Tunneling a path to low cost, high efficiency solar cells
Materials scientist receives grant from US Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative to explore promising silicon fabrication technique.
Sep 5th, 2017
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A revolution in lithium-ion batteries is becoming more realistic
A promising candidate for a solid-state electrolyte is a new class of materials based on lithium compounds.
Sep 5th, 2017
Read moreSafer carbon nanomaterials, by design
New funding for a study to design more sustainable carbon nanomaterials.
Sep 5th, 2017
Read moreLipid nanodisks provide a new way of producing hydrogen fuel
Researchers have assembled a nanoscale biological structure capable of producing hydrogen from water using light.
Sep 5th, 2017
Read moreLike a revolving door: How shuttling proteins operate nuclear pores
Scientists report on startling new research that might overturn established models of nuclear transport regulation.
Sep 5th, 2017
Read moreSweet success: Nanocapsule perfectly binds sucrose in water
Researchers have developed an artificial receptor that can bind sucrose in water with exquisite precision. The achievement represents a leap forward for the development of biosensors, and provides new insights into our perception of sweetness.
Sep 5th, 2017
Read moreDetection of counterfeit food products
Researchers report multifunctional hydrogel microparticles bearing a spatially patterned binary authenticity code capable of tagging more than a billion distinct products and two integrated sensors reporting the product safety.
Sep 5th, 2017
Read moreOrganic photodiodes - more economical detectors for the NIR region
Introducing a new generation of organic photodiodes on silicon substrates.
Sep 5th, 2017
Read moreNew nanowire fingerprint technology for highly reliable security and ID applications
Ultra-high resolution pressure sensing uses matrices of vertical piezoelectric nanowires to reconstruct the smallest features of human fingerprints.
Sep 5th, 2017
Read moreGraphene woven fabrics for sensing application
Researchers report a flexible temperature and humidity sensor from graphene woven fabrics prepared by chemical vapor deposition.
Sep 4th, 2017
Read moreSelf-assembling solid crystals a path to safer, solid batteries
Solid crystals that self-assemble to form channels for an electric current could make safer batteries.
Sep 4th, 2017
Read moreNanotechnology makes the smallest Archimedean screw
Researchers have reported a new material phenomenon, occurring in faceted double-walled nanotubes, where minute mechanical manipulations induce pronounced global superstructure reconfiguration.
Sep 4th, 2017
Read moreNext-generation ultra-lightweight nanostructures could benefit from a new study
Carbon nanotubes lower the transformation temperature of glassy carbon, possibly aiding manufacturers.
Sep 4th, 2017
Read moreEngineered nanofilter accelerates hydrogen sensor
Researchers describe an efficient architecture for H2 sensors in which a nanofilter is interposed between the sensing element - an array of palladium nanowires - and the gaseous ambient.
Sep 4th, 2017
Read moreFrom iPad to iPaper
Investigation of paper-based electronics continues to advance, showing exciting signs of progress.
Sep 1st, 2017
Read moreBit data goes anti-skyrmions
Scientists have discovered a new kind of magnetic nano-object in a novel material that could serve as a magnetic bit with cloaking properties to make a magnetic disk drive with no moving parts - a Racetrack Memory - a reality in the near future.
Sep 1st, 2017
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