looking into how gecko adhesion technology could be applied in a high-precision industrial setting, such as in robot arms used in manufacturing computer chips.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreVehicles could get 'nerves' that sense damage with new research
Helicopters, tanks and other vehicles could someday be made of "smart material" that senses damage, similar to how nerves tell the body it has been injured.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreNew ultra-thin diamond membrane Is a radiobiologist's best friend
Researchers developed a diamond-based detector that can control the dose of radiation given to live cells down to a single particle.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreAdvance in light filtering technology has implications for LCD screens, lasers and beyond
An innovative new light polarizer has been designed that efficiently tailors polarized light for various optical applications.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreHumans can feel molecular differences between nearly identical surfaces
New study on the sensitivity of human touch could pave the way for advanced haptic technologies.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreNanoelectromechanical switch improves cyber security in harsh environments
The researchers designed a physical unclonable function based on nano-electro mechanical switches (NEMs), which are often used in circuits and are known for their low power consumption.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreCreating surfaces that repel water and control its flow
To prevent water and ice from making our shoes soggy, frosting our car windows and weighing down power lines with icicles, scientists have been exploring new coatings that can repel water. Now one team has developed a way to direct where the water goes when it's pushed away.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreBringing 'Avatar'-like glowing plants to the real world
Researchers report a way to infuse plants with the luminescence of fireflies.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreAccelerating the self-assembly of nanoscale patterns for next-generation materials
Using polymer blends, scientists rapidly generated highly ordered patterns that could be used in the fabrication of microelectronics, antireflective surfaces, magnetic data storage systems, and fluid-flow devices.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read morePlasmonic biosensors enable development of new easy-to-use health tests
Researchers have developed a biosensor that enables creating a range of new easy-to-use health tests similar to home pregnancy tests. The plasmonic biosensor can detect diseased exosomes even by the naked eye.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreEngineers create artificial graphene in a nanofabricated semiconductor structure
Researchers are the first to observe the electronic structure of graphene in an engineered semiconductor; finding could lead to progress in advanced optoelectronics and data processing .
Dec 12th, 2017
Read moreVisualizing single molecules in whole cells with a new spin
A new imaging method could put super-resolution microscopy within reach of most biologists.
Dec 12th, 2017
Read moreScientists suggested a new technology for creating magnet micro-structures
Researchers synthesized thin crystal ferromagnetic films and developed a technology for their shaping. Processed films can be used in electronic and spintronic chips.
Dec 12th, 2017
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