Water-repelling surfaces ease ice removal
Water-repellent surfaces and coatings could make ice removal a literal breeze by forcing ice to grow up rather than just skate by.
Oct 18th, 2017
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Bridging the terahertz gap
Researchers are exploring the possibility of using an infrared frequency comb to generate elusive terahertz frequencies.
Oct 18th, 2017
Read moreThe drop that's good to the very end
Discovery of new water droplet behavior could create more energy-efficient spray drying of products from detergents to instant coffee.
Oct 17th, 2017
Read moreScientists revisit optical constants of ultrathin gold films
Researchers have conducted highly precise measurements of the optical constants of ultrathin gold films with thicknesses ranging from 20 to 200 nanometers in the optical part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Oct 17th, 2017
Read moreNew frontiers for graphene
The Graphene Flagship's international workshops aim to promote strong global links in graphene research.
Oct 17th, 2017
Read moreMissing link between new topological phases of matter discovered
Physicists investigated a class of materials that exhibit characteristics of topological insulators. During these studies they discovered a transition between two different topological phases, one of which is ferroelectric, meaning a phase in the material that exhibits spontaneous electric polarisation and can be reversed by an external electric field.
Oct 17th, 2017
Read moreElectroplating: The birth of a single nucleus caught in camera
Electroplating, or electrodeposition, is one of the most important processes in chemistry, in which a metal cation in solution can be reduced to its elemental form by applying an electrical potential to an electrode.
Oct 17th, 2017
Read moreAtomic force microscopy in color
Researchers turn atomic force microscope measurements into color images.
Oct 17th, 2017
Read moreNew optical tool to image rotational motions in live cells
Researchers have developed a new optical imaging technique, Single Particle Orientation and Rotational Tracking (SPORT), to image rotational motions in live cells and ultimately target cancer cells.
Oct 17th, 2017
Read moreScientists create most powerful micro-scale bio-solar cell yet
New solar cell could power point-of-care medical devices in limited-resource regions.
Oct 17th, 2017
Read moreWorld first for reading digitally encoded synthetic molecules
For the first time ever, using mass spectrometry, researchers have successfully read several bytes of data recorded on a molecular scale using synthetic polymers.
Oct 17th, 2017
Read moreStiff fibres spun from slime
Under the influence of shear forces, nanoparticles from the secretion of velvet worms form polymer fibres that can be recycled in water.
Oct 17th, 2017
Read moreQuantum physics paves the way for new chemical products
Research by a molecular physicist has discovered that electrons can control chemical reactions in experiments leading to purer, cheaper chemical products.
Oct 17th, 2017
Read moreSpinning strands hint at folding dynamics
Scientists use magnetic beads to model microscopic proteins, polymers.
Oct 16th, 2017
Read moreVibrating nanoparticles interact
Placing nanodisks in groups can change their vibrational frequencies.
Oct 16th, 2017
Read moreChemical treatment improves quantum dot lasers
Scientists demonstrat that by adding extra electrons into their specially designed quantum dots, they can reduce this threshold to virtually zero.
Oct 16th, 2017
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